Would you drive this?

Dont mind gun to much, hes a self appointed master of all. But in reality if your at a shop now, qualcomm the company, tell them, fix it or send a different power unit. End of conversation.

 

The cost of alum. wheel may be taken out of your ck. when that tire blows an you slide the wheel trying to pull over on side of road,

 

it is not really the sidewall, but rather the shoulder that has a chunk missing. do you have an actual thread depth measurement? it has to be at 2/32nd's of an inch to be worn, but if the wear bar shows, it is no good.

measurements should be taken at several different locations on the tire.

if it were a side wall chunk missing, i'd say do not drive it. if the thread depth is at or below 2/32nd's , i'd say not to drive it.

some where the company has information on that tire. they must have asked the tire shop for measurements, as well as looked at the pics you sent??.

otherwise, how would they know?

if the shop at your company says it's still good to drive on and you refuse, you can be fired, for refusing to work, amongst anything else they hold against you.

when you did your pre-trip, if the thread depth seemed too low then, you should have reported it. if you picked it up at they company yard, and if there was a shop, you should have had them check it first, before you took it.

it is easy for someone to say, "go work for someone else", without knowing all the details and makes a statement like that. someone at your company made that decision for you to take the trailer.

will you get a ticket at a scalehouse? maybe yes, maybe they will pass you on as they may not want to check your truck at that particular time.

call attention to yourself, and you may make matters worse for you, if they find you logs not up to date, or incorrect.

will you get a flat, or a blow out? maybe yes, maybe no.

always remember that you cannot be forced to drive something unsafe. you as a newbie still have more to learn. well learn this too, if you refuse and your refusal is found to be unwarranted, you will be fired for it, and getting a new job may be difficult, as they will most likely DAC you for work refusal.

is it still your call to drive, or demand a new (or used) tire?

yes, still your call, no matter what some one else here said to turn in your CDL. he probably caused MORE troubles with his former companies then he cares to admit to.

i nary NOT listen to him.

let us know what the final out come is/was from you.

 

It's not your decision to fix it or not, but it is your decision as to whether you continue on with that craptastic tire or not.

If you have text confirmation from your company telling you to run it as-is, then I would also suggest, as others have, to hit up a POE / scale house / etc. and show them the tire and the QC message from your company telling you to run it.

YOU are the driver and YOU will be held responsible for the consequences if anything happens as a result of that tire blowing out. You can bet your ### that your company will lay the blame on YOU if anything happens.

I get that you're new and don't want to rock the boat, but at the same time, you need to understand that you are ultimately responsible for everything that happens with your truck at all times, regardless of what the chuckleheads in the home office tell you. Worst case scenario, if that tire blows, you lose control, and kill someone - that will be on you since you are the driver, you were aware of the condition of the tire and you chose to continue on with it. Guess who ends up in jail for that? Not anyone at your company....you do.

 

if he drives it, under thier orders, since they find the tire to be "ok to drive with", they will not charge him for any damages, as he has already reported it.

 

I wonder if that's virgin rubber or a recap. If it's a recap then you could be looking at the tread starting to separate from the carcass of the tire.

 

i'd also recommend that drivers buy an inexpensive tire thread depth gauge, usually under $5.00 at most auto parts stores, can't say how much a tuck stop store would sell them for. when doing a pre-trip, and checking the tires, for nails, inflation, etc, it might be a good idea to check thread depth on a suspected low thread depth tire.

 

it seems to look like a recap

 

Looks that way dont it

 

Yep...I thought that, too, which is why I brought it up. Trouble waiting to happen if you ask me.