In the morning, Lori drove us out of Bloomsburg. At New Paris OH, I took over and drove us into the Indianapolis OC. We dropped our trailer of engine cores for someone else to take to Springfield MO, and we hooked up to an empty to take up to the Pamida DC in Lebanon IN. The load we were picking up was destined for Ishpeming MI, a run Lori and I had made just about a year ago. This time, however, we were to take it only as far as Green Bay WI.
At the Pamida DC, I dropped our MT after sliding the tandems to the rear, and hooked up to loaded trailer TA767494. I completed my pre-trip inspection, pulled out about ten feet, set the brakes, walked to the rear pulled the tandem release pin. I got back in the cab and released the tractor brakes, keeping the trailer brakes locked, and backed up, moving the trailer tandems forward. I set the brakes again, walked back, and engaged the tandem pins. Back in the cab, I released the brakes again, and noticed a continual hissing from the trailer brake knob. I had experienced this before, and had an inkling as to what it was. So, I set the tractor brake, but left pressure applied to the trailer. I walked to the rear again and, sure enough, air was leaking from one of the brake chambers. I got back in the cab and tried to back up so I would not be in the way of the trailer jockey, but found I could now not even move the trailer. Great. So, I sent a message to the company, and they replied that a mechanic would be there, "ETA 1.5 hours". This was at 7 pm.
At 10 pm, the mechanic arrived with a new brake chamber, and I was on my way at 11:45 pm.
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