Damage to fiver due to road construction
Monday, Memorial day May 27, we were s/b I55 in MS just north of exit 271 in Desoto Co going thru a construction zone. Cruise was set below the speed limit and I was in the right hand lane. We came of...
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It wasn't a construction zone but I did hit a very bumpy section of I-65 in Indiana. Watching the front of the 5er in the rearview mirror I was very concerned at the amount of bouncing. About 30 miles up the road, I looked in the side view mirror and saw one of the trailer tires smoking. I limped into a truck stop and got it repaired the next morning. The center pin in one of the trailer leaf springs had broken and allowed the rear axle to skew. I believe the cause was that bumpy stretch but Indiana DOT (if I'd filed a claim) could also have argued that I've been fulltiming in this rig for 7 yrs and it was normal wear and tear. Cost of leaf spring repair and new tire was under $500.
