Blew Steer Tire At 90
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Oh, jeez! I thought Rainy was blasting down the interstate at 90 mph and blew a steer tire, then lived to tell about it!
As for going 1/2mph or slower to back into a dock, you have plenty of time to GOAL your surroundings. I was so busy backing a dock myself that I failed to notice the yellow post that was about to eat my right fender. That was preventable.
Eat the crow, remember what happened so it'll never happen again. You may have to explain this to Safety, but I bet you'll survive this crash*, too! You're too good to lose!
(* Yes, this is considered a "crash".)
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
I thought the same thing - 90 mph. Anyway, did you run over something?
Blew my steer while pulling into the door at 90. All the other drivers were like what? Another driver had to put it in door for me.. then I had to back under it again.. did more damage to rim
Ok that's confusing. So you're saying you were doing a 90 degree back into a dock and the steer tire blew? So you dropped the trailer, someone else put it in the door, then you backed under the trailer again?
Unfortunately steer tires almost never blow for no reason so your company is going to want to know what happened. If you had a leak in it and the air pressure was real low you might have "peeled it off the rim" when turning sharp. If you hit a curb and put a weak spot in the sidewall it could blow at anytime without notice. But it's highly unlikely a perfectly good steer tire would suddenly blow while backing into a dock. So the company is going to have some questions about what led to this.
Oh, jeez! I thought Rainy was blasting down the interstate at 90 mph and blew a steer tire, then lived to tell about it!
Errol, If you read Rainy's post correctly, she was Backing into the dock at 90! At that speed, I'm surprised she only blew a Steer!
Blew my steer while pulling into the door at 90
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
I basically did a u turn into a straight line back and as I was backing POP. Then the sensors started beeping. There were a couple shallow pot holes in front of the door that I had to go over... but I wasn't racing. Another driver was like "that shouldn't have caused that". The other guys were looking over the tire for nails or cuts or something but couldn't find the cause. There wasn't a curb I could hAve hit. And I had just done the loves tire pass thing yesterday so it wasn't just my inexperienced eyes that checked the tires recently.
Road assist told me they couldn't replace the tire while loaded. So I backed into the door but couldn't get right position. Another prime driver backed that trailer into door for me and when he pulled out I had to go back under the trailer cause no other room for me here.
Believe it or not... tire was fixed before I was unloaded
I'm guessing by 90, that's Prime's Macro for the receiver? Either or, I'm with Brett on this one, the tire must have picked up something or rubbed a curb which damaged the tire. Steers are pretty stout and for good reason, they generally need a little assistance to go down. Just be glad it happened at low speed, at highway speed it's one heck of a ride.
I'm guessing by 90, that's Prime's Macro for the receiver? Either or, I'm with Brett on this one, the tire must have picked up something or rubbed a curb which damaged the tire. Steers are pretty stout and for good reason, they generally need a little assistance to go down. Just be glad it happened at low speed, at highway speed it's one heck of a ride.
YEah sorry. we do 01 for shipper and 90 for receiver
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
And... u all know I drive a castrated truck. And no way would I ever do 90 mph hahha
That's incredibly odd indeed. What did they do with the tire? Did they ask you to bring it back to the terminal or anything? Because someone should have a good look at that to see what happened. If there was a defect with the tire then it needs to be found. I drove 1.5 million miles and never lost a steer tire. It's very rare.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
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So aggravated. Blew my steer while pulling into the door at 90. All the other drivers were like what? Another driver had to put it in door for me.. then I had to back under it again.. did more damage to rim. :(
Does this count as preventable? My trailer blowout last month didnt. Another driver said it would. Not happy... but I got here early