Driving with tow hooks still in bumper? WTH

Maybe tow hooks is not a good name for them, because they are not used for towing a truck, just dragging them. lol

 

Two companies I worked for told us not to remove them, so I didn't. They were OTR companies.

 

I always wondered why I would see a mega truck with tow hooks in... They need to get pulled out that often? Ouch, something isn't right.

 

DOT is not God. They don't have a say in everything.

How would leaving a pull hook in a bumper be unsafe?

What makes that a WTF move?

Educate us inquiring minds want to know

 

I guess if you're buried in the mud up to the frame, it's easier on the wrecker.
The places I worked they had hangers on the truck frame, just behind the sleeper to store them, but a couple companies had them on the front and told us to leave them there.

 

some of those hooks are a real pain to unbolt.

no reaching under and pulling the pin. it's crawl under with a wrench and unbolt the sucker.

 

When I was working in Minnesota, we left our hooks on all the time because getting stuck in the ice or muck was a regular occurrence.

 

He was probably walking in front of someone's truck and rapped his shin on one...

 

Had the same thought.

My thoughts on that is....I better keep em to myself

 

Why doesn’t anyone ever remove the oversized load banners when they’re empty?
I always thought I’d theyre too lazy to remove the sign then they probably aren’t doing to good a job chaining the stuff down either.

Who cares about a tow hook?