Profile For Anthony K.

Thanks guys appreciate the response

So im a year in the business and i want to know more about brake violations. I have 2 questions one is when doing an inspection sometimes I notice the brake shoes/lining having a small chip(I mean CHIP not crack for my first question) or so off the side when looking at the shoes/lining. Is that considered dot violation? I know if there are cracks on the brake shoes/lining that its a violation. Are any cracks considered a violation or what do they consider violation? I looked at the fmcsa rules but would like feedback from my experienced fellow truckers. Thanks n stay safe.

Hello fellow truckers, I have a question about the main battery kill switch. I drive a 2017 freightliner cascadia evolution. I will be home for 3 days and my truck is parked with the switch in the on position. My question is will my truck be fine with the switch on or should I of switched it off before leaving the truck parked? Also when should I be switching the power supply switch off if leaving the truck parked?

Thanks again for all the help, it really helped me out and now I understand. Hope you all stay safe out here and keep on trucking.

So would i have to make sure the tandem pin is in the correct tandem hole for the state im in and make sure my weight distribution is good as well to be legal?? Or is it ok if im just legal on my weight distribution and not in the correct tandem hole? Or is it ok if im in the correct tandem hole for the state and the weight distribution doesn't matter?

Hello to all my fellow truckers. Im new behind the wheel, with about 9months experience. Since i have started trucking, i have been pulling all 48’ trailers. Now i have switched companies and will be pulling 53’ vans. I have been doing my research and trying to figure out about the bridge law. I understand that some states have laws where the distance between the kingpin and tandems can be so far apart, like CA, IN, IL, and etc... What is confusing or what im not comprehending is what if im legal on my gvw weight and axel weight distribution, but im not in the right hole on my tandems. For example, if im in CA and i know they have it where you cannot and no more the 40’ space between kingpin and center of rear tandem axel. Lets say the load im under requires me to move 42’ to get my weight distribution legal, 12k on steers, 34k on drives, and 34k on tandems. Would I be legal if im more than 40’ between kingpin and tandem but legal on weight or would it be considered a dot violation?? If im illegal how would i fix the issue? Lets say i cannot move any holes or then my weight distribution would be illegal. Any advice or help would be much appreciated. Thanks again and stay safe.