Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | APRIL 2014 65 2 0 1 4 O U T - O F - S E R V I C E C R I T E R I A brake exists only when there is measurable difference in air chamber clamp sizes. s -ISMATCHED BRAKE ADJUSTER length for drum and air disc brakes. s -ISMATCHED BOLTTYPE BRAKE chambers. Spring brake chambers s .ONMANUFACTURED HOLECRACK in spring brake housing. Trailer/breakaway/ emergency braking s )NOPERABLE BREAKAWAY SYSTEM on 25 percent or more of the brakes on a trailer. s "REAKAWAY SYSTEM NOT DIRECTLY attached to towing vehicle. Parking brake s .O BRAKES APPLIED WHEN PARK ing brake control is actuated. Brake smoke/fire s "RAKE MALFUNCTION CAUSING smoke or fire to emit from wheel end, not including over heating due to severe brake use. Drum/rotor s %XTERNAL CRACK THAT IS VISIBLE or opens upon brake applica tion. s 2OTOR WITH A CRACK IN LENGTH of more than 75 percent of the friction surface that passes completely through the rotor. s 2OTOR SURFACE IS WORN TO OR through center vents. s 0ORTION OF DRUMROTOR MISS ing or in danger of falling off. Hose/tubing s $AMAGE THROUGH OUTER REINFORCING PLY 2UBBERIM pregnated fabric cover is not reinforcement ply. Thermo plastic nylon may have braid reinforcement or color differ ence between cover and inner TUBE %XPOSURE OF SECOND COLOR WARRANTS /UTOF3ERVICE JUDGMENT s "ULGESWELLING WHEN AIR AP plied. s !UDIBLE LEAK AT OTHER THAN proper connection. s #RACKED BROKEN OR CRIMPED and restricting air flow. s )MPROPER SPLICE SUCH AS HOSE ends forced over piece of tubing and secured with hose clamps). Air pressure gauge s )NOPERATIVE OR DEFECTIVE PRI mary or secondary pressure gauge. Air loss rate s TO PSI RESERVOIR PRESSURE not maintained with gover nor cut in, engine idling and service brakes fully applied. Tractor protection system s -ISSING OR INOPERATIVE COM PONENTS INCLUDING TRACTOR PROTECTION VALVE ANDOR TRAILER supply valve. Low-air warning device s "OTH THE AUDIBLE AND VISUAL warning devices fail to oper ate as required. Air compressor s ,OOSE MOUNTING BOLTS s #RACKEDBROKENLOOSE PULLEY s #RACKEDBROKEN MOUNTING BRACKETBRACEADAPTER t*OUFSTUBUF BOEJOUSBTUBUFJGIBVMJOHQMBD- BSEFEMPBE ESJWFSJTMFTTUIBOZFBSTPME t/PUQSPQFSMZMJDFOTFEJODMVEJOHMBDLPG QSPQFSDPNNFSDJBMESJWFSTMJDFOTF $%- FOEPSTFNFOUGPSUZQFPGWFIJDMFCFJOH PQFSBUFE t)PMETBMFBSOFSTQFSNJUCVUJTOPUBDDPN- QBOJFECZUIFIPMEFSPGBWBMJEDPNNFSDJBM ESJWFSTMJDFOTFEPFTOPUIPMEBWBMJEBVUP- NPCJMFMJDFOTFPSJTUSBOTQPSUJOHSFHVMBUFE IB[BSEPVTNBUFSJBMT t-BDLTXBJWFSPGQIZTJDBMEJTRVBMJGJDBUJPOPS FRVJWBMFOUFYFNQUJPO t/PTLJMMQFSGPSNBODFFWBMVBUJPODFSUJGJDBUFJO ESJWFSTQPTTFTTJPOXIFOSFRVJSFE t-BDLTIFBSJOHBJEPSDPSSFDUJWFMFOTFTOPUFE PONFEJDBMDFSUJGJDBUF t0QFSBUJOHBQBTTFOHFSDBSSZJOHWFIJDMF XJUIPVUQPTTFTTJOHBWBMJENFEJDBMDFSUJGJ- DBUF t+VEHFEVOTBGFEVFUPPCWJPVTTJDLOFTTPS GBUJHVF t6OBCMFUPDPNNVOJDBUFTVGGJDJFOUMZUP VOEFSTUBOEBOESFTQPOEUPPGGJDJBMJORVJSJFT BOEEJSFDUJPOT t%JTRVBMJGJFECZ'FEFSBM.PUPS$BSSJFS4BGFUZ 3FHVMBUJPO t1PTTFTTFTPSUPBOZEFHSFFJTVOEFSUIF JOGMVFODFPGVOBVUIPSJ[FEESVHTPSBMDPIPM QMBDFE0VUPG4FSWJDFGPSIPVST t7JPMBUFTBO0VUPG4FSWJDFPSEFSSFMBUFE UPJOUPYJDBUJOHCFWFSBHFT QMBDFE0VUPG 4FSWJDFGPSIPVST t%SJWFSPGBQSPQFSUZDBSSZJOHWFIJDMFXJMM CFQVU0VUPG4FSWJDFVOUJMFMJHJCJMJUZJT SFFTUBCMJTIFEGPSBOZPGUIFGPMMPXJOHWJPMB- UJPOTESJWJOHNPSFUIBOIPVSTESJWJOH BGUFSUIFUIIPVSBGUFSDPNJOHPOEVUZ GPMMPXJOHDPOTFDVUJWFIPVSTPGGEVUZ BOECBSSJOHBIPVSSFTUBSUESJWJOHBGUFS IBWJOHCFFOPOEVUZNPSFUIBOIPVST JOTFWFODPOTFDVUJWFEBZTPSNPSFUIBO IPVSTJOFJHIUDPOTFDVUJWFEBZT1MBDFE0VU PG4FSWJDFVOUJMFMJHJCJMJUZUPESJWFIBTCFFO SFFTUBCMJTIFE t'BMTJGJDBUJPOPGSFRVJSFEESJWFSMPHTOPUIBW- JOHMPHTGPSQSFWJPVTFJHIUEBZT1MBDFE0VU PG4FSWJDFGPSDPOTFDVUJWFIPVST t$FSUBJOTIPSUIBVMPQFSBUPSTBSFBMMPXFE POFPSUXPIPVSEBZTQFSPSEBZT EFQFOEJOHPOOBUVSFPGUIFPQFSBUJPO DRIVER OUT-OF-SERVICE CRITERIA The Pennsylvania Turnpike's East-West route (Interstates 76/276) and its Northeast Extension (I-476) intersect with the toll-free southern sections of I-476 at the Mid-County Inter- change in Norristown, Pa. This is a favored location for truck inspections in Eastern Pennsylvania because of a high volume of truck traffic. Trooper David Hodges of the Pennsylvania State Police pulled this truck aside after the driver paid his toll.