Pre trip frequency for a team

The regulations do not require a PTI at all. They only require 2 things:

1) that the driver is satisfied the truck is in safe mechanical condition before driving
2) that they note any defects at the end of their shift.


That said, what's the harm in walking around looking at lights, thumping tires, & just observing for anything unusual? Takes 2-3 minutes, catches 90% of the stuff that can go wrong during a shift, and keeps idiots like your office worker (and some equally idiotic DOT officers) happy. (Of course, one of you should still do a more thorough inspection at least once a day).

 

Slightly sexist...

 

I tell you what. I cannot get near a vehicle without running my eye over it the way I run it over my wife or ex or whatever. I usually catch something that wrong when it's wrong.

We constantly checked our 18 wheeler. Logging same and filling out the little trip inspection forms to turn in was routine. Literally mindless jotting scribbles on paper unless something came up that formally requires fixing to be DOT ready for battle.

When I am on top of a mountain I get really picky. People point and laugh Then pass me crying that they are smelling burning and brakes are not working much.

 

Lol yeah, shame on me. I somehow interpreted the original post as saying the husband normally does the pretrips when it only said he did it for that day.

 

The rule is each driver should do it beginning of their shift. There is really no excuse not to have a second pair of eyes to look the truck over to counter complacency.

To me not doing a pre-trip is lazy.

 

I was the same way before I came off the road.

 

To keep the company happy just log one at the beginning of your shift. You don't actually have to do it.