Post-trip inspections
Posted on November 25, 2007
Filed Under VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
The regulations state that you must do a pre-trip inspection satisfying yourself the vehicle is in proper working condition at the beginning of your shift, and then a post-trip inspection (which must be in writing) at the end of the shift. Many drivers only do one thorough inspection at the beginning of their shift, and neglect to do the one at the end of the day. This can lead to problems. If you only do one inspection in the morning, and you do find something wrong… maybe a wire got loose yesterday, and a turn signal stopped working, or a tire went flat… you have no time to fix it. You’ve got places to go, and freight to move. So you either fix the truck and be late, or take a defective truck. Both are less-than satisfactory choices. If you had done the inspection last night, however, maybe you find the defect then, and then have time to fix it.
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