Pre-Trip Inspection & Drive Shaft

Here is a picture of my rear driveshaft. It's very obvious if it wasn't there.

 

So many questions but the big one is where did the original towing company put the driveshaft? I’m guilty of half hearted pretrip and can understand failing to look at everything. Bad weather usually causes a hurry up (rain) but if the removed driveshaft was placed in an obvious place this could have been avoided. That being said the last driver should own the mistake.

 

I am so confused.............

How would it break down if it didn't have an interaxle driveshaft? It just doesn't happen.

 

I believe a visit to the company you buy from is in order. Sounds like they may have a pile of drive shafts out back of their shop.

 

Are you talking about the short drive shaft between the axles or are you talking about the axle shafts?

And how are they driving the trucks without locking in the power divider? What is the issue with the break down? In theory with no load and the power divider in there should be no issues driving the truck. I lost the short shaft on my FLD in NV with a load of cattle on. I ran with the divider locked in and made it the rest of the way to CO, unloaded and then got it fixed.