VehicleInspections

Introduction:

Youdon’thavetobeaDOTtruckdrivertodoaninspectiononavehicle.Infact,ourworkandpersonalvehiclesshouldbeinspectedinsomewayeverytimeweusethem.Approachthevehiclefromtheoppositesideyou’denterfromandwalkinacircle,endingatyourdriver’sdoor.There’sareasonforthis–fromasafetyperspective,ifsomeonewashidingandplannedtodoyouharm,you’dseethem.Secondly,you’llbelookingatitemsyoumightmissifyoujustheadstraightforthedriver’sdoorandgetin.Herearesomegoodpractices-

DiscussionPoints:

• Approachfromtheoppositesideandmakeacirclearoundthevehicle.

• Checkyourwheelwells,underneaththevehicle,andinsidebeforeentering.

• Crouchslightlytolookthroughthevehicle’sglasstoinspectforchipsorcracks.

• Checkyourtiresclosely,lookingforobjectsstuckinthetires,orstrangewearpatterns.

• Checkyourlicenseplateandsafetyinspectionexpirationdates.

Discussion:

Makesureyoualsocheckyouroil,coolantlevel,powersteeringfluid,windshieldwasherfluid,andfuellevel.Otherthingstocheckthatyoumaynotreadilyconsiderareyourvehicleinsuranceexpiration,anypermitsyouneedforyourvehicle,andyourlightsandsignals.

Onapersonallevel,yourvehicleisyoursecond-largestinvestmentnexttoyourhome,andatwork,yourvehiclemakesyourjobfunctionlikeitshould.Becareful,maketheseinspectionsintoaregularpractice,andpassonyournewhabittocoworkers,family,andfriends.

Asalways,besafeoutthere!

November 5, 2018