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Pre-trip Inspection Checklist for Trucks

by Kindal Fitzgerald, from the Community

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This pre-trip inspection checklist helps drivers and fleet teams verify vehicle readiness before hitting the road. Cover essential checks for heavy trucks and trailers including lights, tires, brakes, steering, suspension, rims and lug nuts, engine components, fluids, coupling and fifth wheel, mud flaps, landing gear, and DOT-required reflective tapes. Guide in-cab inspections for safety equipment like fire extinguishers, triangles, fuses, belts, wipers, gauges, and horn. Includes air brake checks, leak-down tests, warning indicators, and recovery thresholds, plus a final pass or fail decision with comments and signatures to support compliance and safer operations.

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