When driving to service calls or various worksites, you don’t have time to waste with a flat tire, overheated engine or some other maintenance problem that could possibly cause a motor vehicle incident. That’s why it’s essential to maintain your work vehicle and perform pre-trip inspections. Inspections help you identify and address problems before getting on the road. And ultimately, they help save you and your company time and money.

This online Vehicle Inspection for Heavy Equipment course is designed to provide an understanding of the importance of vehicle inspections, and the steps to inspecting your vehicle.

After completing this course, an understanding should be gained of:

• The importance of vehicle inspections
• The steps to inspecting your vehicle
• What to look for during an inspection

This online Vehicle Inspection for Heavy Equipment course covers the following topics:

• Inspections
• Inspection requirements
• Why perform inspections
• Conducting a visual inspection
• Conducting an operational inspection
• Inspection tools
• Front-end inspection
• Side and rear inspection
• Tires and wheels
• Brake system and undercarriage
• Engine compartment
• Fluids and hoses
• Fuel system
• Exhaust system
• Operator’s compartment and controls
• Towing and hauling equipment
• Driver / operator
• Conclusion

Approximately 30 minutes

A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to pass this course. The course is able to be taken three times in efforts to achieve the pass mark.