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Pre-Trip Inspection
Course Objective: 
The purpose of the daily vehicle inspection is to ensure problems and defects are identified before the vehicle is operated. Inspections prevent the operation of a vehicle with problems that are likely to cause or contribute to the severity of an accident.
HTA Regulation 199/07 contain the requirements for daily (pre-trip or “circle check”) inspections that must be completed within 24 hours before driving. This course will ensure operators know the importance of a Pre-Trip Inspections and why they should be completed daily.
Vehicles requiring daily inspections:
- All heavy equipment
- Trucks, trailers and converter dollies, on their own or in combination, with a total gross weight or registered gross weight of more than 4,500 kg
- Buses designed to transport 10 or more passengers, and any trailer towed by one of these vehicles
- Accessible buses modified to be used to transport person with disabilities, if not being used for personal purposes only, and every trailer towed by one of these vehicles
- School-purposes vehicles and buses operating under contract with a school board or other authority in charge of a school being used for the transportation of 6 or more children or adults with a developmental disability
Classroom Topics:
- Regulations Pertaining to Pre-trip inspections
- Thorough Inspection Sequence
- Record Keeping
- Reporting Defects
Field Activities:
Practical hands-on pre-trip inspections, using the techniques and sequence discussed in the classroom session.
