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pre-trip inspection

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Iowa Trooper Finds Dangerously Loose Driveshaft During Roadside Inspection; Could Have Detached and Gone Airborne at Highway Speed

IOWA — An Iowa State Patrol Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit trooper conducting a routine roadside inspection recently discovered significant movement between opposing yoke ends...
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Trailer Frame Found Cracked Completely in Half During Tennessee Weight Inspection; THP Says Overweight Loads Put Structural Stress That Leads to Exactly This Kind of Failure

TENNESSEE — A commercial vehicle inspection that started as a routine weight check turned into something far more serious when Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers...
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CHP Finds Worn Brake Hose Causing Air Leak Between Tractor and Trailer — Driver Placed Out of Service, Pre-Trip Inspection Would Have Caught It

CALIFORNIA — A recent California Highway Patrol commercial vehicle inspection found a coiled brake hose with a worn-through spring guard between the truck-tractor and...
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Tennessee Trooper Places Truck Out of Service After Finding Four Serious Safety Defects — 7-Inch Tire Crack, Defective Brakes, Loose Tie Rod, and Broken Turn...

TENNESSEE — A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper placed a commercial vehicle out of service after discovering four serious safety defects during a recent inspection,...
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Truck Driver Admitted He Spotted Failed Air Bag, Ordered a Replacement, Then Hit the Road Without Waiting — CHP Grapevine Pulls Truck From Service

GRAPEVINE, CALIFORNIA — A driver admitted to CHP inspectors that he had spotted a failed air bag the day before, ordered a replacement, and...