Top 5 Trailer Repair Warning Signs4512129
Inspection Sticker Ready To Expire
This is one of the easiest things you can do is just verify the expiry date on your security inspection sticker. These are on each trailer licensed for the public roads. Commercial trailers in America must be reinserted every 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. Do not ignore air leaks and you will help reduce a significant trailer repair mobile expense. It is a lot cheaper to repair air brakes in a shop than the side of a highway. You do not need to lose your brakes either.
Tire Defects
Situation of your tires is an immediate 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 certain they are not flat or low on trailer tire air.
Breaks Not Working Nicely
One very common trailer repair are brakes, many people more than use trailer brakes particularly in industrial automobiles with the trailer brake deal with. If your trailer brakes have an auto adjust system make sure they are operating or you can have out of service brakes which put much more stress on your Winnipeg truck brakes. Brake drums flying off whilst repair goes beyond regular trailer repair into the realm of criminal negligence so watch for that.
Lights Not Operating Or Flickering
Getting 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 getting a loose connection but get these problems fixed before they cost you an out of service or an accident.
