Had my first blowout today

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Gunner75, Jun 14, 2016.

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Jun 17, 2016 #51

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We had a driver leave the shop with a brand new set of BF Goodrich ST 244 steers a few months ago. Drove to Enid, loaded, and got west of town on hwy 412 when the sidewall on the right front steer blew out.

I'm pretty sure he didn't "neglect" that one particular tire on his 2-hour ride. He is an older gentleman with many years experience. He's been an excellent driver for us, always catching little things on his pre-trips that most guys would not notice.

Sometimes tires just blow out and there's nothing to indicate it ahead of time.

Placing blame on Gunner is the wrong thing to do here. You don't know.
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A few years back I was at our Des Moines terminal to have my trailer worked on. When I got it back it had two or more new recaps on it. Got to my first load check leaving from the terminal, doing my walk around one recap had come off the tire. The remaining tire still was holding air, just no recap. That cost me a break down.

Highway Sailor, Jun 17, 2016

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