I got a crap preloaded trailer today

not the end of the world but got #61696. the electric box is missing the plug cover and a bit of the female surround. someone put a bungee around back so you can rig secure the pigtail in there. the lights are working and I checked it a few times. then I'm running down that 65n grade before Lebanon and a blazer pulls alongside me doing the point to the back thing..I'm like now what..slow to minimum..don't hear or feel anything and its pulling fine. so I get on cab and a guy says I'm dragging something from the center of the axle area. so now I find a nice spot and do the e stop...its one of those cheap slinky springs on the air line. so after banging my head on the bottom of the trailer I wedge that thing back up there...the lines are fine. and go on my way.

shut down and call maintenance...he mustov had a bad day..k don't think he wanted to talk to me. told him the electric box was broke and rigged with a bungee..told him it was a duct tape fix..he asked if there was duct tape on it. I said no...so apparently its good to go.

now that spring...second one I've found broke this trip out. I hope they are not buying way low to save money...someone's gunna lose their lines. anyways avoid this trailer like the plague. my experience with Roehl maintenance has been superb until today. I've got a great tractor but not interested in daily fail because they wanna save a few bucks on cheap springs or not replacing a beat up electric box. not cool. I did do macro 48

 

I doubt the spring was from ta..Roehl has excellent maintenance facilities and great mechanics. just not impressed that I got blown off...that's just one person. if they would have scheduled that trailer to get thru a terminal on a future load I would have been good with that. I'm not paying for the repair...maybe next guy wiil refuse it. we have customers that prolly wouldn't load it.

 

Bayle..I really have had good luck with maintenance. I understand saving money but really... big plus is they do answer the phone. I just about did the dvir thing but didn't want to blow it out of proportion. I wish they had more confidence in the driver...lol I'm not stupid and I'm the one driving the truck.