I saw a story out of Longview Texas about another carhauler that caught fire. The story does not go into where on the trailer or tractor the autotransport fire started. It could be a freak accident and may not even be caused something eminating from the car carrier. Either way there have been too many stories about carhauler fires this summer. Of course, one fire is to many in my book, but there are definitely patterns that seem to be emerging in car hauler or autohauler related fires.
The two main areas that I keep seeing repeated patterns are in the tractor wheels around the brakes or axle assembly or the trailer wheels in the axle assembly. Both can be prevented with some critical maintenance. Here are some tips to mitigate safety risk:
- Get your brakes checked often
- Check your tire pressure before any trip
- Check to make sure your trailer is not part of the Meritor Axle recall
As simple as these 3 steps are there are still car haulers who are not doing them because I read the accident reports from the news services.
You can read the story that inspired this post by clicking HERE
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