Editor’s note: International Roadcheck is May 4-6<\/a>. This is part two of a three-part series on how fleets can prepare for and pass roadside inspections \u2014not just during the 72-hour International Roadcheck but all year. Read part one<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n Gino Fontana, a vice president of operations for Transervice\u2019s<\/a> Berkeley Division, keeps track of various regional and national safety blitzes as part of his fleet maintenance program. \u201cIf Brake Safety Week is coming up, for example, we send notes to our shops in advance so that every piece of equipment that comes in \u2014 no matter what \u2014 they put an eye on the brakes, the brake lines, those types of things,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n In 2020, lighting was the most common vehicle violations, comprising 12% of roadside violations, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration<\/a>. Cory Adams, vice president of engineering for Peterson Manufacturing<\/a>, told FleetOwner <\/i>that many lighting issues could be addressed during post-trip inspections.<\/p>\n The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance<\/a>\u2019s (CVSA) International Roadcheck is May 4-6 this year. During that 72-hour period this week, commercial motor vehicle inspectors in jurisdictions throughout Canada, Mexico and the U.S. will conduct inspections on commercial motor vehicles and drivers.<\/p>\n A good first step, Adams said, is for drivers and technicians to make sure light lenses are clean. \u201cThey may be functional, but if they are dirty, they may appear to be malfunctioning to an inspector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Checking for cracks and other damages to light lenses is another way to stave off lighting failures as cracked lenses can be an \u201centry point for moisture, which will eventually corrode the inside of your light and cause it to fail,\u201d Adams added.<\/p>\n Sometimes during the day, it can be challenging to check reflectors on trucks and trailers \u2014 and can be worth reviewing at night, Adams noted. \u201cTry to have a co-worker watch your vehicle as you drive around the parking lot; moving vehicles can have flickering lights due to loose or poor connections that you\u2019ll never see when your truck and trailer as sitting still.\u201d<\/p>\n Adams stressed the importance of post-trip inspections. \u201cLEDs have circuit boards and if they get damaged, they can overheat,\u201d he said. \u201cFeel your lights at the end of your drive to see if there\u2019s excessive heat. That\u2019s a warning sign you won\u2019t be able to find when you start your shift.\u201d<\/p>\n Checking all the lights on a Class 8 tractor attached to a 53-ft. trailer can take time. A driver who wants to check that all the turn signals are working, for example, has to turn one on, walk to the back of the trailer and check that it\u2019s flashing. Then, the driver has to go back into the cab and turn on the other turn signal and walk around to check it at the rear of the trailer.<\/p>\n \u201cLet\u2019s be honest. Does every driver do that?\u201d Fontana asked rhetorically. \u201cA lot of drivers will pop the hazards on, assuming that if the hazards are making everything blink, then the left and right signals work.\u201d<\/p>\n Transervice uses a trailer tester that can quickly troubleshoot any lighting, air brake, and ABS systems issues.<\/p>\n \u201cYou hook it up to a trailer, and it takes you through a sequence,\u201d Fontana explained. \u201cYou can stand there and it gives you five seconds of the left signal, five seconds of the right signal, five seconds of the brake lights, five seconds of the running lights, and pops the ABS light. We use technology to simulate what\u2019s going to happen when a driver is on the road to make sure all the lights are working before the truck leaves.\u201d<\/p>\n If drivers aren\u2019t taking the time to check the lights on their trucks and trailers, they can pay for it at a weigh station or other inspection points, according to Michael Oliver, vice president of operations at Velocity Truck Rental & Leasing<\/a>. \u201cChances are, [the light] was probably out at the beginning of the day or at the end of the previous day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Oliver also stressed that truck drivers have shifted \u201cfrom drivers to operators,\u201d controlling high-tech equipment. \u201cNow, more than ever, it\u2019s really imperative that the people operating the equipment fully understand it and read the vehicle owner\u2019s manual,\u201d he told FleetOwner. \u201cIt\u2019s hundreds and hundreds of pages \u2014 and it\u2019s a lot to absorb \u2014 but in order to fully maximize the equipment, you have to understand it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n By Josh Fisher<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Source: https:\/\/www.fleetowner.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n The audit is a key tool to know the overall status and provide the analysis, the assessment, the advice, the suggestions and the actions to take in order to cut costs and increase the efficiency and efficacy of the fleet. We propose the following fleet management audit.<\/p>\n In 2020, lighting was the most common vehicle violations of commercial vehicle roadside inspections, according to FMCSA. A bad light can be the first impression a truck makes on an enforcement officer. Editor’s note: International Roadcheck is May 4-6. 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