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Honestly, I dont post trip. I dont see the reason.
TO me its more important to pre-trip, which I do everyday, before I get rolling.
No reason to check after I've shut down for the day.
Sorry, but I totally disagree....
Wouldnt it be better to discover problems with equipment
before you need to use the equipment, and have it repaired while its not in use??
Post-trip is just as important as the pre-trip, as it is the best time to discover problems that occurred while the you were responsible for the equipment. Write it up and have it fixed before it is needed.
I really do not like discovering problems during a pre-trip, as it is at this time I am ready to use the equipment. Especially if somebody else was using it before me.
Unfortunitly, Drop and Hook operations has its bad points along with the good points. You never know when you are about to hook somebody elses problem, and that problem has just become yours.
Sometimes I wish we could just stop drop and hooks and preloaded trailers just for this reasons alone (not really). If we were assign permenant trailers, Id bet they would be better cared for and maintained.
I was waiting in one of our drop yards, for an empty trailer to arrive. Each time a driver showed up Id ask him if its empty. Finally one showed he said yes its empty, I said good just drop it here and Ill get under it. As he was disconnecting, I was pretriping. I found two flat tires, one off the bead and starting to shred. I called him back and pointed it out to him, He was clueless about the flats. I told him I cant believe youve been dragging this trailer around unaware of the flats. I told him no thanks Ill wait for the next one that comes in, and you better get ahold of breakdown to get that trailor repaired. If I hadnt been there to take the trailer, Im sure as I am can be that he would have just dropped that trailer in the yard and left. A simple post trip inspection and he would have discovered the tires and he could have "red tagged the trailer" and advised breakdown. He wouldnt even have had to wait around. The will send out road service and do the repair.