The-Snowman:
I worked for one of them a few times last summer.
I found this tyre on a trailer.
I fail to see how making drivers aware they wont be stopped for a roadside check is going to improve this sort of thing from going unchecked. Making drivers lackadaisical and installing a “I dont need to, I wont get caught” attitude isnt a good idea in my opinion
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And how many times has that trailer gone out with various drivers hooked up to it?? That sort of wear/damage doesnt happen within a few 00 km’s. Its not only the ‘i dont need to/ i wont get caught’ attitude they need to think about, its the damage it can cause when a tyre lets go under load. Top priority are bogie tyres, tread/ bulges/splits inc inside walls and pull forward half a turn to check again. Best one i had a few months back was hooking up to a fully freighted tilt at our drop and swop yard and it sat there with a shredded tyre…obviously the previous driver had absolutely no idea 