Truckers Report Jobs

Find Trucking Jobs

Company Driver Company Driver Dry Van Dry Van Flatbed Flatbed Refrigerated Refrigerated Specialized Specialized Owner Operator Owner Operator
More Trucking Job Searches ⌄ Fewer Trucking Job Searches
⌃

What do you actually check on a pre-trip inspection?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by expedite_it, Sep 10, 2023.

Page 2 of 32
  1. Sep 10, 2023 #11
    expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

    1,370
    683
    Sep 8, 2012
    0
    About 10 minutes
     
    expedite_it, Sep 10, 2023
    expedite_it, Sep 10, 2023
    #11
    blairandgretchen Thanks this.
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Sep 10, 2023 #12
    062

    062 Road Train Member

    5,887
    31,974
    Oct 20, 2013
    0
    I ran the road call on that and the driver said he had a flat tire, so you can imagine the first words when I rolled up. Luckily it wasn’t my first rodeo.
    When your buddy asks if you want to make some extra money and it’s 22:30. The answer should be no.
     
    062, Sep 10, 2023
    062, Sep 10, 2023
    #12
    blairandgretchen, hope not dumb twucker, Hammer166 and 3 others Thank this.
  4. Sep 10, 2023 #13
    Kyle G.

    Kyle G. Road Train Member

    3,463
    17,651
    Jan 23, 2016
    Eastern Iowa
    0
    Do you ever have trouble getting them closed?
     
    Kyle G., Sep 10, 2023
    Kyle G., Sep 10, 2023
    #13
    Crude Truckin', AsphaltFarmer, Star Rider and 1 other person Thank this.
  5. Sep 10, 2023 #14
    snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

    20,042
    12,631
    Jul 6, 2009
    0
    You check for axle leaks on the outside but you won't check the inside?

    Makes no sense at all.

    Get your head down inside there. Look for inside leaks. Examine them brakes for wear and cracks. And check your brake gap indicating a Mal functioning adjuster. Wiggle the shaft for loose bushings. Check your brake cans. And all hoses.
     
    snowwy, Sep 10, 2023
    snowwy, Sep 10, 2023
    #14
    Long FLD and Last Call Thank this.
  7. Sep 10, 2023 #15
    expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

    1,370
    683
    Sep 8, 2012
    0
    When I was in trucking school, the instructors told the class to look for hub oil seal leaks on the wheels on the steer axles and on the trailer wheels. The instructors told the class to look for axle gasket leaks on the drive wheels. The instructors never went into any detail to tell the class where the hub oil seals were except to say that the hub oil seals were on the wheels of the steers and the trailer tandems. The instructors never said whether the hub oil seals were on the inside or the outside of the wheel. I always just assumed that the hub oil seals were on the outside.

    I could drive a semi-truck for 100 years and not know that the hub oil seal is on the inside unless someone tells me so.

    I have seen splatters on the OUTSIDE of the wheels of the steers and on outside of the drives and on the outside of the trailer tandems before. It never occurred to me to look on the inside and nobody ever told me so. So how was I supposed to know that?

    How do you check for hub oil seal leaks on the steer axles?
     
    expedite_it, Sep 10, 2023
    expedite_it, Sep 10, 2023
    #15
    silverspur Thanks this.
  8. Sep 10, 2023 #16
    expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

    1,370
    683
    Sep 8, 2012
    0
    I didn't know. At trucking school, the instructors told us to look for hub oil seal leaks on the trailer tandems, but they never told us whether the leaks would be on the inside or the outside of the wheel. I'm not psychic . So I didn't have any way of knowing better.
     
    expedite_it, Sep 10, 2023
    expedite_it, Sep 10, 2023
    #16
  9. Sep 10, 2023 #17
    snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

    20,042
    12,631
    Jul 6, 2009
    0
    Hub oils is on the outside. Axle leaks or bearing seals are on the inside.

    #7 in your list.
    Very wrong thinking.

    7# check the drive tires for axle gasket leaks from the outside (as opposed to crawling underneath the trailer and checking for axle gasket leaks on the inside)
     
    snowwy, Sep 10, 2023
    snowwy, Sep 10, 2023
    #17
    Sons Hero and expedite_it Thank this.
  10. Sep 10, 2023 #18
    Big Road Skateboard

    Big Road Skateboard Road Train Member

    4,734
    22,626
    May 2, 2021
    0
    That's probably why some of us don't understand your methods. We ain't all gone to school
     
    Big Road Skateboard, Sep 10, 2023
    Big Road Skateboard, Sep 10, 2023
    #18
    Sons Hero, okiedokie, Isafarmboy and 4 others Thank this.
  11. Sep 10, 2023 #19
    expedite_it

    expedite_it Road Train Member

    1,370
    683
    Sep 8, 2012
    0
    Nobody ever told me that there are no seals on the outside, and I'm not psychic. So I didn't know.

    At least twice in my career I have seen a splatter on the outside of a wheel and tire on the steer axle, and I have always reported that splatter as a "hub oil seal leak" to breakdown. Neither breakdown nor any mechanics that I talked to about it ever corrected me and said that the splatter is not a hub oil seal leak. But if there are no seals on the outside, it has occurred to me that the splatter on the outside of a wheel and tire on a steer axle might not be a hub oil seal leak. What are the words to describe a leak that consists of a splatter on the outside of a wheel and tire on the steer axle?

    Furthermore, what are the words to describe a leak that consists of a splatter on the outside of a wheel and tire on the trailer tandems?
     
    expedite_it, Sep 10, 2023
    expedite_it, Sep 10, 2023
    #19
  12. Sep 10, 2023 #20
    Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

    10,043
    39,479
    Mar 4, 2015
    0
    Long FLD, Sep 10, 2023
    Long FLD, Sep 10, 2023
    #20
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

    • Page 2 of 32