Having been on the other side for a number of years and experiences, and if what Jon suggests, a lack of pre-trip or subsequent inspections is the case, who could argue with red tagging by law enforcement, hazmat, corrosives, even worse.
I agree with that 100%.
I know the single most important thing a driver can do is that pre-trip and periodically checking the entire truck and trailer, visually. I am under the impression checking lug nuts, even if just for sliding on the rim or rust marks, that would tip you off to a problem, was one of the basic pre-trip and periodic inspections a driver should be doing. I do it every time, a solid pre-trip and I will check tire inflation pressures. The farmer I drove the tandem sileage body truck, a '74 mack DM, was kept in relatively good condition, but with moderate loads of 15-20 ton, he would lose tires more than I thought should be happening, well it turns out some either had a slow leak or was low before he made a run. I ran that truck all summer and winter, for at least a year, and never one tire, its good measure to carry a pressure gauge. This truck was a rough riding truck, so I would often lift the hood and inspect the engine compartment. One afternoon I came back from a run, and was headed to load round bales of hay from the fields for the remainder of the day, I decided to stop into the shop, flip the hood open and take a look, well the darned alternator was about to come right off, that simple check saved the day, I went to the bolt bin, got what I needed, got it taken care of and went on with the rest of the day, I could have been stuck on the shoulder of a busy road, very unsafe and incurred a repair bill, or at least have someone come out with tools and supplies. I have found flat tires on the pre-trip, whereas someone was telling me to run with it, sorry jack, not on my watch. There is no substitute for an attentive driver.
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