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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sarge26044, post: 3906821, member: 29439&quot;]Here&#039;s some b.s. for the thread.&nbsp; If you haven&#039;t heard, maverick is having issues with kingpin slack due to rusting of the coupling plate on their 2006 and 2007 trailers.&nbsp; Last week, I stopped by Madison to have a few things checked out on my way to kc, ks.&nbsp; The trailer I was hooked to was 26241e.&nbsp; I always check the kingpin for slack before hooking onto a trailer by grabbing it and trying to move it side to side but was informed at Madison on 06 and 07 trailers to also try to bang it upwards.&nbsp; Ok cool.&nbsp; Good to know.&nbsp; So Madison recommends the trailer not be reloaded after I empty out in kc. Cool. Du back to Madison after empty and hook onto 26085e. It had obviously been checked and cleared to be in service. Cool. Load railroad equipment for Cherokee, al then bagged sand to del at north American stainless, Ghent, ky. Friday am.&nbsp; No hard preplan but sending macro for preplan routing shows me picking up somewhere near Ghent, 2 stopper going to the northern suburbs of Chicago.&nbsp; Deliver the sand and work assignment is for preloaded trailer 27115e.&nbsp; Check the kingpin for movement, solid.&nbsp; Try to bang it upwards, doesn&#039;t move.&nbsp; Hook onto it and check the lights.&nbsp; 2 marker lights not working.&nbsp; Have the road assist guy fix those while I&#039;m securing and tarping.&nbsp; Load is fully secured and 1/2 Tarped when road assist guy comes over and says someone told him to check the kingpin/ coupling plate. So unhook from it and he says that although the kingpin is not moving, a lot of rusty water is coming out of the area of the coupling plate.&nbsp; It&#039;s 1130 eastern when the decision is finalized to have the load reloaded onto a different trailer.&nbsp; So untarp, unsecure, and move equipment back to the trailer I hauled in and wait for them to come get the trailer to reload it.&nbsp; At 1230, check with the preload office and no one has informed them of any preloads having to be reloaded.&nbsp; Grrrrrrrrr.&nbsp; So wait for them to be told to reload it and resecue the trailer so it can be taken to long products for reloading.&nbsp; It gets reloaded onto the trailer I brought in, and back across the street to reresecure and reretarp and get bills.&nbsp; Finished it quickly because of all the practice I had doing it that day. Lol. Send the macro 19 for the trailer lights I had fixed on 27115e when I got there and finally rolled out of there 9.5 hours approx after I got the work assignment.&nbsp; Yes all things happen for a reason and while waiting, I did get a chance to paperlog the Thursday and friday but wow.&nbsp; B.s.&nbsp; done with my story.&nbsp; Be safe and have a good week.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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