Will I make it home on this steer tire?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by mn777, Jan 30, 2025.

  1. marmonman

    marmonman Road Train Member

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    By the looks of that broken spring you have been riding on it for some time
    . It looks like it has been broken awhile.
    It sure isn't shining like it just happen yesterday.
    I would drop a pic to the boss and see what he thinks of the situation myself.
     
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  3. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    here is the thing, when the driver finds something, they get it fixed, if the owner is too cheap to fix it or the driver is too lazy to get it fixed, then it is on them when the accident happens.

    What will it cost the driver?

    ZERO.

    What will it cost him/her when it is discovered in an inspection?

    An OOS order, the truck being towed, it is not drivable >> possibly some fines.

    SO what is the number one thing that a driver needs to do?

    Anyone?


    PROTECT THEIR CDL.

    This is how you do it, don't drive a truck with something defective.

    § 393.207 Suspension systems.
    (c) Leaf springs. No leaf spring shall be cracked, broken, or missing nor shifted out of position.

    It seems to be pretty clear, the truck needs to be out of service.
     
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  4. MSWS

    MSWS Medium Load Member

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    I'm not trying to be argumentative or insult you in any way, but what you just described is the EXACT reason why this industry is becoming so heavily regulated. Everything from ELDs to roadside inspections every other mile are the logical outcomes of drivers facing too much pressure to just get it done.

    GREAT CATCH, NEW DRIVER!!!!!! Now go get it fixed. Your name isn't Balto, you're not in Alaska, and you're not carrying medicine desperately needed by dying children. Your cargo can wait.
     
  5. Flat Earth Trucker

    Flat Earth Trucker Road Train Member

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  6. sbaumann14

    sbaumann14 Road Train Member

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    Don’t die. You’re career is just beginning. Get it fixed ASAP
     
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  7. Rugerfan

    Rugerfan Road Train Member

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    IMG_7497.jpeg Had this happen to me last week. I was a 105,500 when it broke, but was luckily less than a 1/4 mile from the gas station I was delivering to. Delivered, then drove it 12 miles to the yard
     
  8. Rugerfan

    Rugerfan Road Train Member

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    I also duct taped the swinging broken piece up to the top spring.
     
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  9. 201

    201 Road Train Member

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    Gol darn cheap $#ite metal from Timbuktu, I swear, in all my years, I never saw a steer axle leaf spring break like that. Back when trucks were trucks. I don't know how guys you put up with stuff like this today.:dontknow:
     
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  10. FullMetalJacket

    FullMetalJacket Road Train Member

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    I don't think he made it home........

    Have search parties been deployed?
     
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