Does anyone have a copy of the Pre Trip sheet?

[El Correcto]

How long does it take to do a legitimate pre-trip covering all those things?

Take me about 3 minutes, now. The fun begins when something is wrong with the car.

 

[rod]

Take me about 3 minutes, now. The fun begins when something is wrong with the car.

Damn-- you are quick. It used to take me 5 to 10 minutes to do my pre-trip. This involved walking the length of the building to get a quart or two of oil to add and then walking the oil container back. It used to drive them nuts when they rode with me when I did that.

 

[El Correcto]

Damn-- you are quick. It used to take me 5 to 10 minutes to do my pre-trip. This involved walking the length of the building to get a quart or two of oil to add and then walking the oil container back. It used to drive them nuts when the rode with me when I did that.

I can usually find something wrong with the truck. That’s why the hate me doing it. I don’t write it up when I get back, it goes to the mechanics.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Take me about 3 minutes, now. The fun begins when something is wrong with the car.

Would you refuse to take your pkg car on road if one of the headlights was out or would you simply not use the headlights at all during the day, write it up and let the shop take care of it that night?

 

[El Correcto]

Would you refuse to take your pkg car on road if one of the headlights was out or would you simply not use the headlights at all during the day, write it up and let the shop take care of it that night?

Not taking out anything that isn’t safe, one headlight doesn’t sound safe to me.

 

[trickpony1]

Not taking out anything that isn’t safe, one headlight doesn’t sound safe to me.

Just a wild guess but driving a commercial vehicle with only one headlight violates DOT?

Remember the DOT? You know, the people that we think we are bigger and better than?

 

[oldngray]

Just a wild guess but driving a commercial vehicle with only one headlight violates DOT?

Remember the DOT? You know, the people that we think we are bigger and better than?

Drivers in the BOG are never out after dark.

 

[trickpony1]

Drivers in the BOG are never out after dark.

Absolutely not!
They might hit some of those unicorns, butterflies or chorus groups of angels scattering rose petals.

 

[IESucks]

Hi everyone,

I attended NSPT several months ago, and am finally getting my chance to drive. However, I haven’t completed a Pre-Trip since I finished school. While I remember the basics, I am a bit concerned about missing something small. If anyone could furnish a copy of the pre trip checklist (I’m in Florida, if that matters) I would be beyond grateful! Thanks so much.

Don't worry, management will tell you when you should have reported something from registration expiration to tires to fluids. It will be your fault

 

[DoPushUPS]

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[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Not taking out anything that isn’t safe, one headlight doesn’t sound safe to me.

Just a wild guess but driving a commercial vehicle with only one headlight violates DOT?

Remember the DOT? You know, the people that we think we are bigger and better than?

We actually are required to run our headlights all day long; however, if I noticed a light out during the pretrip I would go dark during the day, write it up and have the shop fix it that night. No way I am swapping the load at start time.

 

[trickpony1]

No one said swap the load.
Go to the shop and get it fixed.

What ever happened to a thing known as a "post trip"?

Oh wait...I gotta keep my PM time down.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

No one said swap the load.
Go to the shop and get it fixed.

What ever happened to a thing known as a "post trip"?

Oh wait...I gotta keep my PM time down.

It is possible for a headlight to be working the night before and not to be working the following morning. Highly unlikely, but possible.

 

[trickpony1]

I'm acquainted with that hence I said "take it to the shop.".

 

[Heavy Package]

I found a copy of the pre-trip sheet from Instagrad:

 

[old levi's]

We actually are required to run our headlights all day long; however, if I noticed a light out during the pretrip I would go dark during the day, write it up and have the shop fix it that night. No way I am swapping the load at start time.

swap the load?

3 min. to change a headlight