Pre/Post Inspections
You are doing a pre/post trip inspection. What are you looking for when you look at the lug nuts?
No rust stains, and no shinny threads.
What are you required to have on when you are in the vehicle yard?
Reflective vest
Name the three components of the steering system.
Horizontal steering shaft, Vertical steering shaft, gear box and hoses, steering knuckle, castle nut, Akman Arms, Pitman Arms,
You are driving a straight level highway at 50 mph. There are no vehicles in front of you. Suddenly a tire blew out of your vehicle, what should you do first?
Stay off the brakes until the vehicle has slowed down.
What does 10-32 Mean?
Asking for a radio check
If your tire is properly inflated at 100 psi, what is the lowest psi level that it can be safely driven at?
80 psi
If you have to stop on the side of road that has traffic in both directions with no center divider, what is the proper placement of the reflective road triangles?
10 feet to Infront of your bus, 100 and 200 feet behind your truck.
Some air brake systems have an alcohol evaporator what may happen if you don't keep the proper level of alcohol?
Ice may form in the air brake valves and cause brake failure.
When inspecting the front and rear wheels what are you looking for when you are checking the tire rim?
No dents, cracks or illegal welds
Parking or emergency brakes of trucks and buses can be legally held on by _________ pressure.
Spring
A straight truck or bus air brake system should not leak at the rate of more than _______ psi per minute with the engine off and the brakes released.
2
The air brake lag distance at 55 mph on dry pavement adds about ______ feet.
32