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Institute Fleet Safety Enforcement - DOT Focus Area What Would you Do Questions English Roadside Inspections Analysis Transportation USA

Would you put these vehicles out of service?

Scenario 1: You have a 4-axle vehicle that has two loose airbrake chambers and a small leak below the driver compartment. All other systems are working perfectly.

Would the vehicle be placed out of service if it is inspected by an officer?

Yes

No

Scenario 2: An officer pulls a driver over on the highway for a random inspection and notices that the windshield glazing has a small crack about ¼ inch wide on the driver’s side corner.

Will the vehicle be placed out of service by the officer?

Yes

No

Scenario 3: One of your drivers was just in a minor collision with a highway guardrail during icy conditions but appeared have only suffered minor, cosmetic damage. The next time the vehicle goes out on the road, the driver notices the alignment is off and finds out that one of the axle positioning parts is cracked and another is missing.

Would the vehicle be placed out of service if it is inspected by an officer?

Yes

No

Would you put these vehicles out of service?: Answers

Scenario 1 answer: Yes. A vehicle is considered out of service if it has even one of the defects or deficiencies listed in the North American Out-of-Service Criteria.

Scenario 2 answer: No. Windshield issues will not even result in a violation if there is any crack, discoloration or vision reducing materials, if:

  1. The coloring or tinting applied at time of manufacture;
  2. Any crack is not over 1⁄4 inch wide, and not intersected by any other crack;
  3. Any damaged area not more than 3⁄4 of an inch (can be covered by a disc ¾ of an inch in diameter), if not closer than 3 inches to any other such damaged area;
  4. The obstruction is a properly placed official label, sticker, decal, or part of a vehicle safety system.

Since the damage would not even qualify as a violation, the vehicle would not be placed out of service. (393.60)

Scenario 3 answer: Yes. A vehicle will be put out of service if any U-bolt(s), spring hanger(s), or other axle positioning part(s) in the suspension are cracked, broken, loose or missing resulting in shifting of an axle from its normal position. (393.207)

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Institute Fleet Safety Enforcement - DOT Focus Area What Would you Do Questions English Roadside Inspections Analysis Transportation USA

Would you put these vehicles out of service?

Institute Fleet Safety Enforcement - DOT Focus Area What Would you Do Questions English Roadside Inspections Analysis Transportation USA

Scenario 1: You have a 4-axle vehicle that has two loose airbrake chambers and a small leak below the driver compartment. All other systems are working perfectly.

Would the vehicle be placed out of service if it is inspected by an officer?

Yes

No

Scenario 2: An officer pulls a driver over on the highway for a random inspection and notices that the windshield glazing has a small crack about ¼ inch wide on the driver’s side corner.

Will the vehicle be placed out of service by the officer?

Yes

No

Scenario 3: One of your drivers was just in a minor collision with a highway guardrail during icy conditions but appeared have only suffered minor, cosmetic damage. The next time the vehicle goes out on the road, the driver notices the alignment is off and finds out that one of the axle positioning parts is cracked and another is missing.

Would the vehicle be placed out of service if it is inspected by an officer?

Yes

No

Would you put these vehicles out of service?: Answers

Scenario 1 answer: Yes. A vehicle is considered out of service if it has even one of the defects or deficiencies listed in the North American Out-of-Service Criteria.

Scenario 2 answer: No. Windshield issues will not even result in a violation if there is any crack, discoloration or vision reducing materials, if:

  1. The coloring or tinting applied at time of manufacture;
  2. Any crack is not over 1⁄4 inch wide, and not intersected by any other crack;
  3. Any damaged area not more than 3⁄4 of an inch (can be covered by a disc ¾ of an inch in diameter), if not closer than 3 inches to any other such damaged area;
  4. The obstruction is a properly placed official label, sticker, decal, or part of a vehicle safety system.

Since the damage would not even qualify as a violation, the vehicle would not be placed out of service. (393.60)

Scenario 3 answer: Yes. A vehicle will be put out of service if any U-bolt(s), spring hanger(s), or other axle positioning part(s) in the suspension are cracked, broken, loose or missing resulting in shifting of an axle from its normal position. (393.207)

Scenario 1: You have a 4-axle vehicle that has two loose airbrake chambers and a small leak below the driver compartment. All other systems are working perfectly.

Would the vehicle be placed out of service if it is inspected by an officer?

Yes

No

Scenario 2: An officer pulls a driver over on the highway for a random inspection and notices that the windshield glazing has a small crack about ¼ inch wide on the driver’s side corner.

Will the vehicle be placed out of service by the officer?

Yes

No

Scenario 3: One of your drivers was just in a minor collision with a highway guardrail during icy conditions but appeared have only suffered minor, cosmetic damage. The next time the vehicle goes out on the road, the driver notices the alignment is off and finds out that one of the axle positioning parts is cracked and another is missing.

Would the vehicle be placed out of service if it is inspected by an officer?

Yes

No

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