post trip ?

Well, would you rather know about a problem the night before when you have 10 hours to get it taken care of, or wait until you're about to start your day before you realize you have a problem?

 

Gotta be in the sleeper for 8-10 hours so you figure it out
BTW, 9 times out of 10 I finish at night and most places I run are not open.

 

Not only is a post trip the law, you should want to do it anyway. If something's wrong with the truck how are you going to know if you don't look? How will the shop know anything if drivers don't tell them? If a drivers load is ready but the previous driver didn't tell the shop there were 2 flat tires... this driver will now have to wait to get 2 tires put on... it's inconsiderate to not inspect the equipment and even more inconsiderate to not write up a defect.

 

Wrong ! Suppose someone tampers with the truck while you were sleeping and dreaming about trucker heaven. Happens ! Suppose someone pulls the 5th wheel pin and you didn't bother checking it ! Suppose some numbskull deflates a tire and you are unaware of it ! If you find something the next morning isn't that a little late if your load delivers in a hour for example ?? And you need a couple tires, a mudflap, someone removed a tail light while you slept. Think about things like this. You should also do a walk-around each and every time you come out of a truck stop, warehouse, etc. just to make sure everything is kosher. Eyeball your 5th wheel lock to make sure it's still locked !

 

The short answer YES pre-trip and postrip are both required. Vehicle Inspection must flag 15 minutes per driving day, and that 15 minutes can be combined with other functions such as a 15 minute fuel stop with fuel and VI sharing the same 15 minutes.

 

Thats part of a pre trip checking 5th wheel

This is also part of the pre trip

NOPE! Because safety first so I don't know about you but I do my pre trip BEFORE I ever move the truck in the morning hence PRE TRIP. So therefore if I have an issue and I am going to be late I just call and tell either the consignee or dispatch and also show them proof after I get the issue fixed and make it there.

1. If I need tires and did NOT know I needed them by doing PRE TRIP
that would mean I ran over something and had a flat or a blow out which either one I can tell by the way truck trailer rides so I would get that fixed when it happened. same with mudflap.

If someone removes a tail light while I am asleep then (unless you do post trip while you sleep) I would see that when my break is OVER, hence PRE TRIP.

I have had logs checked by numerous DOT and I never show a post trip and not once have they said a word about it not even California.

I would agree if I was a company driver and did drop and hook or slip seat then Y E S a post trip would be necessary, but otherwise let me take my break then I can worry with anything such as someone tampering with my truck/trailer when I wake up because chances are it won't show up on my post trip anyways.

 

Not unless you're splitting breaks, otherwise just 10 consecutive hours of lines 1 and 2. Something broken? Get it fixed while you eat or shower or whatever, log it however you feel. Or don't. It's your 70 and your late load.

 

"..... It's your 70 and your late load."
Then why are we having this pissing contest then?

 

Where does it say that you have to be in the sleeper for 8 to 10 hours?

Oh yeah! No where!

 

Doing a post trip will save you time and aggravation !! If you get to a shipper late at night and they are closed .....and you don't bother doing a walk-around.... if you notice a flat tire at 9:00am that could've been fixed during the night, you just potentially lost a lot of time and unecessary hassle. If can cause you to be late for your delivery !!! Noticing something is wrong during the pre-trip that could've been addressed during a post trip will piss off your dispatcher, the shipper / receiver and everyone in between. It doesn't make sense to not check the truck at the end of your shift. It's called laziness.