Pulling somebody else's trailer. RANT

Super Trucker · Jan 14, 2013

I just got back in from going to kalamazoo or Kzoo for the natives. I went to pick up a 48 ft van for my friend to bring back to the farm. We had it out for straw. I went to get it and pulled in but no trailer. There was a clapped out van trailer. WHERE THE HE@# IS OUR TRAILER? Called my friend,he had no idea so he called the people and asked them where it is.They told him it's there,we told them no it's somebody else trailer. So long story short called the yard guy and he said it was pulled to another location. DO WHAT! They never asked us to move it or if they could. So here I am 2.5 hrs from farm and they ask me to bring the trailer that is there to their location where our trailer was to go. I told them to call the owner to ask permission and they looked at me like I was crazy. They finally did or they made it seem like they did and away I went after filling tires,adj brakes,working on lights. I really think I should of just left it as it probably shouldn't of been on the road. Just my rant for the day. Oh I just sold 3 tractors and looking to buy 1. Trucker

DoubleR · Jan 14, 2013

Probably the guy that was sent to get the P.O.S. trailer saw your trailer and decided to pull that back rather than th P.O.S. He probably had to travel I69 out of Mi. and knew he would get pulled over at about the 25 mile stick by the DOT officer that has been sitting there for the last 30-40 years. I would have gone and got your trailer and let somebody else pull the junker. After 35 years of trucking I've been amazed that more trailers don't come up missing than there is. Most them yards, drop lots, or what ever you want to call them are unattended and about anybody can pull in and hookup to whatever they want and just play stupid. I'm glad I'm retired from that and don't have to deal with it anymore. But I can understand your frustration.

Rusty wheel · Jan 14, 2013

Hey Super Trucker, What you wanting to buy? rr

Ray · Jan 14, 2013

There's aguy here in ohio that been stealing trailers in texas a florida for years.After 10 years or so he finally got arrested.

Kenneth R Ohnstad · Jan 14, 2013

450 Farmall. I used to use it to plow snow.
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Super Trucker · Jan 14, 2013

Looking at a cockshut 30. If that don"t pan out I found a fordson.

Dean Olson · Jan 15, 2013

Used to be very common to have "borrowed" trailers. I new guys back in the day that never owned one. They would go grab one off of a big fleet yard.

We went to securing trailers as they will end up missing. We never lost one just had to wait for it to turn up.

scotc · Jan 15, 2013

I drove for a guy who bought white 9400 Internationals and put stripes on them so they looked like Wally's-mart trucks. Then did his trailers up similar to U.S. Express trailers. Then started hauling for their LTL division from northern Georgia to Pittsburg. One day he was in the middle of Ohio and noticed one of his trailers up ahead, and wondered what the heck one of his drivers was doing there, as we didn't have any freight that went through where he was. Turned out it was a USX truck pulling it. He called the office and told dispatch to find drivers to pull his trailers out of their lots, he was tired of fixing roofs and holes in the nose from carpet rolls, and they sure as **** weren't going to be using them without paying him for it!

Then he called 911 and reported his trailer stolen.

Pulling somebody else's trailer. RANT

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