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<blockquote data-quote="Jetemp" data-source="post: 7555112" data-attributes="member: 3502"><p>Interesting read this.</p><p>as most of you know I manage a small fleet of trucks! My drivers have a walk around app on there phones that fill in every day at the beginning of there shift. This links into the tacho and tracking syastem, I get an emailed alert if they haven’t been completed before the vehicle moves after they have inserted there tacho card. The app I use shows a gps trace of the driver completing there walk around, from this I can tell if the walk around has been completed properly or done from the comfort of the drivers seat. The whole system integrates amasingly well, if a defect is raised I also then get a notification and can implement the remedial action necessary to complete a repair. Drivers can also add pictures of issue for example tyres that are nearing there wear limits etc.</p><p></p><p>As for removal of brake drums, this is never routinely done to any of my trailers we would take the backing plates off the drums to inspect the drums in situ. We try not to remove wheels whenever possible as it removes the requirement of torquing wheels nut up and subsequent re torque requirement. Ultimately any wheel/nut that has been removed has a full paper trail that goes with for its initial torque and subsequent retorque. I have just had an issue this week where one of my drivers got the farm ’mechanic’ to help him fit some fancy wheel trims to his truck, they didnt Re torque the wheels properly, in the mechanics words a bit of pipe on the end of breaker bar was ok, ultimately I’ve had the wheel studs replaced after they potentially stretched the threads, it was the only way I could realistically manage the risk that i was put in.</p><p></p><p>My trucks are put on a rolling road every 6 weeks when they get inspected, cost me £8 an axle, £48 for a tractor unit and trailer, but the peace of mind it gives is invaluable.</p><p></p><p>Agriculture has a long way to go to clean its act Up in respect of road safety.......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jetemp, post: 7555112, member: 3502"] Interesting read this. as most of you know I manage a small fleet of trucks! My drivers have a walk around app on there phones that fill in every day at the beginning of there shift. This links into the tacho and tracking syastem, I get an emailed alert if they haven’t been completed before the vehicle moves after they have inserted there tacho card. The app I use shows a gps trace of the driver completing there walk around, from this I can tell if the walk around has been completed properly or done from the comfort of the drivers seat. The whole system integrates amasingly well, if a defect is raised I also then get a notification and can implement the remedial action necessary to complete a repair. Drivers can also add pictures of issue for example tyres that are nearing there wear limits etc. As for removal of brake drums, this is never routinely done to any of my trailers we would take the backing plates off the drums to inspect the drums in situ. We try not to remove wheels whenever possible as it removes the requirement of torquing wheels nut up and subsequent re torque requirement. Ultimately any wheel/nut that has been removed has a full paper trail that goes with for its initial torque and subsequent retorque. I have just had an issue this week where one of my drivers got the farm ’mechanic’ to help him fit some fancy wheel trims to his truck, they didnt Re torque the wheels properly, in the mechanics words a bit of pipe on the end of breaker bar was ok, ultimately I’ve had the wheel studs replaced after they potentially stretched the threads, it was the only way I could realistically manage the risk that i was put in. My trucks are put on a rolling road every 6 weeks when they get inspected, cost me £8 an axle, £48 for a tractor unit and trailer, but the peace of mind it gives is invaluable. Agriculture has a long way to go to clean its act Up in respect of road safety....... [/QUOTE]
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