This guy was courteous

Chargeable accident for the right nit picky safety department.

 

Now I have pulled several mud flaps off over the years by rubbing the curb when backing or other reasons, but I always walk around and look to see if one came off. Now one time I got a preloaded trailer that was missing a mud flap for the front axel on a spread. I was taking it home, parked at my truck stop of choice and figured I would walk the parking lot thinking I would find one on the ground. Sure enough found one and it was from one of our trucks......Some things you can just count on. Now I carry a spare, never know when I will get another trailer missing one.

 

Yeah, I like those tractor trailers that are running other companies mudflaps. Coolness!

 

Can't say I blame them when the driver calls in for a service truck or takes it to a shop for repair.

Two crescent wrenches. A big one and a small one. Take the big crescent wrench, pit it on the end of the bracket and straighten out the bracket. Then take blade and cut the bottom of the mudflap shorter about 3-4 inches shorter so that it will not catch against a curb again. Don't even have to re-drill the holes in the mudflats. Just use the bolts and tighten back on. It will not come out. Takes 20 minutes to do.

"But company policy prevents me from doing anything to the truck."

Don't look at just today, look at tomorrow also. If they can charge this as a preventable, that won't just follow you at your current company, it may affect you on the next gig also.

 

I pulled end-dumps for a while. Seen lots of guys lose a flap in the rock pile. Myself included.

I learned a trick to keep from tearing things up when this happens: cut a "V" into the flap above each bolt hole, then stick it in the bracket, letting the hanger simply pinch the top of the flap. Now, if the need arises, the flap can be pulled out of the hanger without damage to the hanger, and usually no damage to the flap. Just retrieve mud flap from rock pile, loosen bolts, slide flap back in, and tighten bolts. Ready for another round.

 

Maybe just driver fatigue...

 

Nothing, zoom in, the angle of the pic makes its look like the concrete of the culvert is under the icc....