Top 5 Trailer Repair Warning Signs1667183
Inspection Sticker Ready To Expire
This is one of the easiest things you can do is just verify the expiry date on your safety inspection sticker. These are on each trailer licensed for the public roads. Commercial trailers in America must be reinserted each year. Trailer repairs seem to go up close to the expiry date of these Winnipeg trailer inspection stickers.
Audible Air Leaks
This would apply air assisted and full air brake systems on trailers. Don't ignore air leaks and you will help reduce a major trailer repair mobile expense. It is much less expensive to fix air brakes in a shop than the side of a highway. You do not need to lose your brakes either.
Tire Defects
Condition of your tires is an instant hint into how well a trailer is being repaired. Watch for bulges, leaks, and hit your tires with a tire hammer or stick each few hours of driving to make sure they are not flat or low on trailer tire air.
Breaks Not Working Nicely
One extremely typical trailer repair are brakes, many people over use trailer brakes particularly in commercial vehicles with the trailer brake deal with. If your trailer brakes have an auto adjust system make sure they are working or you can have out of service brakes which put more stress on your Winnipeg truck brakes. Brake drums flying off while repair goes beyond normal trailer repair into the realm of criminal negligence so watch for that.
Lights Not Working Or Flickering
Having an electrical short in your trailer can trigger flickering lights and ultimately total failure of component of or all of your trailer lights. Many occasions it can be the wire harness on industrial semi trailers having a loose connection but get these problems fixed prior to they cost you an out of service or an accident.
