Nickrosis
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How's this look? Did I miss anything major? Anything unnecessary?
Vehicle Inspection Checklist
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Nickrosis
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Come on, there's gotta be something else. 
Anyone else wanna post what they use?
Anyone else wanna post what they use?
Check battery electrolyte level- may need distilled water.
Check windshield washer reservoir fluid level.
Inspect spare tire and check pressure.
Ray
Check windshield washer reservoir fluid level.
Inspect spare tire and check pressure.
Ray
Nickrosis
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Good points.
Nickrosis
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How do I fit them on the page, though?
Xtra
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Hi Nick,
I have a few . . .
- Check for fuel cap?
(we've had a few left as the station and/or "borrowed")
- Lap/shoulder belts functioning
- Windshield for cracks
- Exhaust for leaks
- Defroster/defogger
Also there are a few others if it's a diesel.
- Check air filter flow switch
- Check for water in fuel/water separator
- Bleed water from the brake vacuum tank (air brakes)
PS: Hey, change your header slightly and I can use it for my company
I have a few . . .
- Check for fuel cap?
(we've had a few left as the station and/or "borrowed")
- Lap/shoulder belts functioning
- Windshield for cracks
- Exhaust for leaks
- Defroster/defogger
Also there are a few others if it's a diesel.
- Check air filter flow switch
- Check for water in fuel/water separator
- Bleed water from the brake vacuum tank (air brakes)
PS: Hey, change your header slightly and I can use it for my company
Engine Compartment:
Visualy instect shrouds for presence and safety
Also might suggest a general walk around safety inspection.
Hal
Visualy instect shrouds for presence and safety
Also might suggest a general walk around safety inspection.
Hal
Who will be checking the list and when, how often? Some of that stuff is best done at the start of the day (engine oil level), some at the end (transmission fluid, while at operating temp), some daily, some weekly, some monthly.
Check the brake system for leaks? How? With a creeper, tracing all the lines? Check towing attachment points? How? With a torque wrench? Same with wheel lug nuts. What you really (ideally) need is a dedicated maintenance crew (if even only of 1) to be responsible for much of that stuff.
Glen
Check the brake system for leaks? How? With a creeper, tracing all the lines? Check towing attachment points? How? With a torque wrench? Same with wheel lug nuts. What you really (ideally) need is a dedicated maintenance crew (if even only of 1) to be responsible for much of that stuff.
Glen
Nickrosis
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Well, you certainly have good points, as always. And you're bring up a different school of thought on the subject.
First, the driver is responsible for checking his/her vehicle every day as part of an automatic daily check. Which is legally required for our CDL vehicles and we opt to follow it for everything else. For the daily check, we do not have a checklist at this time, but perhaps we should. This checklist is designed for our weekly check every Monday morning.
If there is a discrepancy found on the vehicle, one of our three designated shop personnel is alerted to the problem. Either from someone saying, "Hey can you look at this stuff dumping all over the ground?" to a comment on the form that you think we should change the tires soon.
Every Monday, we have a meeting at about 9am after these checks are completed and someone is going through them before/during the meeting to see what needs to be addressed before someone leaves (brake lights are out), can be taken care of during the week (load cover is tearing), or can be repaired during the winter (toolbox door is rusting away).
As far as checking for leaks, you're looking under the truck for puddles and along hoses and lines for dirt that may be clinging to the fluid from a leak. For lug nuts, you're looking for obvious problems like loose nuts or missing studs to prevent this from happening. We do have two part time mechanics who do a lot, but it's easier when the person who uses the truck all the time notices something's wrong and has a way to report it.
The rest I'll save for a new thread.
First, the driver is responsible for checking his/her vehicle every day as part of an automatic daily check. Which is legally required for our CDL vehicles and we opt to follow it for everything else. For the daily check, we do not have a checklist at this time, but perhaps we should. This checklist is designed for our weekly check every Monday morning.
If there is a discrepancy found on the vehicle, one of our three designated shop personnel is alerted to the problem. Either from someone saying, "Hey can you look at this stuff dumping all over the ground?" to a comment on the form that you think we should change the tires soon.
Every Monday, we have a meeting at about 9am after these checks are completed and someone is going through them before/during the meeting to see what needs to be addressed before someone leaves (brake lights are out), can be taken care of during the week (load cover is tearing), or can be repaired during the winter (toolbox door is rusting away).
As far as checking for leaks, you're looking under the truck for puddles and along hoses and lines for dirt that may be clinging to the fluid from a leak. For lug nuts, you're looking for obvious problems like loose nuts or missing studs to prevent this from happening. We do have two part time mechanics who do a lot, but it's easier when the person who uses the truck all the time notices something's wrong and has a way to report it.
The rest I'll save for a new thread.
Thanks. And thanks for the extra information.
