Will I be ok?

Posted by yolo_2345@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 46 comments

I got a new gig driving dump trk everything is in great condition besides the front steer is that a blowout risk? I'm only going local 20 minutes one way 10 minutes the other back and forth all day.

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yolo_2345@reddit (OP)

It doesn't look very deep at all Tire have a lot of threat it's my first day at work it's a one-man company I told him and he said he has to ask his mechanic this dude is clueless

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Any damage on the side walls of the tires is a major defect, and you could get a ticket for that, and that ticket would be written out to the driver. Chances of it blowing might be low, but it's still a violation and if there is a chance of it blowing why risk your life or others. If that was a drive tire it would be different and not pose such a risk, although it would still be a violation.

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yolo_2345@reddit (OP)

Yep that's it today is my last day I am not risking

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Kindly_Impress9665@reddit

If the company is refusing to take action on it, I would do the same. There are lots of gravel hauling/ construction jobs out there, you'll find a good one eventually.

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Mirg777@reddit

U should change it

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yolo_2345@reddit (OP)

I would but it's not my truck I'm just a driver it's my first day I told the guy and he said she will have his mechanic look at it

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Mirg777@reddit

Oh i see

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SmooveKJ@reddit

Yes you will. This doesnt violate the regulation. Dont listen to these people. Just because it LOOKS bad doesnt mean it IS bad.

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-393/subpart-G/section-393.75

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UhOhAllWillyNilly@reddit

Hey OP, we’ve found a guy who’ll take that tire off your hands.

JK. That is a deep gouge and I bet that plies are visible from a different angle. There’s just no way, OP, remove & replace. Please don’t be foolish and drive on that carcass. It is DOA and if you’re not careful you might be DOA soon too. Your life is worth more than the price of a tire (to say nothing of the lives of others around you).

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SmooveKJ@reddit

You must be new, Theres been alot worse driven alot further. If its not exposing steel or ply material its good to go. You’re talking nonsense.

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UhOhAllWillyNilly@reddit

How do you know how far they were driven?

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SmooveKJ@reddit

Because the Implication of the post is that it just happened ya Dope and they stated their round trip miles.

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hotdog11inch@reddit

Damage to the wheel and the tire yeah buddy you are so good to go to the scene of the wreck

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yolo_2345@reddit (OP)

What's wrong with the wheel

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hotdog11inch@reddit

You didn't notice the cuts in the wheel

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Capital-Eye@reddit

Hard to tell how deep that actually is. Sorry, no. Not worth all of the risks.

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yolo_2345@reddit (OP)

I say it's about 1/8

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Vee_32@reddit

No that’s not ok. You could literally kill yourself or someone else. Seriously use some damn common sense and stop being lazy.

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yolo_2345@reddit (OP)

I know I told the boss and he said I'll tell my mechanic to look at it it's my first day at work should I quit

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viledeac0n@reddit

What the hell driver.

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Break_Street@reddit

Who needs common sense when you got reddit

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Spiritual-Pen-1976@reddit

Reddit activates superpowers

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johndotold@reddit

Yes, as long as you don't need to stop. Or it rains. Or you turn left or right. Don't eat a large lunch either.

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bakewellboi@reddit

If you want to be in the next "Hurt in a wreck? Need a check?" commercial, then sure!

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HighwayStar71@reddit

Why are there no threads showing on the wheel studs? That would bother me, also.

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tractorferret@reddit

You have to treat driving a truck like a prosecuting lawyer is watching your every move

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BoneZone05@reddit

That is bad.

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spiritual_seeker@reddit

ABC, BBC.

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Darth_Pyro@reddit

*Dispatch- “ That tire still has at least 5k miles left on it”

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Darth_Pyro@reddit

🚫 DONT SEND IT!! 🚫

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deadpat03@reddit

OK I'm sending it.

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CannibalAnus@reddit

Hefty chunk out of the sidewall, straight to jail with you!

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UhOhAllWillyNilly@reddit

Off with his head!

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pinkypie80@reddit

The only difference will be how far from base you will be when it fails. If you're driving 10-14 hours a day, that is the time the tires are getting. Unsafe is unsafe.

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