Just like a mechanic always blame the driver, don't mention the fact you morons can't and won't do the maintenance needed let alone anything else. You probably the last idiot who worked on it putting batteries in it.
After having driven their equipment this does not surprise me. Their differred maintenance and the shops that will not replace faulty equipment makes me wonder how long till we see more of this.
i work for western in their nashville shop.driver are always hooking up a bunch of electronic devices that blow fuses & then they put in a bigger fuse.then next thing you know their truck is burning to the ground.the way the truck looks in the video it was a wiring issue.
@LEATHERNECK3092 I used to work for the shop in 2007. I remember drivers were always trying to wire inverters directly to the batteries. I found that some drivers didn't care about the condition of their trucks or the job. I always made sure that the trucks were mechanically sound and that nothing was modified from factory. It wasn't uncommon for some of the veteran drivers to request me to work on their trucks because I checked everything from the wheels up.
@wi11y1960 Something tells me that you haven't worked for 75% of the trucking companies out there. I am a former mechanic of Western Express. The equipment they have there is in much, much better shape than most of the equipment that shows up in the shop that I now work in.
With the amount of fire destruction it would be bloody near impossible to catagorically state that the fire in the tyre was caused by low pressure etc, but HIGHLY likely the tyre fire was as a result of a super heated hub due to either a brake binding that could be attributed, perhaps, to the driver, or the wheel bearing collapse. Don't get me wrong - check pressures is a MUST, but I don't think it was the cause here! Sorry, folks but that's my feeling! :-)
Ummmmmm ... I could be really REALLY wrong about this ... My take is that the MOST likely scenerio isn't a "dicky" tyre at all - whether it be low pressure or whatever. My feeling is that 5 will get you 10 that it was a wheel bearing that went West. In SOME cases if it is, there MAY be tell tale oil from the inner seal, however as often as not (particularly after an apprentice mechanic has worked on that hub) there can be a failure that cannot be detected in the pre trip. More to follow next msg
I emulate the CHP/CVET personnel whenever I pull my daily/nightly pre-trip.
The one thing that irks me are all of the piss-poor trailers I've had the bad luck of getting repaired when picking up.
The steering wheel holders are a-plenty!!!
bentstrider 1 year ago
i used to work for western express , most of the truckers are crybabys , george l. is a nosey bastard so is lori
bikerty67 1 year ago
Just get it there!!!
You get paid to drive,
Not to think. CSA 2010 will
Will change managements
Attidudes
rev7fold 1 year ago
Just like a mechanic always blame the driver, don't mention the fact you morons can't and won't do the maintenance needed let alone anything else. You probably the last idiot who worked on it putting batteries in it.
steelcityfan51 2 years ago
After having driven their equipment this does not surprise me. Their differred maintenance and the shops that will not replace faulty equipment makes me wonder how long till we see more of this.
wi11y1960 2 years ago
i work for western in their nashville shop.driver are always hooking up a bunch of electronic devices that blow fuses & then they put in a bigger fuse.then next thing you know their truck is burning to the ground.the way the truck looks in the video it was a wiring issue.
LEATHERNECK3092 2 years ago
@LEATHERNECK3092 I used to work for the shop in 2007. I remember drivers were always trying to wire inverters directly to the batteries. I found that some drivers didn't care about the condition of their trucks or the job. I always made sure that the trucks were mechanically sound and that nothing was modified from factory. It wasn't uncommon for some of the veteran drivers to request me to work on their trucks because I checked everything from the wheels up.
truckinjeff 1 year ago
@wi11y1960 Something tells me that you haven't worked for 75% of the trucking companies out there. I am a former mechanic of Western Express. The equipment they have there is in much, much better shape than most of the equipment that shows up in the shop that I now work in.
truckinjeff 1 year ago
With the amount of fire destruction it would be bloody near impossible to catagorically state that the fire in the tyre was caused by low pressure etc, but HIGHLY likely the tyre fire was as a result of a super heated hub due to either a brake binding that could be attributed, perhaps, to the driver, or the wheel bearing collapse. Don't get me wrong - check pressures is a MUST, but I don't think it was the cause here! Sorry, folks but that's my feeling! :-)
outbacktraveller58 2 years ago
Ummmmmm ... I could be really REALLY wrong about this ... My take is that the MOST likely scenerio isn't a "dicky" tyre at all - whether it be low pressure or whatever. My feeling is that 5 will get you 10 that it was a wheel bearing that went West. In SOME cases if it is, there MAY be tell tale oil from the inner seal, however as often as not (particularly after an apprentice mechanic has worked on that hub) there can be a failure that cannot be detected in the pre trip. More to follow next msg
outbacktraveller58 2 years ago
Damn what a bad day for that guy
Buckshot3715 2 years ago
yep..his house burnt down.. :(
keystrucker 2 years ago
@keystrucker how did his house burn?Damn this guy has no luck
enjoi543 1 year ago
Yes I am guilty of the turn the key and truck starts...must be all good!! Not everyday but it does happen once and a while.
Newfieguy89 2 years ago
lol..that's right..
keystrucker 2 years ago
Makes you want to do the entire 110 point pretrip huh? We all get into the bad "walk around" habit, me included
OneSillyTrucker 2 years ago
yep..you never know huh?
keystrucker 2 years ago
That was hard to see...
ZoeToots 2 years ago
i know.poor guy...
keystrucker 2 years ago
DAMN!!! Hope he wasnt hurt.
smileytrucker 2 years ago
nope he made it out but all his stuff didn't
keystrucker 2 years ago