Why do some trucking companies require truckers to remove the mudflaps on tractor when hauling...

Because the flap hangers get caught on the landing gear. Its not just container companies. I've seen doubles with the flaps stored forward of the drives. End dumps and logging trucks too. Basically any situation where the flaps or hangers have a high loss rate.

 

I agree with Keith. With some specialty trailers, no matter how far you have the tractor fifth wheel slid back, when you make a sharp turn, the mudflaps and brackets will make contact with the trailer landing gear and damage those mudflaps/brackets.

And if you have a very strict Safety Department, you just had a chargeable accident.

 

not to mention you get tired of replacing them

 

never heard of that,,it is good if you can remove your flaps when pulling trailers,,

 

You only pull the mud flaps off if you need to. If you tear them off because of the trailer your pulling the next set you put on will be detachable.

I tore a mud flap off one time, most of the time you can get the fithwheel back far enough but not always.

 

We have to do that with one stepdeck and our dovetail. Also with our lowboys because you want to get as close to the neck as possible to get the weight on the steer. Some stretches we have, have got a 30" kingpin and that puts you too close to the landing gear for the mud flaps.

 

Use to pull a bulk tanker where I could scale out legal with the fithwheel all the way to the front. I'd load out get to the on ramp stop and move it a the way up.

After I got past the scale I'd move it back agian. You could drive strait fine but you couldn't turn.