A Couple Questions For Experienced Drivers
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You...you're joking, right? When you're pulling that trailer, everything on it needs to be intact and functional. EVERYthing. Lights, tires, wheels, brakes, air lines, suspension, hinges, latches, doors themselves. They don't need to be showroom new, but they still need to be there, in one piece, and do what they're supposed to.
A trailer like what you're describing shouldn't even leave the lot. I wouldn't even hook up to a trailer like that.
Pre-trip inspection.......? Any body want to take that one? If you pull that trailer one foot you are a liability and your trainer should be fired. Wow.
Pre-trip Inspection:
A pre-trip inspection is a thorough inspection of the truck completed before driving for the first time each day.
Federal and state laws require that drivers inspect their vehicles. Federal and state inspectors also may inspect your vehicles. If they judge a vehicle to be unsafe, they will put it “out of service” until it is repaired.
Guzinta are you recovering junk trailers and trailers in need of repair? I recall reading one of your older posts stating that's what you were doing. If not, then I am in complete and total agreement with Fatsquatch.
I can't say too much on here for fear of loosing my job. Suffice it to say I will be looking for new employment. It's a small company. The "CEO" is also the head dispatcher dm. I can't believe there are companies like this still. Sigh... It was a decent trailer but the shipper yard jockey slammed the dock and caused the damage. Then they continued to load the trailer. I was told to bring it back to our terminal. I'm sure I've already said enough to get me fired, but I will never do this again..period.
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.
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.
Dispatcher:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
If the shipper damaged it, they should have repaired it in their shop if they have one, OR called a mobile trailer repair service to come and fix it at their expense.
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.
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1). On a dry van with 4 hinges on each door, how many broken hinges on one side is acceptable before trailer is oos?
2). If traveling down the road with 3 out of 4 hinges broken and the last on breaks, will the latch still hold the door, or will it be come a flying lethal weapon? We're talking the older style knuckle type latches.. one per door
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Thanks, guzinta
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.