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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ad356, post: 11821165, member: 195042&quot;]I looked at the tires when I left the yard and all looked good. I got to my delivery plant roughly 65-70 miles from the farm and noticed I had a very soft tire. I called the shop, he said unload and bring it back to the yard for a tire.... well I still had 3 more farms to get on the way back, so I called my boss and he had the service truck sent out with a tire. We probably have 25 tractors and have some decent resources. 2 full time mechanics with a service truck and service van. The service truck as an F350 with utility box, liftgate, and gasoline powered air compressor. I left the plant and the mechanic left the shop. He changed my tire shortly after he got off the expressway on the roadside. I was on my way in 10 minutes. It was a closed call with the DOT too, lol. The truckerpath app said monitoring, I get up there and lights are flashing. There was only 1 DOT van present and he was already doing and inspection, so I just followed the other trucks around the back. At this time I was unaware of the tire, I believe I picked up a nail between the yard and the plant. The weight station was only a mile or two from my exit. I reported the tire to my boss and mechanic, and it was quickly addressed before reloading.&nbsp; The DOT probably would have made my life a pain in the rump putting me out of service with a load to deliver.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is nice working for a local company that is big enough to have proper resources for the driver. I&#039;ve had a few issues on the road over my 4+ years and the shop with service truck is only a phone call away, so is my boss (who is also a driver). I cant complain.</p><p><br /></p><p>How long does it take a driver who doesn&#039;t have these resources within the relatively short distance?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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