Lost 2 drive tires 7 hrs after repair

AllenTruckingLLC · Aug 13, 2019

After a tire repair is done at a truck stop they usually allow u to go 100 miles before u have to stop at the next location according to all Love’s locations

Majestic 670 · Aug 13, 2019

7 hours later could mean just that who knows how many miles were driven. I read a story on 2 tires flying off the truck.

Fatboy2000 · Aug 13, 2019

MartinFromBC said: ↑

Really surprised that the driver hadn't checked them at least once, if not more, in 6 hours.
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He had only drove 300 miles when it happened.

Fatboy2000 · Aug 13, 2019

stayinback said: ↑

here we go with the Truckers Reporet with Hints,allegations and things left unsaid..

I Tell ya- MOST drivers are just that "Drivers"...They go buy tires And they assume everything is going to be ok.....And so they Should.

Just like a soccer mom getting new tires on her Pacifica.....She trusts they know what their doing so her and her family are safe.

I'm Truly getting sick n tired of everyone in the business pointing and blaming the Driver.....

People pay these shops good money to make sure these trucks are Safe and compliant once done with repairs.

Stop pointing the Finger at the Driver all the Time......Wonder Why these guys have Strokes and Heart Attacks- Too Much on their Shoulders.

And Stop with the "Check em at 50 miles". Cause You know the mahority aren't doing that.

This one goes 100% on the Shop ..
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Your absolutely right. When you pay for a service that service should be done correctly. That truck has been gone over with a fine tooth comb the past 2 weeks because we just bought it. Always drive company trucks before and we ventured off on our own 2 weeks ago. So we have spent everyday Making sure everything is ready to go ,safe and legal. Clearly within 300 miles of the repair the tires should no have fell off unless the service paid for wasn't done properly. I know for a fact the truck would have been fully inspected at the next stop.
We contacted the tire shop and they are paying for all parts and repairs.
But your right... I'm sure most don't even do pretrip inspections at all. And if so its half ###. New owner operators are more safe because they are cautious on everything. But wheels falling off 300 miles later is clearly the service dept. Fault.

Fatboy2000 · Aug 13, 2019

snowwy said: ↑

Always keep an eye on your nuts. Regardless of tires or not.

I went 2 months when mine rolled off the truck. Usually there's a dirt or rust streak that extends out from the nuts to indicate the nuts need to be retorqued. If the tires have been on there for awhile. That streak indicates the nuts are coming loose.

In my case. The brakes were cammed over and sort of pressing against the drum. Causing a vibration to loosen them up. You didn't feel the vibration or brakes being tight. No indication there was a problem. But when I got loaded and drove around the plant to get on the scale. The truck stopped moving.

Thank goodness it happened at the plant and not on the freeway.

In todays world where vehicles loosing tires seems to be a common theme.

I see cars all the time. But the only semi I've seen so far. Was a fire truck in California. Hope he wasn't on a call.
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snowwy said: ↑

Always keep an eye on your nuts. Regardless of tires or not.

I went 2 months when mine rolled off the truck. Usually there's a dirt or rust streak that extends out from the nuts to indicate the nuts need to be retorqued. If the tires have been on there for awhile. That streak indicates the nuts are coming loose.

In my case. The brakes were cammed over and sort of pressing against the drum. Causing a vibration to loosen them up. You didn't feel the vibration or brakes being tight. No indication there was a problem. But when I got loaded and drove around the plant to get on the scale. The truck stopped moving.

Thank goodness it happened at the plant and not on the freeway.

In todays world where vehicles loosing tires seems to be a common theme.

I see cars all the time. But the only semi I've seen so far. Was a fire truck in California. Hope he wasn't on a call.
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OldeSkool · Aug 13, 2019

I just had this happen a week ago. Caught it just before the wheels came off. The tire shop told me if it was over 100 miles they weren't liable for anything, but they did pay for half the bill. I had to have two new rims and a new hub.
I felt like it was totally the shops fault, but decided not to raise a fuss.

Fatboy2000 · Aug 13, 2019

No rust or greese. The truck is very clean and we'll taken care of. Actually spent 12 hrs washing and waxing all the chrome Sunday. He just did came off a 4 day haul with no problems. It wasn't til the flat tire yesterday morning on Inside tire that he got fixed immediately. Then 319 miles later...bam. No warnings.

Majestic 670 · Aug 13, 2019

It's a learning experience because clearly if anyone who had a tire changed by a reputable dealer knows they will advise to have lugs retorqued. Lugs are known to sometimes get loose that's why you see those yellow markers on some trucks to alert the driver of a loose lug. Always check other people and your own work it's just good practice be very cautious trusting a tire tech even while mounting tires. Hell when the tech air up the tire I get far away. Especially if they don't use the cage.

Fatboy2000 · Aug 13, 2019

OldeSkool said: ↑

I just had this happen a week ago. Caught it just before the wheels came off. The tire shop told me if it was over 100 miles they weren't liable for anything, but they did pay for half the bill. I had to have two new rims and a new hub.
I felt like it was totally the shops fault, but decided not to raise a fuss.
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Oh.. I'm not one to just let poor workmanship go half fixed. Lol. Thankfully the tire shop manager has been very polite and understands the severity of what it could have been.

Fatboy2000 · Aug 13, 2019

Majestic 670 said: ↑

It's a learning experience because clearly if anyone who had a tire changed by a reputable dealer knows they will advise to have lugs retorqued. Lugs are known to sometimes get loose that's why you see those yellow markers on some truckers to alert the driver of a loose lug. Always check other people and your own work it's just good practice be very cautious trusting a tire tech even while mounting tires. Hell when the tech air up the tire I get far away. Especially if they don't use the cage.
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