SAFETY - Vehicle Loading 1 Emergency Equipment You are not expected to become a professional mechanic. The purpose of your inspections is to find anything that might interfere with the safe and efficient transportation of yourself, any passengers, and your load. If you do find something wrong and cannot fix it yourself, have an authorized dealer or qualified mechanic repair your vehicle right away. It is good practice to carry an emergency equipment kit in your vehicle. One day, if you have a roadside emergency, you will be glad the following items are with you: control, either by causing component fail- ures or by affecting vehicle handling.
Ex- ceeding load ratings can also shorten the service life of the vehicle. Failure to comply may result in death or personal injury. window scraper snow brush container or bag of sand or salt emergency light warning triangles small shovel first aid kit fire extinguisher vehicle recovery hitches WARNING! The following operations are to be performed by the driver. Performing these checks and following the maintenance procedures in this manual will help keep your vehicle running properly. An unevenly distributed load or excessive load over one axle can adversely affect the braking and handling of your vehicle, which could result in an accident.
Even if your load is under the legal limits, be sure it is distrib- uted evenly. Failure to comply may result in death, personal injury, equipment or proper- ty damage. Drivers Checklist Vehicle Loading The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or the maximum front and rear Gross Axle Weight Ratings are determined by the components installed from the factory on to the vehicle and their designed specifications. (Axle weight ratings are listed on the driver's door edge.) To keep your vehicle in top shape and maintain a high level of safety for you, your passengers, and your load, make a thorough inspection every day before you drive.
You will save maintenance time later, and the safety checks could help prevent a serious accident. Please remember, too, that Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation 392.7 requires a pre-trip inspection and so do commercial trucking companies. Compare your vehicle's load capacity with the total load you are carrying. If adjustments need to be made, make them, do not drive an overloaded vehicle. If you are overloaded or your load has shifted, your vehicle may be unsafe to drive. GVWR is the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating. This is the MAXIMUM WEIGHT your vehicle is allowed to carry, including the weight of the empty vehicle, loading WARNING! Do not exceed the specified load rating.
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