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Vehicle Safety Inspection & Load Securement Manual


NOTICE: 49 C.F.R. Part 393 (and the North American Driver/Vehicle/Load Securement Safety Inspection requirement) is in effect for all persons or companies (including Canadian and Mexican) with a driver operating a vehicle in their business (incl. sports with prize money as racing, boating etc. ) over 10,001 pounds or a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV), or drivers in the U.S. from Canada or Mexico.


Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV)
SAFETY INSPECTION

Part 393 Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation



CMV SAFETY INSPECTION
As of 2005 much of Part 393 has been revised a number of times.

Does your driver know the new changes?

393.1(b) says, "Every employer and employee shall comply and be conversant with the requirements and specifications of this part."




  • Learn the CMV nomenclature
  • Required vehicle inspection documentation
  • Identify potential or existing vehicle equipment or loading faults and defects
  • Determine if the vehicle is roadworthy
  • Proper documentation of vehicle faults that need to be repaired or monitored
  • How to classify vehicle faults on a GO/NO-GO basis
  • Understanding the different inspection standards
  • How to inspect
  • Coupling/uncoupling a trailer
  • Inspecting the load securement devices
  • Determining Working Load Limits (WLL)
  • Proper blocking and bracing techniques
  • Inspecting tie-downs and anchor points
  • Loading of Vans and Reefers
  • Terms and Definitions
  • How to's . . .
  • The Daily Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR)
  • Sample Checklist
  • And much more . . .

Over 8 Years in the making!! Updated to keep you current.

81/2 by 11 in. 245 pages, coil bound
Order No. SI393 $59.95
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WHO NEEDS TO PURCHASE THE CMV SAFETY INSPECTION & LOAD SECUREMENT GUIDE:

Is your driver operating a vehicle over 10,001 pounds or a Commercial Motor Vehicle? Yes.

If Yes, the CMV must be inspected by the driver prior to the trip, enroute and after the trip. Documentation of the inspection is required ($1,000 federal fine, per vehicle, per day.)

Is your driver hauling anything that is not permanently attached to the vehicle? Yes.



If Yes, then all Cargo must be secured. Cargo includes the items of cargo and any: loose shovels, tools, boxes, oil or fuel containers, dunnage, load securement devices, mixer chutes, poles, ladders, chains, excavating equipment, welding and burning equipment, straps, cants, chocks, etc.

Any use of BUNGEE CORDS is ILLEGAL as load securement devices.

BUNGEE CORDS have NO Working Load Limits (WLL).

49 CFR Part 393 requirements apply to "intrastate, foreign or interstate operators."

49 CFR Part 393 applies to every person and to all employers of such persons who operate a commercial motor vehicle in any state.



Regulatory Guidance

U.S. Department of Transportation
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