Hi,
I am an experienced car and van driver but I have only been driving 7.5t lorries for a few months. I could do with your opinions on a truck I was asked to drive.
On Saturday I was asked to take out a 7.5t Iveco ( don’t kinow the model but it was on a 63 plate). On starting it up there was a red warning triangle on the dashboard plus a red circle. The brakes were very soft and the pedal was easily pushed to the floor. I took it across the yard and it would stop but the brakes were spongy. An additional warning light would sometimes come on when pressing the pedal. This was obviously a brake warning light. The LCD display showed a bulb failure and the air pressure was down to 6bar.
By this time all the other drivers had left so there was no one with experience to ask. I had no choice but to reject the lorry as I wasn’t happy with it. This earned me a lot of grief from the warehouse and office staff.
I was told today that the lorry was fine. The warning symbols were just for the lights. Not checked by a mechanic but in the opinion of another driver. The lorry is still being used but not by me. I did put in a fault report but I think it has been ignored.
Is this my lack of experience and just an Iveco trait? I have seen three other incidents that suggests to me that maintenence is not a priorty (especially with the Christmas busy period coming up).
Cheers,
Paul