SMITH System
Stopping this far behind the limit line ensures, that if you are rear ended, you will not likely get forced out into the intersection.
What is stop 15 feet to 25 feet behind the limit line.
It is highly advised, in order to double secure them, that a driver place these on the swing doors after securing the door with the trailer chain.
What are bungee cords?
Leaving the truck for an extended period of time or just over night when it is expected to be cold, you should always turn this off.
What is the M.P.S., Master Power Switch?
_______ is the FMCSA’s data-driven safety compliance and enforcement program, which monitors the safety performance of all carriers registered with FMCSA throughout the life of the carrier’s business.
What is CSA Score? Compliance, Safety and Accountability Program
The Mnemonic Phrase All Good Kids Like Milk helps us to remember these 5 keys to the SMITH System.
What is Aim High In Steering, Get The Big Picture, Keep Your Eyes Moving, Leave Yourself An Out and Make Sure They See You.
Saving fuel, decreasing wear and tear on the vehicle, lowering your driving stress are all __________ ___ _______ ____ _________ ________.
What is benefits of practicing the SMITH System.
Keep your tank full of diesel and additive during the winter months is always advisable. Keep these free of water is also advisable.
What are fuel filters and the air tanks.
In my first four hours of work, I performed a solid pre-trip and then drove 10 minutes to the shipper, I sat 2.25hrs to get live loaded then I drove 1 hour to the scale house and spent 20min on duty moving my fifth wheel and tandems to scale correctly. I now have a straight nine hour drive back to the facility but I still need this.
What is a 30 min break?
Chooses it's testers randomly and must test at least 50% of a companies entire work force once a year.
What is RDT? Random Drug Test
The SMOG technique is used when changing lane.
What is Signal, Mirror, Over the Shoulder, and Go
Aim High In Steering, Get The Big Picture, and Keep your Eyes Moving are thought to be the ______________ __________ part of SMITH System.
What is the information gathering part of the SMITH system?
During a 10% inspection on the trailer if you notice the band on any panel is broken, due to the with drawl or protrusion of these, the trailer needs to go to the shop.
What are the rivets?
The maximum allowable weight a vehicle has been engineered by manufacturers to safely carry is know as.
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating or GVWR
When illuminated you can still brake, but your vehicle may skid during hard stops.
What is the ABS light?
When assessing a safety event practice ASK to quickly zero in on the root cause.
What is Attitude, Skills or Knowledge.
Leave Yourself An Out and Make Sure They See You are the _________ part of SMITH System.
What is action part of SMITH System.
Found on the exterior of the trailer any tear, scuff, scratch or rip in this and it must be replaced.
What is the reflective tape?
A person is severely injured and must immediately leave the site for medical treatment. Someone died in the crash. At least one vehicle involved must be towed away from the scene of the accident all lead to the classifying of this.
What is a DOT-Recordable Accident.
Regularly using these two measuring scales can assist in rolling safely.
What is the air gauge and tread depth gauge?
We must adhere to the regulations set forth by the FMCSA.
What is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration?
For every ___ feet of a vehicle you need to maintain at least ___ second of space, but a minimum of ___ seconds should always be maintained.
What is 10 feet 1 second and never less than 4 seconds of following distance.
Daily Double
These six documents must be up to date at all times and accessible upon requests from an officer before the driver can legally drive.
When temperatures are expected to fall bellow 32F a best practice is to drain all air tanks when fueling or at the end of each shift. Drain these tank(s) until moisture cannot be seen coming from the drain valve.
What are the air tanks?
We sell service to the customer in the using three faces to our company they include salesman and management team, the truck and trailer and ___________.
Who is the driver?
This five letter check list, WLAFT, should be performed by all drivers and in this order.
What is Wheels, Landing Gear, Airlines, Fifth Wheel and Tail Lights.