Sunday, August 31, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Check suspension components
- Any "walking beam" type heavy vehicle suspension has signs of damage to beam;
- Springs are cracked, broken or missing;
- Air bags leak or sag;
- Leaves in a leaf spring are displaced sideways more than 10% of their width or so that they contact wheels, brakes or the frame;
- Shock absorbers, if originally fitted, are missing, loose, inoperative or leak;
- Any suspension component is not correctly aligned or is damaged, loose or broken;
- Any nut, bolt or locking mechanism is insecure or missing.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Many Organizations Support Strong Safety Belt Laws for Teens
- Students Against Destructive Decisions
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Think First Foundation
- United National Indian Tribal Youth
- U. S. Department of Education
- U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
- U. S. Department of Justice.
- Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety
- YMCA of the United States of America
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Monday, August 25, 2008
Check seat belts
- Any seat belt or attaching point is loose, cracked or has missing fasteners;
- Any retractor, buckle or adjustment device is inoperative;
- Webbing is cut, burnt, tied in a knot, frayed, stretched, severely deteriorated or has broken stitching.
- Seat belts are not fitted in accordance with the table below.
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Visuall inspect remote filled internally mounted containers
- The compartment housing the container and its fittings, or the sub-compartment has electrical equipment other than the wiring connecting the contents gauge;
- wiring is not insulated or secured at interval of not more than 600mm;
- any conduit containing the piping and hoses which pass through an enclosed area of the vehicle is missing or damaged so that it allows venting to the inside of the vehicle;
- the clamps for the conduit connections are missing or loose;
- there are holes in the conduit through which wiring can be passed;
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
Check pin couplings and pintle hooks
- Where ADR 62 applies a 50mm pin type coupling does not display the manufacturer’s name/trademark, rated vertical load and the gross mass rating;
- Pin couplings or pintle hooks have any missing, loose, broken, deformed or cracked fasteners including welds.
- Any mounting bolts, fasteners or weld beads have advanced corrosion;
- The area that the pin coupling or pintle hook is mounted on is loose or cracked or any locking mechanism is not fitted or is inoperative;
- The pin coupling or pintle hook welds have cracks;
- Pin couplings or pintle hooks are worn beyond the manufacturer’s limits. If the manufacturer’s limits are not known, any dimension on a wear surface of the horn of a pintle hook or pin coupling is worn more than 5% of the original diameter.
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Smart Roadside for Commercial Vehicles Operations
The overall goal of Smart Roadside for CVO projects is to reduce crashes and provide faster crash scene management, provide more efficient and effective trips and operations, reduce infrastructure costs, and reduce congestion and delays. The project will facilitate changes in the way that commercial drivers, carriers, and public sector enforcement and operations personnel manage the safety, security, and mobility of trucks and buses on the nation highway system. The project will also integrate existing and emerging technologies, link CVO systems to other types of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and information technology investments, and create an information-rich roadside transportation system, where ITS provides critical information for users and managers of the system in a variety of formats and across a wide range of users.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Beginning Drivers’ Crashes Differ
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Monday, August 18, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Problems Identifying Motor Carriers
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Motor Carrier
- Motor carrier companies are either for hire or private
- Motor carriers are either Intrastate or Interstate
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Friday, August 8, 2008
Some of your actions may limit your mover's liability
- Packing perishable, dangerous or hazardous materials in your household goods without your mover's knowledge.
- Packing your own boxes. You may consider packing your own household goods articles to reduce your costs, but if the articles you pack are damaged, it may be more difficult to establish your claim against the mover for the boxes you pack.
- Choosing Released Value coverage when your household goods are valued at more than 60 cents per pound per article.
- Failing to notify your mover in writing about articles of extraordinary value.
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Thursday, August 7, 2008
Onboard Monitoring – FOT
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Evaluation of Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems
- update and expand upon FMCSA past market research study of tire inflation maintenance and management products,
- design and conduct an FOT of these technologies, and
- conduct a symposium and public meeting on tires for heavy highway vehicles.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Check engine and driveline
- Engine and driveline mounts or driveline components are loose, cracked, broken or are missing components or fasteners;
- Any universal joint or securing bolts are loose or missing;
- Engine and transmission controls are inoperative;
- A vehicle fitted with automatic transmission is capable of being started when the transmission control is in a position to drive the vehicle;
- A vehicle fitted with automatic transmission does not have, in the driver’s compartment, an indicator showing the transmission control position (where applicable);
- Seals on covers between the engine and the passenger compartment are missing, distorted or damaged in a way that allows fumes to enter the passenger compartment;
- Engine emits excessive smoke for at least 10 seconds continually at or near the discharge end of the exhaust pipe;
- Emission control equipment is missing or inoperative;
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Monday, August 4, 2008
Some of your actions may limit your mover's liability
- Packing perishable, dangerous or hazardous materials in your household goods without your mover's knowledge.
- Packing your own boxes. You may consider packing your own household goods articles to reduce your costs, but if the articles you pack are damaged, it may be more difficult to establish your claim against the mover for the boxes you pack.
- Choosing Released Value coverage when your household goods are valued at more than 60 cents per pound per article.
- Failing to notify your mover in writing about articles of extraordinary value.
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