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<blockquote data-quote="Redtag" data-source="post: 3824800" data-attributes="member: 70933"><p>Peak is here and I know we got a lot of new and temp drivers, even some experienced drivers do not write up the dvir properly and this causes a lot of wasted time, time we don’t have during peak.</p><p></p><p> Describe the problem in as much detail as possible. NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT NEEDS.</p><p></p><p>Here are a few common real ones I got and why it’s a bad write up</p><p></p><p>1. Needs brake booster</p><p></p><p>Ok.... what was it doing that led you as the driver to think it needed that? I get in it and the brakes feel fine and I notice the abs light is on.. so now I have no idea if this guy had a intermittent hard pedal or he thinks it needs a booster because the abs light is on.</p><p></p><p>2. No heat</p><p></p><p>The proper way to write this depends on what it is doing.. is the air coming out cold. Then write heater blowing cold air.. is the blower not working at times write blower inop at times.</p><p></p><p>3. Needs starter.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Ok? WHY does it need one? I go out the truck and it starts fine. long crank, no crank, noise on cranking, some times does not crank.. I don’t have time to replace starters that are working fine when I look at the truck and now you put me in a bad spot of wasting my time replacing a month old starter to cover my ass or taking a chance and letting it roll.</p><p></p><p>Just write what it is doing. Sometimes has a slow crank... sometimes only clicks and does not crank etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Redtag, post: 3824800, member: 70933"] Peak is here and I know we got a lot of new and temp drivers, even some experienced drivers do not write up the dvir properly and this causes a lot of wasted time, time we don’t have during peak. Describe the problem in as much detail as possible. NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT NEEDS. Here are a few common real ones I got and why it’s a bad write up 1. Needs brake booster Ok.... what was it doing that led you as the driver to think it needed that? I get in it and the brakes feel fine and I notice the abs light is on.. so now I have no idea if this guy had a intermittent hard pedal or he thinks it needs a booster because the abs light is on. 2. No heat The proper way to write this depends on what it is doing.. is the air coming out cold. Then write heater blowing cold air.. is the blower not working at times write blower inop at times. 3. Needs starter. Ok? WHY does it need one? I go out the truck and it starts fine. long crank, no crank, noise on cranking, some times does not crank.. I don’t have time to replace starters that are working fine when I look at the truck and now you put me in a bad spot of wasting my time replacing a month old starter to cover my ass or taking a chance and letting it roll. Just write what it is doing. Sometimes has a slow crank... sometimes only clicks and does not crank etc. [/QUOTE]
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