Loaded Semi gets stuck coming out of the federal reserve

Looks like the lip of the easement is too steep for tractor trailers. I kept watching to see if the tandems were slid to the rear, but they were not.

Purty sure the first thing that the tow truck driver would check would be the landing gear to ensure it was fully stowed.

Judgment is for the truck driver in the form of all towing recovery costs.

 

But why would it matter if it’s loaded vs. empty? Shouldn’t the air ride take care of that? I have to wonder if the driver maybe just didn’t wait long enough for the trailer to air up... LOL

 

at 1:15 minutes, looks like landing gear is up.

17:38, the trailer tandems are not all the way back, after he gets him pulled forward you can see a good overhead shot

9:21 good shot of gear

I'm on a computer with a big screen.

 

The problem is with some air ride suspensions when the trailer is heavily loaded it may take a few minutes for the air to go through the system. Especially if the tandems are slid to the limit. And seeing as how that trailer is, undoubtedly, hauling currency, that trailer is more than likely tail heavy. And the only way to get air through that system is you have to drive the trailer around for a couple minutes to let air cycle through the lines until the suspension compensates for the load. Then you can slide the tandems if needed for proper weight balancing. I have lost count how many times I’ve had to drive the truck with the tandems slid back to the limit for five minutes, sometimes more, sometimes less because the trailer is so heavily loaded that it pushes all the air out!

 

I had one location I delivered to Sportsman's Warehouse in Klamath Falls, OR with the sunken dock ramp steep enough, and the trailer with the side skirts. I had to set my trailer tandems about halfway or mostly forward to start down the ramp and then slide my tandems fully to the rear before bumping the dock. Otherwise, I would have ripped the side skirts or left trailer floor well below the dock plate. Do what you have to do where you are at.

 

The problem is the "pop up bollards" that create a hump just before the driveway starts sloping down to the gutter. You can see it's been scratched to hell. The whole dock approach needs to be redesigned.

 

Ummmmmm...

I suppose you might find a trailer with the suspension bushings so stiff that you have to bounce it a bit to get proper ride height, but that has nothing to do with moving the air through the system. That's happening anytime there's air to the red side.

 

Maybe,but that’s a relatively (if not brand spanking new) Wabash trailer, and we have a ****load of them. Some of our Utility reefer and dry vans are the same way as well. Loading and unloading especially with a heavy forklift can push the air out of the lines fairly quickly, to a point where you can’t even slide the tandems until air pressure reaches a certain point.

 

The forklift doesn't push the air out. Forklift goes in trailer, suspension drops so leveling valve sends air to bags to raise trailer. Forklift leaves trailer, so ride height is now too high and leveling valve vents some air. Rinse, repeat, air tank now empty.

There's many a reason most old school guys don't set the trailer brakes every time we get out of the truck, and reducing the time it takes to recharge trailer air is one of them. If you don't set the trailer when you jump out to close doors, it will normally be fully charged by the time you get back in truck. In any case, you shouldn't even attempt to move until you hear the rush of air subside after charging the trailer air.

And for the love of God, i don't expect every driver to have the intricate knowledge of how the air system works, but don't post such ridiculously mistaken beliefs on what's happening if you don't!