I always check pin and back doors. Hate to think someone had messed with my back doors when I wasn’t looking.
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hmmmmm…shall i?
or best leave the inevitable to dipper dave…
theres not the same fun when theres no challenge… 
Captain Caveman 76:
Had my pin pulled in services whilst I popped in for a pee. .
What kind of absolute Ringpiece would do that to a fellow driver? 
…■■■■ pond lifes… 
Just shows the quality and calibre of some ‘‘drivers’’ nowadays does it not.
Even I check my pin all the time now since I read on here of somebody else having the same thing done to them.
Even if somebody hated the particular co. or something enough to do it, it’s the poor bloody driver who suffers for it.
I can usually control old violent tendencies nowadays, but I reckon I’d cave the ■■■■■’s swede in if I caught someone at mine, it just crosses that line imo. 
dieseldog999:
I always check pin and back doors. Hate to think someone had messed with my back doors when I wasn’t looking.hmmmmm…shall i?
or best leave the inevitable to dipper dave…
theres not the same fun when theres no challenge…
Hang on, coming through…
Just had my internet alarm go off that there’s some back door action on this thread that I might want to get my teeth into.
Nope I can’t add to the already impressive innuendo.
robroy:
Captain Caveman 76:
Had my pin pulled in services whilst I popped in for a pee. .What kind of absolute Ringpiece would do that to a fellow driver?
Just shows the quality and calibre of some ‘‘drivers’’ nowadays does it not.
Even I check my pin all the time now since I read on here of somebody else having the same thing done to them.
Even if somebody hated the particular co. or something enough to do it, it’s the poor bloody driver who suffers for it.
I can usually control old violent tendencies nowadays, but I reckon I’d cave the ■■■■■’s swede in if I caught someone at mine, it just crosses that line imo.
Instead of using the dog clip why not a cheap padlock, that would prevent it from happening …
raymundo:
Instead of using the dog clip why not a cheap padlock, that would prevent it from happening …
Good idea but…
How can you lock/unlock it when the clip is buried under the mudguard etc. Ours have a wire so you can pull them.
It would be nice to have some way of locking it.
Talking to a stobart driver once, he reckon its common practice that other drivers pull the pin when they away from the truck- I think its a poor excuse for dropping a trailer 
Trukkertone:
peterm:
Get in in the morning, press starter, it it goes it’s OK. You’ll know if you’ve got a dodgy tyre cos it’ll go off with a bang. Just like brakes, if they’re not working you’ll hit something. If the load’s not secure, you’ll get much better mpg when it falls off and if the headlights work when it’s dark, that’s all that matters.stereo ■■
night heater ■■
Stereo, night heater !!! Next thing we know you’ll be talking about that power steering jiggery pokery and things like windscreens… dear oh dear, what’s the world coming to. I once knew a bloke that had a heater in his truck, poofter I reckon.
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AndrewG:
Forever cleaning my own unit means i’d always spot anything amiss so its not something id check before coupling up and moving off however…our trailers are a different matter, theyre dragged all over europe by all and sundry and get well and truly battered. Checking over tyres for splits/wear/general damage, brake chambers and pipework for leaks and lights are all a must. Its not often ill couple up to a fully working/legal trailer. My ‘repair’ kit consists of cable ties/tape/bulbs and hammer…Same here, we have same unit, and same trailer, nearly all the time, problems arise when we use another driver’s trailer, as some don’t defect as they should.
Bulbs and lights I will try and repair myself, tyres any problems report, and find the tyre fitter, that’s normally hiding around the yard, anything else defect it, let workshop sort it
With a fully kitted out workshop at Malaga and Reims the defect trailers can be easily sorted but at Calais where we rent part of a yard from a chemical works all there is is the gatehouse where we collect the paperwork from. I keep as many tools as i can for repair as here youre on your own. Hooked up a few months back, had a quick look around and found a bulging split tyre, got the tools out from the trailer locker, went to drag the spare from the holder and …already shredded 
Our own drivers defect major stuff but other hauliers just dont bother to report it…
Some interesting stuff here. I’d really like to do an article for our website with a step by step guide to what should be checked on a daily vehicle walk around.
Would anyone care to provide a definitive list? Name check for the best.
freightlink:
Some interesting stuff here. I’d really like to do an article for our website with a step by step guide to what should be checked on a daily vehicle walk around.Would anyone care to provide a definitive list? Name check for the best.
Straight from the horse’s mouth:
gov.uk/government/uploads/s … -check.pdf
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freightlink:
Some interesting stuff here. I’d really like to do an article for our website with a step by step guide to what should be checked on a daily vehicle walk around.Would anyone care to provide a definitive list? Name check for the best.
On our MAN units, the air tanks are held on the back of the unit by two metal straps. I’ve defected two now where these straps have started to tear. Not something that has ever appeared on a defect sheet.