Trailer Maintenance
An overview of the trailer maintenance terms procedures covered under a trailer rental or trailer lease agreement with Palmer Leasing.
Customers are responsible for:
- Daily maintenance; inspect the equipment as if it were your own, following the DOT inspection regulations
- Lights
- Replace burned out bulbs
- Replace broken or lost lights, lenses, light assemblies and reflectors
- Replace burned out bulbs
- Brakes
- Check brake adjustment – adjust as needed
- Check braking system for wear including hoses, tanks and brake shoes – notify Palmer Leasing if any brake parts need replacement
- Tire damage or blowouts due to road hazard curbing, improper tire pressure or other
- Tires
- Maintaining proper tire pressure
- 85 PSI for bias tires
- 100 PSI for radial tires
- Flat tires and run flats
- Tire damage or blowouts due to road hazard curbing, improper tire pressure or other
- Maintaining proper tire pressure
- Lubrication Maintenance
- Check and maintain proper axle oil/grease level
- Lubrication Maintenance
- Damages to equipment during the lease
- Lease payments until damaged equipment is returned to ready/leasable condition
- Troubleshooting
- Scheduling and bringing equipment to Palmer for regular maintenance or required repairs
Palmer is responsible for:
- Yearly FOID inspections (customer is responsible for bringing equipment to Palmer for inspection)
- Trailer Maintenance Schedule
- Lights
- Shorts
- Defective Parts
- Trailer Maintenance Schedule
- Lights
- Brakes
- Worn brake parts
- Brake shoes with 1/4″ lining depth
- Defective brake parts
- Cracked or non-operational components
- Worn brake parts
- Tires
- Tires with 2/32″ tread depth
- Failed tires
- Tire Replacement Policy
- Lubrication Maintenance
- Check and maintain proper axle oil/grease level
- Lubrication Maintenance
- Normal Wear and Tear
- Normal Wear and Tear
- License and titling