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Last I heard the company I'm sort of interested in, makes their drivers change a flat tire. They will give you directions if you don't know how to do it. I'm not to crazy about this, rather have a mechanic do it.Thats why I haven't applied yet. Has anyone changed a truck tire? Is it easy, or a pain to do? One more thing. Is the driver changing a flat tire a good policy, or not?

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I would think that it would be something of a pain the rear if you dont have proper training in how to do it and do it right.....not to mention that I would think it would be more of a safety risk than it is worth.
I will always be a mutter trucker at heart.
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I had a 5-ton Wrecker (M816). I took along 5 spare tubes & "boots". In that 10 days, I had 14 frickin flat tires!!!!! (11.00 X 20 <~~~little tires)
Needless to say, by the time the end of the "Training Exercise" was done, I could "break down and change" a Split Rim in 3 swings (of the mattock) or less! -->
Call the tire shop!!!
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What Nick said is absolutely true.
With the proper tools, it was a butt busting job. I will cheerfully pay someone to do that.
I wouldn't do it on the side of the road in the blazing hot sun.

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Years ago I worked for an excavation company and drove a 10 wheel dump truck with split ring wheels and tube tires and we changed all of our own flats.This is hard work indeed and doing while parked on the side of a busy interstate is hair-raising to say the least.I cannot imagine a carrier requiring their drivers to change their own flats.At least they should re-imburse you for the expense of using a tire service to do this for you and if they don't then you can always write this expense off at the end of the year,I value the knowledge of how to do it but it's not something I would even consider doing today.
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I did it once, and realized that paying some guy $25.00 to do this is money well spent!
Require a driver to change out a tire? Are they paying you for this? Do they supply you with the tools to do it? One thing I never required a driver to do is change out a tire! I would never have suggested it!
Keeping a decent set of tools on the truck to perform such repairs as a belt, an alternator or some simple thing like that is one thing, (never required a driver to do that either, but paid for the repair if they did,) but a tire? Does this apply even if it's an inside tire? What about steer tires? (Never seen anyone carry a spare steer tire, mostly junks tires to get them back.)
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I never liked getting dirt under my nails. And find another company with a national tire account. Lifes to good and short to change their freaking tires... seeee yaaaa
sandpiperx

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Split rims....changing them on the side of the road -->. Seen too many stories of these blowing apart and killing people.
Most tire shops MUST put them in the cage to air them up so if it does pop at least it will keep in contained. To be doing this on the side of the road...NOT -->.
Now a tubeless is not a problem, been there, done that.
Larry
1959 B Model Mack

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Fortunately, split rings are a thing of the past. Those things were killers. However, even though tubeless is much easier to change, if you don't have the proper tools and expertise, you can hurt yourself.
I would not work for any company that forced drivers to change tires. Where would you carry all the tools and equipment needed to change a tire? The "glad hand air hose" isn't that efficent when airing a tire completely, it is designed to top off a tire. What happens when the bead doesn't seat and you need the "bomb"? I remember the old days trying to break the lug nuts with a wrench. Most of them require an air impact. Where are you going to carry that (and power it)?
Leave the tire changing to the pros with the proper tools.
"We have met the enemy, and he is us." pogo

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What company requires drivers to change their own tires?

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Thanks for the replys. I agree I would rather pay someone to change it. Never thought of all the equipment the drive would have to carry with them.

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this is suppose to be with my post above. It was about 6 years ago I got this information. Should call them or talk to one of their drivers. For Trapper, the company is Monson out of Duluth,Mn.

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I would neither pay someone to do it or do it myself. It's just not my problem or my tire.
Changing 24 of them in school. I have to figure out how to get people to do things for me for free. Some of these things I hear and see crack me up.
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