Dracula
Package Car is cake compared to this...
Yeah, I’m not doing that. That’s why Automotive has a phone number.
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Yeah, I’m not doing that. That’s why Automotive has a phone number.
Indecisi0n
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In all honestly I would never do it but I like to know how guys do things like this and what to look for so I don't get hurt by their stupidity.
Just do your pre-trip!
Indecisi0n
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Ummm I do but if I don't know what to look for then how will I understand when there is a problem ?
Trash Panda
Well-Known Member
Ive never found the need to, but did have to have it done once at my former company. Driver i met to drop and hook trailers with at the truck stop didn’t hear the air leaking on the supply side of the brake chamber. Had to have the chamber ‘caged’ in order to get it back. I wasnt the one who did it though. Lovely 3 hr wait for roadside for a 10 min job. I was pretty pissed over it that night. Wasnt the only thing i caught over the course of that run.
One time the tandem pins didn't align with the holes in front and the back two got wedged in the rail (not in the hole) easy fix with a hammer but still shook my head over it. Senior driver ran part time hours after he retired.
Always do a good pretrip.
Mack37
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You just supply the trailer with air and grab a 7/16 wrench or socket if I remember correctly and look for the little nut sticking out of the slack adjustor. Crank away.
If you’ve only driven for UPS then I can see you never doing it but truck drivers used to have to adjust their own brakes all the time .
If you’ve only driven for UPS then I can see you never doing it but truck drivers used to have to adjust their own brakes all the time .
Trash Panda
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Its not just a winter thing, I've literally watched a few drivers drag the back box off a door so they didn't have to get back out of the truck to raise the gear and hook the lines up to finish the walk around and seal the box.
With the amount of flat spots i see in trailer tires it’s no surprise this is a thing. One would assume end of progression pay would be enough for drivers to give a damn about the equipment but for whatever reason, beef they have with the company trumps taking care of the equipment.
retiredTxfeeder
cap'n crunch
Talked to a current team driver. He told me that starting last week, in his case at least, they put a limit of $225.00 on his fuel card, which equates to about 77 gallons of diesel. It cannot be reloaded. When he called dispatch, they said he should be fueling up at UPS facilities whenever possible instead of buying fuel on the road. So, you want a driver who gets paid .90 a mile to drive out of the way to save a few cents/gallon? Like a lot of things this company does, it makes perfect sense to me...............................not. Is this happening elsewhere?
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
Dracula
Package Car is cake compared to this...
The attitude of an alarming number of feeder drivers.
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
I’m not one of them, just making a joke. I get paid good money to pre trip every trailer and I do so thoroughly.
Indecisi0n
Well-Known Member
But then you have to climb into the cab one extra time . Ain't nobody got time for that !!
Johney
Pineapple King
Next time you see this thank the a-hole for all the hard to crank landing gear.
barnyard
KTM rider
When I took my CDL test, there were questions about how to tell if the slack adjusters were set properly.
I vaguely remember something about that.
Yeet
Not gonna let ‘em catch the Midnight Rider
Pull on them with a gloved hand and the brakes released. Should have no more than 1 3/4 - 2 inches of play.
Indecisi0n
Well-Known Member
I'm not crawling under the trailer.
