Intl 4300 do I bags when loading with a forklift?

[tjames557]

Hi All,
I’m having a hard time finding anything on the internet for strait trucks so I was hoping some of you guys might have some knowledge.

We run local same day LTL and we just added a international 4300 class 6 24ft box with air suspension.

This is our first air suspension truck. I customer tell me once that he can’t drive his forklift into the truck without the bags dumped because they broke the suspension on one once doing it.

I asked the dealer we bought it at and he didn’t know.

So my question is, should we dump the bags when we back into a dock where we are going to load or unload with a forklift entering the box? Or is it a rare occurrence/ non issue if we don’t make that an SOP?
Thanks in advance for the help!

-TJ

 

[FlyingVan]

The right way to do it is to install landing gear behind the rear axle and lower it any time you have a forklift drive onto the truck.

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[danthewolf00]

The same kind of legs(landing gear) used on trailers is what flyingvan is talking about....you can get them powered or manually but most do the powered version for speed.

 

[tjames557]

The right way to do it is to install landing gear behind the rear axle and lower it any time you have a forklift drive onto the truck.

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Excellent idea I would have never thought of, thank you. So I’m the meantime so I have the driver dump the bags when loading?

 

[danthewolf00]

Excellent idea I would have never thought of, thank you. So I’m the meantime so I have the driver dump the bags when loading?

Yes because otherwise you can damage the airbags.

 

[tjames557]

Yes because otherwise you can damage the airbags.

Thank you!