At least every 50k miles replace the bearings no matter what. Spend 200 but save thousands.

You should of done this maintenance when you bought the trialer so you knew you were good to go. Preventable maintenance is always the right decision.

Dexter/Lippert recommend once every 12,000 miles you maintenance your bearings. That means pulling all of your hubs, taking your seals out, cleaning/inspecting your bearings/hubs/races & brakes, and replacing any damaged components and always replacing seals that have been pulled. From what I see most serious drivers typically do it at the latest 20,000-30,000 miles. It's not a quick job. I always recommend drivers to carry spare wheels/tires/hubs/brakes/bearings. Saves a lot of the time when it inevitably happens to you.

Tell me you don't do pre-trip without telling me. This makes us hotshot guys look bad! How do you not do regular maintenance on a trailer that makes you all the money! You took a good paying load and made us hotshot guys look bad! Pay attention to the equipment!

Where did you go?

Let me put this abundantly clear. What you are apportioned for has NOTHING to do with what your trailers axles suspension and brakes can physically handle .

outstanding advice from real world learning the ropes

Axle doctor

I warned you about those type of load,now it will cost you more than what that load was paying you!!!. U will need to replace that whole axle believe me,it's not safe to drive on that....a bad ting you doing by grinding off that. Take the time out to service your equipment bro....that's a nice stepdeck u have there but ur killing it with those stuff. And you are less caring your equipment

A tip for ya. On those cotter pins, take a pair of diagonal cutters the bigger the better and clamp onto the round side of the cotter pin. Rest the back side of the pliers on a surface and litterally roll them over to the left or right. It will pull the cotter pin right out easy. Works for all size cotter pins. Just don't clamp too hard and cut it on accident.

Glad you able to start the repairs and be back on road 🔜, lessons are learnt already.

I have watched every video from start to finish, I have been trucking since 2006 I love it, always had my Cdl always driven a rig, pulled many many different trailers and loads, I currently haul construction equipment, I am tired working for someone, wife and I are looking into doing CDL hotshot I live in the Louisville ky area.. central freight crossroads. I was OTR for 10 years so wanna be home as much as possible but I know not always gonna happen.

He makes me wanna be a hotshot, keep it up Baby Lion!!

Wow!!!that's what it's waiting for me out there

“When the swords flash, go forward! When the shafts fly, press onward! Thou wert created to bear and endure”.

Let's go BabyLion!

I always block up the tail of my trailer , it will be more stabilized to load.

I appreciate your videos! Did you ever do one on how you got your CDL? Thanks!

Where you been brotha glad your back 🙏

just so you know you can buy the hub assembly all new bearing ect., or just replace the bearings one is cheaper then the other but one is easier then the other. Me I carry two brake assemblies and hub assemblies and a set of bearings with me, so if one goes down I replace then on reset I replace bearings in one took off. I'm not sure on your trailer axle size but start at dexter hub assemblies websites then go from there I guess. Also, some inspect/repack their bearings or inspect new oil every 6 months others every year. I just passed my 1st level 1 inspection during blitz week after being in this for 2 years. For all the pm's I have done it paid off during that inspection. Or at least that's how I justify it in my head.