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<blockquote data-quote="hypocrisy" data-source="post: 725409" data-attributes="member: 9500"><p>I received a question about how long a pre-trip inspection should take. There is no pre-set time limit, it's however long it takes to inspect all of your required equipment <u>until you, the driver, is satisfied everything conforms to Part 393.</u></p><p>Ret. Texas State Trooper Monty Dial is on record as saying a tractor-trailer pre-trip/post-trip would probably take as long as a Level 1 inspection, which would be at least 15 minutes. That seems like a good baseline to me. Personally, I don't worry about the clock when I'm performing a pre-trip or post-trip.</p><p> </p><p>A lot of drivers who drive the same tractor or pkg car every day become complacent and miss things. It's important to treat each pre-trip and post-trip as if you are driving the vehicle for the first time. We had one tractor red-tagged for two broken springs and a cracked exhaust system that was regularly driven by a senior member of the Safety Comittee. </p><p> </p><p>Bottom line is that we are privileged and paid well to be professional drivers so we should do exactly that. It's sad any drivers have been fired for refusing to drive unsafe equipment. They should be firing the managers who intimidate these drivers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hypocrisy, post: 725409, member: 9500"] I received a question about how long a pre-trip inspection should take. There is no pre-set time limit, it's however long it takes to inspect all of your required equipment [U]until you, the driver, is satisfied everything conforms to Part 393.[/U] Ret. Texas State Trooper Monty Dial is on record as saying a tractor-trailer pre-trip/post-trip would probably take as long as a Level 1 inspection, which would be at least 15 minutes. That seems like a good baseline to me. Personally, I don't worry about the clock when I'm performing a pre-trip or post-trip. A lot of drivers who drive the same tractor or pkg car every day become complacent and miss things. It's important to treat each pre-trip and post-trip as if you are driving the vehicle for the first time. We had one tractor red-tagged for two broken springs and a cracked exhaust system that was regularly driven by a senior member of the Safety Comittee. Bottom line is that we are privileged and paid well to be professional drivers so we should do exactly that. It's sad any drivers have been fired for refusing to drive unsafe equipment. They should be firing the managers who intimidate these drivers. [/QUOTE]
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