Pretrip And Post-Trip Inspection General Information - freightliner WALK-IN VAN CHASSIS Operator's Manual

Pre- and Post-Trip Checklists
Pretrip and Post-Trip
Inspection General Information
Regulations in both Canada and the United States
clearly indicate that it is the driver's responsibility to
perform an inspection and ensure the complete road-
worthiness of a vehicle, before placing it into service
for the day. Commercial vehicles may be subject to
inspection by authorized inspectors, and an unsafe
vehicle can be put "out of service" until the driver or
owner repairs it.
Use the pretrip inspection checklist to ensure that
vehicle components are in good working condition
before each trip. Use the weekly and monthly post-
trip inspection checklists to note any items that re-
quire attention before the next trip. A driver that is
familiar with the vehicle, and drives it regularly, can
perform the daily inspections, then add the weekly
and monthly post-trip inspections as scheduled. If the
driver does not operate the vehicle on a consistent
basis, all three of the inspection procedures should
be performed before the trip.
Pretrip and post-trip inspections cannot be done
quickly. However, careful inspections save time by
eliminating stops later to adjust items overlooked or
forgotten.
Numbers in parentheses within each of the checklists
reference the corresponding detailed instructions
found under "Daily (D), Weekly (W), or Monthly (M)
Procedures in Chapter 11.
If any system or component does not pass this in-
spection, it must be corrected before operating the
vehicle. Whenever equipment requires adjustment,
replacement, repair, addition of lubricants, or a
change of lubricants, see the Walk-In Van Chassis
Workshop Manual for procedures and specifications,
or take the vehicle to an authorized Freightliner
dealer.
IMPORTANT: The pretrip and post-trip checklists
in this chapter, and the maintenance procedures
detailed in Chapter 11 and in the Walk-In Van
Chassis Maintenance Manual are not all inclu-
sive. Also, refer to the inspection and mainte-
nance instructions of the major component
manufacturers and the body manufacturer.
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