Truck driver b.s.

Well I got my truck back from service for the new fifth wheel and annual inspection. A full page of line by line items that are fucked up, only half of them repaired. Just the same old shit. Well at least the air seems to be working, lol.

 

Dot will be very happy that the roads are safe with your air working… for the next couple days

 

It's not my call, I'm done arguing with the idiots. If the dot pulls an inspection on me I'll explain it to him and point at all the stuff that's questionable. I have the inspection report in the truck.
If the brake shoes are worn down to the wear indicators and the drum needs to be replaced why wouldn't they do that?

 

Be careful what you put out on any forum, social media, god forbid something would happen and some hotshot lawyer goes through all your accounts and finds that you’ve posted about the brakes, it would suck. Understand totally where you’re coming from, but it’s a whole different world we live in these days ,not trying to be jackass, I get it, good luck on the job search.

 

My dispatcher/boss has been acting odd this week. This morning his bookshelf of toys and memorabilia was cleaned out… not sure what’s going on but I hope he’s not going anywhere I really like him.

 

Am I going mad or is this a tri-drive with a tag? I know they run tri-drives up in bc and Alberta but didn’t know about here in the states.

 

Just got loaded, 71k in the box. And then I see this before I pull out of the dock.
Air bag on the lift axle has broken off the mount.

 

I see them occasionally.

 

Bummer. Sounds like he's getting ready to bounce.

 

Are you suprised?

 

So they are going to have me deliver a partial load like this.

 

Not at all, it's a 30 year old trailer. I had maintenance putting the e Trac back on the walls this morning.

 

2 down, 2 to go. 1,316 miles for the week so far. Mileage wise, I drive the equivalent of round trip coast to coast on a 4 day work week.

 

Like the second tridem I’ve seen this week. I’m wondering how they are getting here.

 

Anyone ever see the plate for an air bag bend? I haven't. 30 year old rusted trailer.

 

What,no dust plate on the drum.

 

Nope, none anwhere, old as fuck!

 

Lot o cops out tonight.

 

HUMPDAY!!! Well let's see what they decide to do with my trailer today. Lift axles have been disabled so now I'm hindered on how much I can carry. Well it did give me a short day yesterday, only 9.5 hours.
I hope your days are better than mine drivers.

 

I feel your pain !! You have the worst luck.

I gotta wonder just how that air bag suspension was bent I have seen them snap off never bent like that.

I would think just having equipment that was better maintained would be worth leaving.

Best of luck