ABS warning Lamp Tape put over lamp as a fault is present
Sidegaurd hanging off
Body filler in air tank
Air Bag Blown on trailer, both sides pipes cut and clipped, running on bump stops 41 000 GTW
Broken Main Leaf 2 axle rigid
Hi Wheeltapper Are these pictures of recently found defects or are they from way back? If recent its incredible that this is still going on especially with all the checks and inspections their are these days
Over the past few years, and up to this last few weeks 
Hi boys
wheeltapper, I have seen a few things in my time but I didn’t think faults like these were still happening. These faults have not just happened they are long term neglect, and in most cases the operator has obviously been aware and still carried on. They look like faults on uk trucks, it’s usually the foreigners that get the blame. I don’t feel so bad about seeing you lads everywhere now, that neglect needs stamping out.
PS please post some more.
Regards Keith.
dessert driver:
Hi boys
wheeltapper, I have seen a few things in my time but I didn’t think faults like these were still happening. These faults have not just happened they are long term neglect, and in most cases the operator has obviously been aware and still carried on. They look like faults on uk trucks, it’s usually the foreigners that get the blame. I don’t feel so bad about seeing you lads everywhere now, that neglect needs stamping out.
PS please post some more.Regards Keith.
AS REQUESTED / ONLY 3 OF THE PICS POSTED ON THIS SUBJECT ARE NON-UK VEHICLES OR TRAILERS
Trailer brake pad fitted wrong way round, metal back to disc
Tipper Drive axle alloy wheel cracked
Failed Trailer Brake drum (Another hub had same fault)
Trailer Brake chamber failed
HGV Steering joint (On the brink of failure / loose and on last threads)
Semi Trailer, with brake shoes missing at hub, trailer was loaded tri axle at full weight and another brake was also not working as shoes had gone over cam.
I wonder how much stuff like that you pass on the road every day without knowing it, 
the operators must know, none of those defects had just happened.
altitude:
I wonder how much stuff like that you pass on the road every day without knowing it,
I’d say that you can’t be so sure that operators know. Some of those defects are pretty hard to spot on the road by driver. For example those brake defects are pretty hard to notice by driver if only one or two brakes have failed on artic. I’ve had a similar hand brake chamber failure that wheeltapper just posted and I didn’t notice at all that braking power would’ve been diminished.
Thank for posting these Wheeltapper, even though they are truely shocking.
Did you have a fair idea there might be major defects by your first impression of the general condition of the truck?
Kyrbo:
altitude:
I wonder how much stuff like that you pass on the road every day without knowing it,I’d say that you can’t be so sure that operators know. Some of those defects are pretty hard to spot on the road by driver. For example those brake defects are pretty hard to notice by driver if only one or two brakes have failed on artic. I’ve had a similar hand brake chamber failure that wheeltapper just posted and I didn’t notice at all that braking power would’ve been diminished.
Although we complain about 6 week inspections, it does give a little comfort that the companies who do actually complete the inspections rather than just tick the check sheets are doing something positive.
Quite shocking pictures Wheeltapper
Wheel Nut:
Kyrbo:
altitude:
I wonder how much stuff like that you pass on the road every day without knowing it,I’d say that you can’t be so sure that operators know. Some of those defects are pretty hard to spot on the road by driver. For example those brake defects are pretty hard to notice by driver if only one or two brakes have failed on artic. I’ve had a similar hand brake chamber failure that wheeltapper just posted and I didn’t notice at all that braking power would’ve been diminished.
Although we complain about 6 week inspections, it does give a little comfort that the companies who do actually complete the inspections rather than just tick the check sheets are doing something positive.
Quite shocking pictures Wheeltapper
As I said none of those things have just happened, driver aware of it or not, look at the general condition of the rubbish, it,s just lack of maintenance.
It’s not loose, its been lowered for cornering 
Wheel Nut:
It’s not loose, its been lowered for cornering
Hi boys
altitude:
Wheel Nut:
It’s not loose, its been lowered for cornering
It’s detachable to give access to the spare wheel officer
Stunning images wheeltapper! was told to take a look at your pix to just realise how far better it is that music is played by steve wonder & not maintainance programs.
YES some defects are hard for a driver to spot or find through the performance of the vehicle etc.
But I think you might find that these should have been ? 
How to fix an ABS fault (Put tape over the Warning lamps)
Loose wheel nuts & broken studs (The driver went as white as a ghost when shown this defect, but having a nice coach style chrome trim over the wheel wont have helped him do his daily check ?)
UK Scania 143 with only a broken wide angle mirror on the nearside (Driver knew, and was going back to base as the boss had one there and would save a few ££, the driver informed me it got bust 2 days before)
And the drivers view from the seat looking down the nearside, a workmate is at the side of the truck in Hi VIz/but he cant be seen ?
Would you fancy following this drawbar combination, with a coupling this well looked after ?
Inner tyres can be difficult to inspect but I think this one was not getting much of a look at ?
How the hell do you manage to fit brake pads in the wrong way like that, Surely at some point in the fitting process you have to think this doesn’t seem right
some well all of the above are hard to believe was on road going vehicles,
but abs lights does not always mean the abs is at fault even tho the lights are lit up as a good mate of mine can verify that abs lights light up doesnt mean its at fault! but you get a pg9 or a delayed
globby 480:
some well all of the above are hard to believe was on road going vehicles,
but abs lights does not always mean the abs is at fault even tho the lights are lit up as a good mate of mine can verify that abs lights light up doesnt mean its at fault! but you get a pg9 or a delayed
and don’t forget the air leak on a truck, that turned out to be the cab levelling valve DOING WHAT IT IS DESIGNED TO DO, still got a delayed PG9 though
shuttlespanker:
globby 480:
some well all of the above are hard to believe was on road going vehicles,
but abs lights does not always mean the abs is at fault even tho the lights are lit up as a good mate of mine can verify that abs lights light up doesnt mean its at fault! but you get a pg9 or a delayedand don’t forget the air leak on a truck, that turned out to be the cab levelling valve DOING WHAT IT IS DESIGNED TO DO, still got a delayed PG9 though
For your Info
ABS lamp on the ERF indicated a fault present (also on display info and Industry available ABS technical information) so a PG9D is the correct action.
ABS 1 lamp for trailer was advise notice (reason = alternative lamp available on trailer headboard, also some ISO cables have a compatability fault)
If someone is daft enough to not know that a cab levelling valve is what it is and how it works and then gives out incorrect paperwork that is his problem, and you should appeal against the PG9, don’t judge all by others actions.
These pictures are on this site to show you what we encounter day in day out, they are here I hope to try and help and educate drivers/operators so that they don’t end up in the brown stuff up to their necks, or worse ?
Don’t shoot the messenger.
Semi Trailer Service Line broken (No trailer brakes & 41000 kgs GTW) Driver aware, was on a busy motorway going to a workshop 25 miles away, so no call out was charged by the repair agent £££££)
Semi Trailer brake chamber missing (Air Pipes were clipped and blanked off, a roller brake test found that the brakes that did work were also not meeting the required standard of performance)
