Pre Trip Form B

Question 1

Doors/Mirrors

Answer 1

No damage and the doors open and close properly from the outside. Hinges are secure with seals intact. Mirrors and mirror brackets aren’t damaged and are mounted securely with no loose fittings.

Question 2

Fuel tanks

Answer 2

Are secure, caps are tight, and that there are no leaks from tanks or lines.

Question 3

Drive shaft

Answer 3

No bends or cracks. Couplings are secure and free of foreign objects

Question 4

Exhaust system

Answer 4

No damage, or rust, or carbon soot(it’s leaking if you see this). Shouldn’t have cracks, holes or severe dents. Should be connected tightly and mounted securely.

Question 5

Frame

Answer 5

No cracks, broken welds, holes, or other damage

Question 6

Springs/air/torque

Answer 6

No missing, shifted, cracked, or broken leaf springs. No damaged or loosely mounted suspension components.

Question 7

Mounts

Answer 7

No missing, damaged, cracked, broken bushings, and no broken, loose, missing bolts or u-bolts.

Question 8

Shock absorbers

Answer 8

Secure and not leaking

Question 9

Slack adjusters and pushrods

Answer 9

No broken, loose, or missing parts. For manual slack adjusters, push rod shouldn’t move more than one inch when pulled by hand

Question 10

Brake chambers

Answer 10

No leaks, cracks, or dents and are mounted securely. No loose or missing clamps