Every trailer I have picked up in 25 years I tugged and not one dropped on me...
Every trailer I have picked up in 25 years I tugged and not one dropped on me...
Sure accidents happen, faulty equipment etc...I had a Freightliner recalled because of faulty 5th wheels...I have seen drivers hook up without tugging and pull away just to see the trailer drop to the ground...
Just to reinforce what I said earlier about mechanical devices occasional failing (when they're not supposed to), how would you like to be one of these guys right about now, trapped on a scaffold outside the 68th floor of 1World Trade in NYC?
Window Washers Reported Trapped On Scaffold At 1 World Trade Center « CBS New York
How'd we jump to those window washers on the trade center in this tug test thread?
I know I would never want to wash another window higher than I could reach after what those guys had happen today.
Any how now back to this thread topic.
All my years in trucking I believe anyone worth their salt.
Will always check under the rear of the tractor to see if the jaws are closed after they drop a trailer with a tug test that didn't lock.
Depending on the weight of the load,after cranking the landing legs enough to get back under it.
Believe me the tug test,& a visual will be the routine when hooking another trailers.
If I followed the video right. After the trailer un-latched from the 5th wheel and he was backing/banging into the kingpin the jaws on 5th wheel were in the locked position until he opened them. I'm thinking he high hooked it some in the beginning. Surprised he didn't tear his air lines and pigtail.
Gold star and a free bag of popcorn for you Fire!!!!!Soon as you hear him say the jaws were closed? High hook? No brainer. The bozo who made the video wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed either. I would hope his language does not include the "F" word in every sentence like it was on his movie!!!!
If I followed the video right. After the trailer un-latched from the 5th wheel and he was backing/banging into the kingpin the jaws on 5th wheel were in the locked position until he opened them. I'm thinking he high hooked it some in the beginning. Surprised he didn't tear his air lines and pigtail.
Yeah.... Anything could happen, but with a tug test and a visual check, the odds of dropping one are so low. I've been tugging and checking visually for years now with no issues. I also like for the fifth wheel to have to raise the trailer at least an inch. That's my protocol and I've never had a problem
I'm with you on that one. but he didnt high hook it because even when he was trying to connect again, the jaws still werent grabbing then the goof just drives away with a loose trailer. now thts what i call a friggin goof!