The reality is more nuanced. A carrier may well require a driver pre-trip inspection report, but isn’t required to do so by law. For post-trip reports, on the other hand, 49 C.F.R. 396.11 ...

The change to CSA is a good reason for fleets to revisit their inspection and maintenance processes to improve safety and ...

One of the most daunting elements of the Provincial Truck Driving Championships is the pre-trip inspection, which must be completed ... and get to know them on a different level and they can do the ...

How does the shop access the pre- and post-trip inspection reports? How do they close the loop? Is there a set parking area around the shop for defective equipment? When the equipment is ...

A common misconception about driver vehicle inspection ... trip. “There’s a lot of confusion in the industry,” says Tom Bray, a business advisor with J.J. Keller. “The driver needs to do a ...

Here are some of the suggestions: Train every driver on how you want the pre-/post-trip inspection to be conducted. Consider having a DOT officer come in and do an inspection for the drivers to see.

The annual Roadcheck inspection will be held May 4-6 and commercial vehicle ... “It does not change anything for me, I do thorough pre-trip inspections every day.” Roadcheck does not worry Daryn Rabb, ...

High-quality pre- and post-trip ... able to catch during the inspection,” Blair says. Those drivers get half a day of retraining and are required to perform a pre-trip to WTI’s satisfaction ...

A carrier may require a driver pre-trip inspection report but isn’t required to do so. For post-trip reports, 49 C.F.R. 396.11 mandates that a motor carrier require its drivers to prepare a ...

In her many years as a roadside inspection officer ... is convinced that if truckers do more thorough pre-trip inspections, carriers would have lower Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores.