Pre Post Trip Inspections

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Pre / Post Trip Inspections

• Ryder Customer Safety and Loss Prevention

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INTRODUCTION

• Driver vehicle inspections are an important part
  of the overall safe operation of a commercial
  vehicle. A quality pre-trip inspection by a
  driver can identify defective equipment before it
  fails and saves the driver, his company and Ryder
  expensive roadside repairs, down time and fines.
  Repairing a flat tire at the home terminal
  results in a much faster and less expensive
  repair vs. having the tire repaired at an
  interstate weigh station. A good pre-trip
  inspection will help you to avoid being placed
  out of service during a DOT roadside inspection.

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INTRODUCTION

• Pre/post trip inspections must be conducted to
• Ensure the vehicle is safe to operate.
• Prevent loss to persons and property.
• Meet regulatory requirements of the US DOT and
  Canada.
• Prevent unmanifested freight from being placed
  onboard the vehicle

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INTRODUCTION

• During the inspection, a driver should use the
  following safety precautions
• Do not get under, in front of or behind the
  vehicle if there is any chance of it moving.
• The driver should keep the ignition key under his
  control at all times.
• Use wheel chocks on inclines.
• Use care entering and exiting the vehicle. Use
  three points of contact and make note of the foot
  and handholds.
• Never jump out of or off of, a vehicle or
  trailer.

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REQUIREMENTS

• The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
  (FMCSR) regulations require drivers to ensure
  that their equipment is in good working order
  prior to driving.
• The specific items that must be inspected
  include
• Part 392.7 Equipment
• Service brakes (including trailer connections)
• Parking brakes
• Steering mechanism
• Lighting devices and reflectors
• Tires
• Horn
• Windshield wipers
• Rear-vision mirrors
• Coupling devices

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REQUIREMENTS (CONTINUED)

• Part 392.8 Emergency equipment
• Fire extinguisher
• Emergency reflective triangles
• Spare fuses, if applicable
• Part 392.9 Safe Loading
• Load properly distributed
• Load properly secured

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Pre-Trip Inspections

• Figure 1 displays the recommended sequence for
  the inspection.
• Following Figure 1, you can find brief
  descriptions of what must be inspected when
  approaching the vehicle and in each area numbered
  on Figure 1.

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Post Trip inspections

• Posttrip inspections serve the purpose of
  requiring drivers to have defective equipment
  repaired before starting the next day.
  Regulations require that any deficiency that
  would affect the safe operation of the vehicle
  must be repaired before the vehicle can be driven
  again. To continue running with an unsafe
  vehicle is a safety hazard no one can afford.
• Drivers must conduct post-inspection as required
  in
• U.S. FMCSR 396.11 396.13
• Canadian CNSCR 575, Part I,2.-(1)
• Canada requires both the pre-trip and the
  post-trip to be documented in writing. The US
  requires only the post-trip to be documented in
  writing.

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REQUIREMENTS
Customer Copy
Ryder Copy
Customer Pickup Receipt
3 Copies
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QUIZ

• Pre/post trip inspections must be conducted to
• Ensure the vehicle is safe to operate
• Prevent loss to persons and property
• Meet regulatory requirements
• All of the above
• When conducting a vehicle inspection, the maximum
  height that it is safe to jump out of a trailer
  is
• 4 ft.
• Never Jump
• 3 ft.
• No limit
• Pre-trip inspections are required by the Federal
  Motor Carrier safety Regulations, part
• 395.2
• 390
• 392.7 302.8 392.9
• Not required
• A pre-trip inspection should start as you
  approach the vehicle
• True
• False

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QUIZ

• Some items that must be checked on the pre-trip
  vehicle are
• Service parking brakes
• Steering mechanism
• Emergency reflective triangles and fire
  extinguisher
• All the above
• It is not required to raise the hood and inspect
  the engine compartment when pre-tripping a Ryder
  vehicle
• True
• False
• Some examples of tire problems to look for when
  inspecting tires during the pre-trip are
• Tread depth
• Tire condition
• Tire inflation
• All the above
• How may red reflective triangles are required to
  be on the vehicle
• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

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QUIZ

• Defects to look for when inspecting brakes during
  the pre-trip are
• Cracked drums
• Oil, grease or brake fluid on brake shoes
• Shoes worn dangerously thin or missing
• All of the above
• A driver is required to complete a post-trip
  inspection at the end of each
• Route
• Day
• Week
• Month
• The Ryder DVCR will need to be signed by the
  driver ___ time(s) during the post-trip
  inspection process when deficiencies are
  recorded.
• 1
• 2
• 3
• Signature optional
• Rust around wheel nuts may mean that the lugs are
  loose
• True
• False

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QUIZ

• Customer is required to maintain copies of the
  DVCRs for ___ from the date it was written.
• 1 week
• 1 month
• 3 months
• 3 years
• After the driver has completed the DVCR, the
  Ryder maintenance department should be given
• Top copy
• One
• Copies 2 3
• Leave everything in the truck
• Which of the following are components of the
  steering assembly that should be inspected?
• Spring shackle, torque rod, leaf spring
• Drums, chambers, slack adjusters, shoes
• Drag link, Pittman arm, tie rod, spindle
• All of the above
• The DOT can place your vehicle out of service if
  the low air-warning signal does not work.
• True
• False

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QUIZ

• At what air pressure should the low air warning
  signal normally come on?
• Less than 20 PSI
• Less than 30 PSI
• Less than 60 PSI
• Less than 100 PSI
• Before operating a vehicle, the driver must
• Inspect the vehicle for safety deficiencies
• Review the previous DVCR to see if defects have
  been repaired
• Sign the previous DVCR in the Driver
  acknowledgment section
• All of the above
• Mirror inspection should include
• Damage
• Cleanliness
• Adjustment
• All of the above
• The following paper work is required to be
  present in the vehicle by company policy or
  governmental regulations
• Registration
• Fuel permits
• Insurance information card

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QUIZ ANSWERS

• D
• B
• C
• A
• D
• B
• D
• C
• D
• B
• B
• A
• C
• C
• C
• A
• C
• D
• D