Performing Effective Trip Inspections

yeah , Im going to do you a huge solid.............

No Matter how good of employees you have-You can have that "ace" of character , Good Men that care with families living the typical lifetime plan...But When it comes down to Brass Tacks AND LISTEN TO ME CLOSELY- The playing field will never (it seems) be level.

Inspections by outside agencies (State/federal) will ALWAYS find something needing repair-Always- New or old equipment doesn't matter-Their Jobs are to Make Money and Try to keep equipment safe.

I don't want you to be too hard on your drivers because its not always their faults mostly.

The Whole CVSA/csa2010 -inspections is an illusion for safety- Its truly about generating state and federal revenue.

 

I'm not helping get another driver in trouble because he didn't lay in the mud, or much much worse, while tracing the wire harness under the whatchmacallit. Have you ever been in the truck parking area at a truckstop? Does your boss try to sabotage your job?

 

Go to the source of the problem

Have your mechanics do the pretrip.

I doubt they find all your flags.

 

Here's how most reputable carriers do things SafetyOfficer- Equipment ,Trucks and trailers are gone over thoroughly by that carriers shop/maintenance dept probably once a month (Tires/brakes shocks/suspension/steering etc etc.......Typically, A Driver does not know enough to make decisions on replacement items and determine longevity. THEY ARE'NT MECHANICS....

Give your Drivers a fair shake- They're going to do their pre-trips and post trips like its been done the last 40 years- A Walk around-Looking at obvious things- And thats it.

I Know it Hurts to get those violations- You can't put too much on your drivers backs- They're human beings ......the CSA makes reality seem impossible.

 

Outside mechanic will only fix what's written up, they're very rarely proactive.

Unless it's a good upcharge item.