What is the differentiating point for your CDL vehicles? Is it something like GVWR, air brakes, etc.? I don't get out much...
Weekly sounds pretty good for much of that stuff. I guess I'd re-order the engine-compartment stuff to a practical sequence; mainly the tranny fluid to last, since the engine should be off for all the other items, and you wouldn't want to check crankcase oil right after a cold, brief run.
The rest of the items seem to be a good compromise between cover-your-butt and tedious.
Good luck at school.
Glen
What is the differentiating point for your CDL vehicles? Is it something like GVWR, air brakes, etc.? I don't get out much...
Weekly sounds pretty good for much of that stuff. I guess I'd re-order the engine-compartment stuff to a practical sequence; mainly the tranny fluid to last, since the engine should be off for all the other items, and you wouldn't want to check crankcase oil right after a cold, brief run.
The rest of the items seem to be a good compromise between cover-your-butt and tedious.
Good luck at school.
Glen
okietreedude1
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Nick,
what if the truck being inspected has NO: horn, spedometer, turn signals, cones, chocks, triangle, fire extinquisher?
Does this truck still leave the shop even if it is the only one of its kind and HAS to be on the jobsite?
Who makes that call?
In case your wondering, YES, we have a truck that meets that.
The boss knows it but wont fix it.
what if the truck being inspected has NO: horn, spedometer, turn signals, cones, chocks, triangle, fire extinquisher?
Does this truck still leave the shop even if it is the only one of its kind and HAS to be on the jobsite?
Who makes that call?
In case your wondering, YES, we have a truck that meets that.
The boss knows it but wont fix it.
Nickrosis
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It wouldn't leave until the turn signals were fixed. Except for the horn and speedometer, you could just toss the rest of that stuff in and drive. It's all for sale at www.northerntool.com and about one million stores nationwide.
And with the exception of the bucket truck, we've got at least double redundancies for trucks. And triple, and quadruple.....
And with the exception of the bucket truck, we've got at least double redundancies for trucks. And triple, and quadruple.....
Ax-man
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Nick,
Your forgetting a few things for the undercarriage.
Differential fluid level, U-joints, and carrier bearings on the driveshaft.
If truck is is equipped with standard manuel shift, check clutch disc ( remove inspection cover ) throwout bearings may be sealed or require greasing, check pedal for proper freeplay or travel of pedal to engage or disengage clutch.
I could get into some trans stuff also but I think most of your trucks are automatics, from what you have been posting.
Larry
Your forgetting a few things for the undercarriage.
Differential fluid level, U-joints, and carrier bearings on the driveshaft.
If truck is is equipped with standard manuel shift, check clutch disc ( remove inspection cover ) throwout bearings may be sealed or require greasing, check pedal for proper freeplay or travel of pedal to engage or disengage clutch.
I could get into some trans stuff also but I think most of your trucks are automatics, from what you have been posting.
Larry
Nickrosis
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We have one big truck that has an automatic and our small trucks are. But that leaves 7 manuals on the other big trucks. Moving towards automatics on those...
The thing is that the people doing the inspection have no mechanical training and limited experience - like me. I wouldn't know what to look for on a clutch. But I can check the oil and all the other things on the checklist to lighten the load on the shop personnel and to catch many problems in advance.
In accordance with WI regulations, all our trucks go through a detailed check with a certified mechanic each year. Which equates to about every 5,000 miles. So they get a good check regularly. The pickups get about 10,000 miles a year, but they're under warranty.
The thing is that the people doing the inspection have no mechanical training and limited experience - like me. I wouldn't know what to look for on a clutch. But I can check the oil and all the other things on the checklist to lighten the load on the shop personnel and to catch many problems in advance.
In accordance with WI regulations, all our trucks go through a detailed check with a certified mechanic each year. Which equates to about every 5,000 miles. So they get a good check regularly. The pickups get about 10,000 miles a year, but they're under warranty.
Nickrosis
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Go ahead and change it yourself!Originally posted by Xtra
Hi Nick,
PS: Hey, change your header slightly and I can use it for my company
It'll only take a word or two....And of course the follow-up for equipment......the Equipment Inspection Report.
DDM
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How about Check Fire exstinguisher and Safety Triangles/ Flares?
A Dead Exstinguisher will get you a nice DOT Fine.
A Dead Exstinguisher will get you a nice DOT Fine.
Nickrosis
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Triangles are on there.
Fire extinguishers are re-charged fleet-wide once a year. Each truck has 1-3 permanently installed.
I'll have to make some changes as we see how it works out over the next couple of months. Thanks for the input!
Fire extinguishers are re-charged fleet-wide once a year. Each truck has 1-3 permanently installed.
I'll have to make some changes as we see how it works out over the next couple of months. Thanks for the input!
