First Day Solo

Well for your very first trip, you can expect to have 24 points on your csa. How do you like your politicians now?

 

catch 22 situation

 

Definitely more interesting than my first day.

 

Hey if I saw correctly you drive for Swift. They have a bad reputation for horrible drivers. They've had a lot of accidents lately so you're going to get red lighted in the weight station. The same thing happened when we had a driver kill 5 girls and another kill 1 in Florida in a few months time (/I work for Total Transportation MS). Georgia and Florida DOT stayed on us. Just cover your ### and be safe driver

 

I always thought that the cutoff for a "flat" tire was at least 10 pounds underinflated

 

KriegHund, do you want us to believe you would have noticed a 4psi discrepancy? Kinda hard to see that happening - see next line item.

Thull, just asking, what was the actual PSI on that tire? If it was 96psi and not 100, that's pretty strict. If the actual PSI was 66 instead of 70, that's you, driver. That was a warm temperature reading, as well, so I'm curious, 4PSI below what pressure reading?

Congratulations for hanging in there, Thull. Steepest learning curve is always at the start, of anything you do. Best.

 

For those that don't know, just some general info that most schools/training companies do not address correctly:

1) 100 psi is NOT law. The regulation states manufacturers suggested rating, which varies by tire.

2) The federal regulation states 20 lbs low is flat.

3) Super Singles, I believe (never had any myself so can only tell you hearsay), are usually 120 psi, thus, if it's 4 lbs below 100, that is flat. It is 24 lbs low actually.

4) States can make their own rules, the federal regs are as low as the bar can be set. If a state wants to be more strict, they can.

I highly recommend you check your tires' ratings for yourself. It will be written on the sidewall with the cold rating. That is what it should be at or just below before you ever drive for the day. Once you start driving, the tire heats up, the air expands, and the pressure rises. DOT has a formula for calculating the cold pressure once you've started driving, so they will still be able to tell whether you were low or not. I stress checking each tire and it's ra ting though. My steers are rated at 120, the rest are all rated at 110.

 

http://www.tirereview.com/truck-tires-rules-regulations/

Love me some CSA....

Oh, and this is interesting:

 

Quit that ###### arse job at Swift. The best money is Local