Yard Spotter Tip/essentials: How high should I raise the trailer?

[@maxpuppy96]

Yard spotters always set trailers too low, so many times I could not get under a trailer. I always thought they were too lazy to wind the gear up.

[@ThetreeDraggon]

while i pretty much only ever wear steel toed boots anyways so am good on that. 😂👍that and out of curiosity and this is probably a stupid question, but how do you tell whats a bad trailer or not? besides the lights on the back being out or one of the tires going flat.

[@ramtough4384]

A bad trailer is any trailer that will not pass a DOT inspection. Anything from lights, tires, air leaks, suspension issues, connection issues, cracked bumper, broken hinges or doors. If you have a reefer that will not start or hold temperature, it's a bad trailer.

[@ThetreeDraggon]

@ramtough4384 I didn't really think it was the yard dogs job though to check the suspension and the reefers ac's. I guess with the suspension though you could probably tell if it's bad or not from pulling the trailer around the yard.

[@ramtough4384]

@thetreedraggon At the end of the day, it's the driver's responsibility. The company I worked for, it was policy that we checked to the best of our ability as yard dogs, pre tripping is the term used. We are not knowingly going to put a non working trailer to a door to be shipped outbound. But yes, in some companies, the yard dogs also inspect.

[@flipjr5708]

It's a yard goat. What spotter truck? That's what we called it when I did it.

[@calebmanuel17]

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[@rickyhernandez8537]

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[@RubenKaztiyo]

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