Monday, May 1, 2023

Roadcheck fails: 'Worst of the worst' in Iowa

With Roadcheck just a couple weeks away, the Iowa State Highway Patrol has posted a gallery of trucking do-nots in anticipation of the three-day safety blitz. 

While the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has slightly tweaked the out-of-service criteria this year, as every year, these eye-popping errors were probably never OK, and the type of thing a simple pre-trip inspection or some preventive maintenance could have avoided. Also, it’s good to remember the common-sense way you can avoid getting pulled over and inspected, as CVSA reps themselves recently shared. 

[Related: POLL: How have you been prepping for Roadcheck?]

From makeshift fixes that shifted and got unmade to corrosion making common components nigh-on unrecognizable, these images mostly speak for themselves. 

iowa roadcheck brake drumSomehow, it's still holding on.

plastic bag as a fuel tank capThis one took a while to understand just what was pictured. It's a plastic bag being used as a fuel cap.

Is this piece working remotely? Or not even remotely close to working?Is this piece working remotely? Or not even remotely close to working?

drum brake violation roadcheck"Blue tooth brake drum," said a commenter on Facebook.

roadcheck bent rimGood pretrips ought to account for things like this.

air line unconnectedAt some point, the air line should connect to the brake system.


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