Lesson of the day… Always check your fifth wheel and Kingpin to ensure it’s secure and locked
Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by drvrtech77, Sep 28, 2024.
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I always checked the 5th wheel with the "Johnny Bar" everytime I moved forward. I worked for a lot of companies that surely had some disgruntled employee seeking revenge. I never myself "dropped" a wagon on the road, my old Pete had a sticky 5th wheel below zero degrees, but in all my miles and years, only once in Chicago did I see a driver lose a wagon. The truck? Why a worn out R model Mack, of course.
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I've never dropped one to the ground but, I have dropped two off the 5th wheel down to the frame on the yard. I've always been careful & slow so the frame would catch it. After those two... no more. I check, pull, push, pull, push & pull a 3rd time. Sometimes I wonder how my motor supports don't come apart after a few years.
Its honestly one of my biggest fears over the last 20 years.
I seen this one a couple of years ago in the intersection of the Loves & US Hwy 49 in Magee, Ms.
I guess he was blocking the pumps & somebody pulled his lever. I wasnt in there, so I dont know. Just guessing, because he was pulling out of the loves getting back on the hwy heading north.
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8 seconds and a flashlight is my route.
Saw one that only half latched (Winter)
Never trust the tug test!
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Uh-oh... just wait 'til @gentleroger sees this. He won't be happy!
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They sent me after a dropped trailer because driver stated the 5th wheel malfunctioned and they were bobtailing him to the shop to investigate.
When I got there,I could see where the kingpin had slid over the top of 5th wheel.He claimed to have done a tug test.
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I’m to the point of paranoia about it, I check it multiple times. I don’t pull off unless I see it latched by going underneath and seeing it. I’ve seen too many drivers out there usually in the middle of an intersection right outside the shipper where the trailer has slid off because it wasn’t attached. Yeah sometimes you can pull them a little distance without that kingpin being latched. Especially if it’s heavy. Go around the corner and your trailer will get left behind.
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