Trailer Dropping NOT GOOD

Hey, everyone sorry that I have taken so long to post on here Prime keeps moving all the time.. Well I seen two trailers dropped so far.. One was a Americold in TN, and other one at Tyson in AR. Both was dropped by what looks to me as long time drivers..but I could be wrong. the driver in AR made two big mistakes.. One he did not move his tandems up that it would have made turning easier. From the tight spot that the trailer was in. Second mistake was he did not check too see if his lock jaw was closed all the way around the king pin. When that trailer came off the back of that bob tail it almost smashed into the other trailers in front it.. Or he did not back all the way in.. The other driver in TN my guess is that he thought his trailer was locked in place till he made a hard left turn in the parking lot..or the turn he did in that lot was not a good idea..part of the lot has dip and a speed bump my guess is that he hit one of these making that lest turn and off came the trailer..

That is way my trainer made me check and check and recheck every time I hook up to a trailer. and thank GOD for that..I follow 3 steps of unhooking a trailer and 4 steps on hooking to a trailer.. That's just me other people have other ways..but hey..

So for I have logged over 20,000 miles.. from upstate ny to cali. loving it

bye for now

Thanks for the heads up Capon98!

Yeah, I used to do a pull test on the trailer every single time I was ready to start rolling. It became a habit that before I would pull away from anywhere I would push in the tractor parking brake, pull on the trailer to make sure it was hooked up, and then release the trailer brakes and roll. Whether I was parked for 5 minutes, fueling up, or hooking to a new trailer - didn't matter. If I was parked I would tug on the trailer before rolling.

Not only do you have to make sure the trailer is hooked up properly when you grab a new trailer but you want to make sure nobody pulled your 5th wheel pin (releasing the jaws) while you weren't looking.

Thanks for the heads up Capon98!

Yeah, I used to do a pull test on the trailer every single time I was ready to start rolling. It became a habit that before I would pull away from anywhere I would push in the tractor parking brake, pull on the trailer to make sure it was hooked up, and then release the trailer brakes and roll. Whether I was parked for 5 minutes, fueling up, or hooking to a new trailer - didn't matter. If I was parked I would tug on the trailer before rolling.

Not only do you have to make sure the trailer is hooked up properly when you grab a new trailer but you want to make sure nobody pulled your 5th wheel pin (releasing the jaws) while you weren't looking.

I'm the same way! Even if I simply went to the restroom for two minutes I visually look at the jaws and then tug it. I simply cannot trust anyone around me because I don't know them. Me being impatient one time could end my career before it truely started.

I also keep my eyes on the seal. I use a 50$ extreme-duty padlock to help prevent theft. So not just anyone can open the trailer, but anyone can take two seconds and break that plastic seal. So I always do a quick peak at it before I take off. If I don't then ill be thinking about the seal the entire drive.