Started w/ C-1 (Ft Wayne) on 9/13/10

Yeah, some people either drop them to high or to low (goes both ways).

You can tell whether or not the trailer is to high or to low by looking at your mirror. It definitely doesn't hurt to get out and look if you are not sure though. I've been lucky, the only time I've had to crank up a trailer was an empty one haha. Thats because the other driver dropped it on a patch of ice.

Glad you can drive without A/C. I refuse to drive a truck without A/C as that is a safety issue and very important to me . Having no heat is a real big safety issue when it comes to winter driving... did they fix me right away? no.... lol. Gotta love being stuck in the west when there were no terminals over there.

 

I would be happy if the drivers would simply DO their PTIs and send in a breakdown mac if a trailer has a problem . A while back in an Indianapolis cross dock I did a D/H only to find my new trailer had a slick tire AND only 1 of the tandem locking pins was engaged. I will never forget all the hammering the mechanic did that day. I was there so long I almost busted my 14 hours. I hope the moron that dropped that trailer has a short career in trucking.

 

The problem here is that way too many of our drivers have that "me first" attitude. They pick up a trailer, haul the load and, if they find a problem, will leave the issue for someone else to worry about. I've been stung by that a couple of times and learned my lesson the hard way; I refuse to do it to anyone else.

 

I had to finally tell the breakdown guy I refuse to drive this trailer off this property to get him to stop with the take it to the shop on raymond road talk. I had no problem with driving the slick tire, but the pin issue was not something I wanted to take a chance with. If something had happened while I was enroute guess whom would have been the one that got all the blame? I can still remember his sarcastic tone when he told me to not leave the property that day. I still think he waited to call the mechanic just to teach me a lesson.

 

Another thing that annoys me is a lot of our trailers have a non-functional ABS system. Whether it be disconnected, wires cut, or what ever else... It gets very annoying since if that light doesn't work properly on the side of the trailer it is a DOT violation, soon (I believe) it will be an OOS violation.

Depending where I am, and depending on what is wrong with the trailer... I won't move the truck off the customers property until it gets fixed. R/A knows this and usually doesn't have a problem with that and repairs seem to get done quicker .

One time i had a cap blow out on my drives. Sent in my macro and they called and said they would send a guy out to the on-ramp I was on. They didn't tell me that the guy was coming from the next exit... I could have saved USA money and me some time (they weren't busy) by driving the mile to the next exit. Sometimes I wonder about the people that sit in that building in VanBuren lol.

 

I forget where I was reading, but its not in the law yet (for OOS).

But the warning indicator bulb tells the driver/inspector whether the system is operating properly or not (for what the computer reads/sees). If the light stays on - the system has a fault. If the light never comes on - the system is disconnected or the bulb is burned out. If the light comes on for a few seconds when you first start the truck and/or the first time you depress the brakes then your ABS system is functioning properly (no faults). Its not just a light bulb, but an indicator to a safety system of the trailer.