Pre Trip Check List ...

[uncle ned]

 

And next we will have trucks that will drive their selves. the great computer way to replace all working people.

uncle ned

a has been telephone man that got replaced by a computer

[belfert]

Several years ago at Arcadia, I gave a safety presentation to about 50-60 busnuts as one of the seminar offerings.  I handed out to everyone there a generic DOT pre-trip inspection guide, including a full air brake check.  I also offered to go with an owner to his coach and teach him/her how to do the brake check after the seminar, if anyone was interested.

I was at Arcadia for the 2010/2011 rally.  I believe that was the year you did your presentation.  If not, I still printed off your checklist with the printer I had with me.

Jack had parked me in a special spot so I was blocking in another bus.  The other bus driver got mad because I was taking the time to do the pre-trip check and not getting out of his way.  I ended up moving out of his way before finishing my checks so he would quit asking me to move.  He wasn't real nice about it.

[HB of CJ]

Back before I had the medical stuff happen, it was somewhat easy for me and very fun to grab that ever present and handy wheeled low creeper and crawl up and under the low slung Crown Supercoach. Doable.

Started at the front and worked my way back.  Took about 30 minutes.  For me it was fun.  For others not so fun I am sure.  I suppose this is a hold over from the career fire department days where I used to drive a fire engine.

Every morning before going on duty me and the off going Engineer, (apparatus driver) would go over everything on the Engine and compare notes.  This had a way of detecting little problems before they became bigger.

After several months of this we had a very good understanding of what was what all over the Engine.  Became familiar territory.  Same thing with the Crown.  A brake tool, ball peen hammer and pry bar became friends.

Was this overkill?  I dunno.  But then again I was back then the kind of guy who just had to know what was going on.  This usually took first hand action.  It also had a way of calming myself and others while traveling.