how many of you do it every morning ?

I always thought the truckstop was for pulling the dipstick out, putting some oil in the oil hole, and then whipping out while taking off the driver's hood that's parked next to you, grabbing no less than 8 gears as youre heading for the exit then kicking the jakes on high and waking everybody up. and then keying up with your 500+ watt kicker and telling everybody you gotta go!!! Isn't that what the truckstop is for?

Oh and I always thought when a reefer parked next to you the polite thing to do was exit your truck and shut his reefer off then go back to bed.

 

Everyday I have 30 minutes to do a complete pre-trip on what truck I am driving. I may drive two different ones in a day, and have done the three truck days before and every one of them gets the same pre-trip - a full one. The exception is when I drive a truck for more than a few days, I do a good pre-trip but don't get out and under for the brakes.

Everyday I do a post trip, but I am also looking at the truck when I make a stop to pick up or deliver.

 

Ornery truckdrivers!

 

Pretrip is the time just before the mushrooms kick in. LOL

 

Buy a flashlight that mounts on a shotgun or any long barrel guns. It is bright as hell, one time I guided a driver in a dock at night and accidentally blinded the hell out of him lol.

 

The lumens rating is what determines the brightness of it, not how it mounts. You can buy some POS Lepers product that'll mount on a firearm, and the light output won't be impressive.
IMO, you can't go wrong with Streamlight or SureFire. But they cost.

 

Some here claim they always do a pretrip every day. But I've never seen or heard anyone do this at the truck stop. This is the proper way to test your brakes, every day:

Air Brake Check (air brake equipped vehicles only) (Pre Trip Inspection)
Air brake safety devices vary. However, this procedure is designed to see that any safety device operates correctly as air pressure drops from normal to a low air
condition. For safety purposes, in areas where an incline is present, you will need to use wheel chocks during the air brake check. The proper procedures for
inspecting the air brake system are as follows:

Test Air Leakage Rate (Static check) (Pre Trip Inspection)
With a fully-charged air system (typically 120 psi), turn off the engine, chock the wheels, release (push in) the parking brake button (all vehicles) and trailer air supply
button (for combination vehicles) and time the air pressure drop. After the initial pressure drop, the loss rate should be no more than 2 psi in one minute for single
vehicles and no more than 3 psi in one minute for combination vehicles.

Test Air Brake System for Leaks (Pre Trip Inspection)
With parking brake, (all vehicles) and trailer air supply button (for combination vehicles) released (pushed in), apply firm pressure to the service brake pedal. Watch
the air supply gauge and listen for leaks. After the initial pressure drop, the loss rate for single vehicles should be no more than 3 psi in one minute and no more
than 4 psi in one minute for combination vehicles. If the air loss rate exceeds these figures, have the air system repaired before operating.

Test Low Pressure Warning Alarm and/or Signal (Pre Trip Inspection)
Turn the key to the on position. Rapidly apply and release the service brake pedal to reduce air tank pressure. The low air pressure warning signal must come on
before the pressure drops to less than 60 psi in the air tank. If the warning alarm/signal doesn’t work, you could be losing air pressure without knowing it. This could
cause the spring brakes to activate suddenly. Only limited braking can be done before the spring brakes come on.

Check That the Spring Brakes Come on Automatically.
Continue to rapidly apply and release the service brake pedal to further reduce air tank pressure. The trailer air supply button (if it is a combination vehicle) and
parking brake button should pop out when the air pressure falls to the manufacturer’s specification (usually between 20 to 40 psi). This causes the spring brakes to come on.

http://www.cdldigest.com/pre_trip_inspection/brake_check.html

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I "pre-trip" my equipment all through out my day. I check the fluids, tires, and brakes before I start, then do walk arounds every time I stop. Takes me less than ten minutes in the morning and less than five at each stop. Checking and tightening my chains and straps takes longer.

No way in heck am I wasting a half hour on something that takes less than ten minutes. That's drive or load/unload time I could be using to make money. I trust my life to my equipment. 'Nuff said.