Daily pretrip check

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Daily pretrip check
Take care of YOUR TRUCK and it will take care of
YOU
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• Checking the technical condition of a vehicle by
  the driver before each trip, gives more
  confidence and comfort of driving.
• In addition, it means the lower risk of any
  accidents.

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Daily pretrip checking

• Before any trip a driver should check
• condition of a vehicle,
• condition of the engine,
• condition of the power transmission system,
• condition of the steering and braking system,
• condition of the suspension system,
• condition of electrical installation,
• set of documents.

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Condition of a vehicle
Firstly, during the pretrip check a driver should
check the following things completion and
correctness of the fixed units.
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Condition of the engine

• Checking for leaks,
• Checking the level of oil,
• Checking the level of fluid in the cooling
  system,
• Checking the condition of the feeding system.

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Checking the level of oil

• It is done with
• the bar steel indicator
• (a bayonet)
• the level should be
• between the MINIMUM and MAXIMUM value.

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Checking condition of the feeding system

• Checking for leaks from the petrol tank and the
  petrol unit.
• Refill the amount of petrol in the petrol tank
  (it should be full).

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Service of the power transmission system

• In the transmission power system these things
  should be checked
• operation of the clutch,
• operation of the gearbox,
• leaking of a gearbox and a driving axle,

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Checkig how the clutch works
Driver checks working of the clutch before and
after the engine is started.
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Service of a steering system

• Condition of the steering system is checked by
  turning the steering wheel.
• Level of fluid in the supporting system must be
  checked.

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Service of the braking system

• Check for leaks of the system.
• Check level of fluid in the container of the
  system.
• Check the installation of a trailer or a
  semi-trailer.
• Check any indicators of control
• signalling and the pressure
• indicator.

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Check level of fluid in the container of the
system
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Check all connecting cables of a trailer or a
semi-trailer
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Service of the steering and suspention system

• Driver has to check
• condition of the tyres,
• pressure in the wheels,
• tightening of all the screws connection of the
  wheels,
• general condition of the suspension elements,
• correctness of coupling a trailer or a
  semi-trailer,
• condition of the loading box and cargo.

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Driver checks pressure in the tyres
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Control of tighteningthe screws connection of
the wheels
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Checking coupling of a semi-trailer
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Checking the condition of the electric
installation

• Check the lights.
• Check the control indicators.
• Check whether the connection
• of the electric cables is correct.

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Driver checks if the lights work
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Driver checks the control indicators
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Driver checks the connectionof the electric
cables
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Documents

• The driver checks the documents
• drivers license,
• registration document of the vehicle,
• delivery card,
• tachograph,
• others.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

• The photos have been taken by courtesy of the
  transport enterprise of Mr J. Wasko
• Zespól Szkól Nr 1
• im. Stanislawa Staszica
• w Plonsku