isit illegal to leave trailer crank down?

In my briefcase, I carry with me a mini stapler to put my logs and DVIR's together.

I simply will staple a hangy-thingy, if ever I have to.

But in all seriousness, I let it dangle, screw it.

 

Wait a second. It's illegal to have the crank handle just hanging there? I've always hated the phrase, 'you learn something new every day'. But gosh darn, I just learned that.

 

nobody knows for sure yet.

 

If you really have to ask just ask a supertrucker... oh I know! just ask Silver with his claim of 17 years of super truckin he can help

 

Yep. They have a whole danged division of the US Marshalls out there arrestin' drivers fer it!

 

Good luck explaining that to your cell mate.

 

Every now and then you see one laying in or along the road. I wonder what guys do when they go to drop the trailer and it is gone?

 

I don't think it's illegal, but if it hits the car next to you, while you could have prevented that by taking an extra 2-3 seconds of your time, it's 100% your fault.

 

I could not say for sure. BUT, it has always seemed to me that it should be "secured". It would be easy for a hanging handle to break the bolt and fly off. It could cause a lot of damage and even result in someone dying. It is our job to Safely transport freight and maintain our equipment. Take a bungee and secure it to the landing gear, until it can be repaired.
It may not be illegal, I don't really know. But securing it IS the right thing to do regardless!

 

I always secure it, bungee, wire, rope whatever..

Sometimes the whatever is laying on the ground within reach

Illegal ? Id say it is but Why wonder ? just do it