2024 Facts for Drivers PDF

establish securement-device performance criteria and requirements covering those commodities considered to be the most difficult to determine the appropriate means of securement, such as logs; dressed lumber; metal coils; paper rolls; concrete pipe; intermodal containers; automobiles, light trucks a...

establish securement-device performance criteria and requirements covering those commodities considered to be the most difficult to determine the appropriate means of securement, such as logs; dressed lumber; metal coils; paper rolls; concrete pipe; intermodal containers; automobiles, light trucks and vans, heavy vehicles, equipment and machinery; flattened or crushed vehicles; roll-on/ roll-off containers; and large boulders. Requirements concerning securement, working load limits, and blocking and bracing are applicable to all commodi- ties being transported except bulk. Another cargo securement rule was published in July 2006 for clarity and uniformity of enforcement. Pre-Trip and Post-Trip Inspection According to FMCSR Sections 392.7 and 396.13, prior to beginning a driving shift or every time a CMV driver changes equipment during a shift, the driver must: (a) be satisfied that the motor vehicle ts in safe operating condition; (b) review the last driver vehicle inspection report if required by Section 396.1 1(a)(2)(1); and (c) sign the report to acknowledge that the driver has reviewed it and that there 1s a certification that the required repairs have been performed” To meet the requirements of (a) above, the driver must conduct a pre-trip inspection of the equipment. At minimum, this inspection must cover service brakes (including trailer brake connections), parking brakes, steering, lighting, tires, wheels, rims, horn, wind- shield wipers, mirrors, coupling devices, and emergency equipment. PMCSR Section 396.11 requires a post-trip inspection and, if neces- sary, a report. “Every motor carrier shall require its drivers to report, and every driver shall prepare a report in writing at the completion of each day’s work on each vehicle operated, except for intermodal equipment tendered by an intermodal equipment provider” The Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR) shall cover at least the parts and accessories listed above in the pre-trip inspection checklist. ‘There is an exception that states a driver does not have to submit a DVIR when the driver has neither found nor been made aware of any vehicle defects or deficiencies. a7