Video Overview
Yard Driver Training: Walk-Around Vehicle Inspection
Course Length: 20 minutes English/20 minutes Spanish/22 minutes Canadian French
Video Runtime: 12:28 English/16:46 Spanish/17:00 Canadian French
Intended Audience: Yard Drivers
Overview:
Proper vehicle inspections can go a long way in ensuring your yard truck's safe and efficient operation. Yard trucks, like commercial motor vehicles, will need to be inspected if they use public roadways or if your company requires them.
Vehicle inspections can help in finding mechanical problems before they cause a breakdown, accident, or safety incident in a yard. This can help in avoiding costly repairs or injury.
Yard Driver Training: Walk-Around Vehicle Inspection is designed to help yard drivers understand when inspections and inspection documentation are required.
Objectives:
After completing this training, learnrs will be le to:
- Describe how to complete a pre-trip walk-around inspection
- Describe what to look for when inspecting your vehicle
- Explain how to complete a post-trip inspectionExplain how to complete a post-trip walk-around inspection
- Recognize when a Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR) is required
Outline
The J. J. Keller Yard Driver Training: Walk-Around Vehicle Inspection covers the following topics:
Introduction
- Introduction
- What You'll Learn
Inspection Locations
Pre-Trip Inspection
- Pre-Trip Inspection
- Walk-around Inspection
- Post-Trip Inspection
Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR)
- What is a DVIR?
- When to file a DVIR
Conclusion
Regulations Covered: 49 CFR 392.7, 49 CFR 392.9, 49 CFR 396.11, 49 CFR 396.13
Copyright Date: 2021 (Rev. 5/23)