Pretrip and Post-Trip 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.
IMPORTANT: The pre- and post-trip checklists,
and inspections and maintenance procedures
detailed in this chapter, are not all-inclusive.
Also refer to other component and body manu-
facturers’ instructions for specific inspection and
maintenance instructions.
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.
Pre- 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 15.
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 S2 Chassis Workshop
Manual for procedures and specifications, or take the
vehicle to an authorized Freightliner dealer.
Daily Pretrip Inspection and
Maintenance Checklist
IMPORTANT: Before performing any of these
checks, apply the parking brake and chock the
tires.
For the daily pretrip inspection and maintenance
checklist see Table 14.1.
Pre- and Post-Trip Checklists
14.1
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