Mechanical Issues
Topic 18011 | Page 2
And worse: THE SAME DRIVER!
I had two different drive axle brake canisters with catastrophic leaks last month. These had to be replaced at the TA service bays at different truck stops. Both happened on I-85, both times in NC, both were on the left side, both times hauling medical supply loads from the same shipper , and both happened on a Sunday morning a week apart. Weird..........
Putin and the Russians are at it again!
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.
Um.. how about a drive shaft that literally fell onto the ground when I was sliding tandems. The truck was fairly new and the bolts on the back of the tranny failed and literally sheared off. Blown axle seals. Anything else was simple fuse or bulb replacement.
I've seen this happen on two different trucks. That is the number one reason not to be an OO. Paying for that repair and the down time.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
And worse: THE SAME DRIVER!
Errol, that made me laugh so a big thanks! That's funny stuff.
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I had two different drive axle brake canisters with catastrophic leaks last month. These had to be replaced at the TA service bays at different truck stops. Both happened on I-85, both times in NC, both were on the left side, both times hauling medical supply loads from the same shipper , and both happened on a Sunday morning a week apart. Weird..........
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.