Winter is upon us and more drivers are having to take to the roads during inclement weather conditions. Conditions will vary this season from mild to severe and roads will become increasingly treacherous as the weather gets worse. It is important for you to know how to handle your car on the road during this type of weather.
Whether you're dealing with torrential rain, freezing rain, ice, or snow, there are some rules that apply across the board. By taking the time to educate yourself on how to drive safely in bad weather, you are protecting yourself and the other drivers on the road.
As part of every truck inspection, you have to dig deep into the inner workings of each truck to catch problems that would have gone unnoticed during a less thorough inspection. It's understandable that you might not want to go so deep every time. The cost of paying inspectors is significant, so you have to determine the best way to perform thorough inspections without giving them unnecessary responsibilities. At the same time, you wouldn't want your inspections to be so cursory that they fail to catch important repairs.
Keeping an Inventory of the Right Parts
Whether it's a diesel particulate filter or some other part, you have to have several different versions on hand. You wouldn't want to be caught without an important part with a truck that desperately needs it. If you don't have the right part on hand, the people who are responsible for repairing your trucks have to have the resources necessary to get the part quickly. Your trucks have to be back on the road almost as quickly as you realize that they have a problem. Failure to do so can affect your business in an intensely negative way.
If the tire or if tires have been completely destroyed beyond repair, a driver should contact their dispatch to relay that information and decide which action would be most responsible. Often it is safe for a driver to transport the vehicle to the nearest service center even on the damaged tire, although there are likewise the instances where further use of the truck is not advisable in which case the company may be able to send a road-side team to help fix the tire or change to a spare.
Be Cautious and Alert - While you may be the picture of perfection when it comes to driving in bad weather, you cannot account for the other drivers on the road. It is also impossible to anticipate everything as you go. To be safe you want to remember that space and time are key.
Make sure that when on the road, you leave plenty of space between you and other drivers. Don't be in a hurry. Speeding cars and bad conditions cause more accidents than anything else, and keep in mind that speeding in bad weather may mean that you are going too fast even if you are 15 mph below the speed limit.
For leaks, it is usually advisable to not remove objects that may have punctured the tire, but if a driver has a puncture repair kit than the object may be removed and patched according to the kit instructions. Whatever action is determined to be the best, a drive must remember to keep their fleet management services and others informed of their actions so as to request aid if needed.
Whether you're dealing with torrential rain, freezing rain, ice, or snow, there are some rules that apply across the board. By taking the time to educate yourself on how to drive safely in bad weather, you are protecting yourself and the other drivers on the road.
As part of every truck inspection, you have to dig deep into the inner workings of each truck to catch problems that would have gone unnoticed during a less thorough inspection. It's understandable that you might not want to go so deep every time. The cost of paying inspectors is significant, so you have to determine the best way to perform thorough inspections without giving them unnecessary responsibilities. At the same time, you wouldn't want your inspections to be so cursory that they fail to catch important repairs.
Keeping an Inventory of the Right Parts
Whether it's a diesel particulate filter or some other part, you have to have several different versions on hand. You wouldn't want to be caught without an important part with a truck that desperately needs it. If you don't have the right part on hand, the people who are responsible for repairing your trucks have to have the resources necessary to get the part quickly. Your trucks have to be back on the road almost as quickly as you realize that they have a problem. Failure to do so can affect your business in an intensely negative way.
If the tire or if tires have been completely destroyed beyond repair, a driver should contact their dispatch to relay that information and decide which action would be most responsible. Often it is safe for a driver to transport the vehicle to the nearest service center even on the damaged tire, although there are likewise the instances where further use of the truck is not advisable in which case the company may be able to send a road-side team to help fix the tire or change to a spare.
Be Cautious and Alert - While you may be the picture of perfection when it comes to driving in bad weather, you cannot account for the other drivers on the road. It is also impossible to anticipate everything as you go. To be safe you want to remember that space and time are key.
Make sure that when on the road, you leave plenty of space between you and other drivers. Don't be in a hurry. Speeding cars and bad conditions cause more accidents than anything else, and keep in mind that speeding in bad weather may mean that you are going too fast even if you are 15 mph below the speed limit.
For leaks, it is usually advisable to not remove objects that may have punctured the tire, but if a driver has a puncture repair kit than the object may be removed and patched according to the kit instructions. Whatever action is determined to be the best, a drive must remember to keep their fleet management services and others informed of their actions so as to request aid if needed.
About the Author:
When the California Air Resource Board's diesel emissions regulations first came out, Michael Schwartz, now President of FleetServ, started getting calls from panicked Fleet Managers searching for straight-forward information and compliance assistance. While FleetServ (formerly known as ACT Compliance) was originally formed to meet this need, over time it has evolved into much more.
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