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DO NOT drink and drive or ride with a
driver who has been drinking.
WARNING
The use of alcohol, drugs, and certain
medications
can impair perception, re-
actions, and driving ability. These cir-
cumstances can substantially increase
the risk of an accident. Failure to com-
ply may result in property damage,
personal injury, or death.
WARNING
DO NOT text and drive. Your reaction
time,
perceptions, and judgment can
be affected while texting or using any
other form of mobile messaging while
driving. Failure to comply may result in
death, personal injury, equipment or
property damage.
Emergency Equipment
It is good practice to carry an emergency
equipment kit in your vehicle. One day
, if
you have a roadside emergency, you will
be glad the following items are with you:
• Window scraper
• Snow brush
•
Container or bag of sand or salt
• Emergency light
• Warning triangles
• Small shovel
• First aid kit
• Fire extinguisher
• Vehicle recovery hitches.
Drivers Checklist
To keep your vehicle in top shape and
maintain a high level of safety for you, your
passengers, and your load, make a
thorough inspection every day before you
drive. You will save maintenance time later,
and the safety checks could help prevent a
serious accident. Please remember, too,
that Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulation 392.7 requires a pre-trip
inspection and so do commercial trucking
companies.
You are not expected to become a
professional mechanic. The purpose of
your inspections is to find anything that
might interfere with the safe and efficient
transportation of yourself, any passengers,
and your load. If you do find something
wrong and cannot fix it yourself, have an
authorized dealer or qualified mechanic
repair your vehicle right away.
The following operations are to be
performed by the driver. Performing these
checks and following the maintenance
procedures in this manual will help keep
your vehicle running properly.
Vehicle Loading
WARNING
DO NOT exceed the specified load rat-
ing.
Overloading can result in loss of
vehicle control, either by causing com-
ponent failures or by affecting vehicle
handling. Exceeding load ratings can
also shorten the service life of the ve-
hicle. Failure to comply may result in
death or personal injury.
SAFETY - Vehicle Loading
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