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EmergencyEquipment
Itisgoodpracticetocarryan
emergencyequipmentkitinyour
vehicle.Oneday,ifyouhavea
roadsideemergency,youwillbeglad
thefollowingitemsarewithyou:
•windowscraper
•snowbrush
•containerorbagofsandorsalt
•emergencylight
•warningtriangles
•smallshovel
•rstaidkit
•reextinguisher
•vehiclerecoveryhitches(see
VehicleRecoveryGuidelineson
page2-15fordetails).
Driver'sCheckList
Tokeepyourvehicleintopshapeand
maintainahighlevelofsafetyforyou,
yourpassengers,andyourload,make
athoroughinspectioneverydaybefore
youdrive.Youwillsavemaintenance
timelater,andthesafetychecks
couldhelppreventaseriousaccident.
Pleaseremember,too,thatFederal
MotorCarrierSafetyRegulation392.7
requiresapre-tripinspectionandso
docommercialtruckingcompanies.
Youarenotexpectedtobecomea
professionalmechanic.Thepurpose
ofyourinspectionsistondanything
thatmightinterferewiththesafeand
efcienttransportationofyourself,any
passengers,andyourload.Ifyoudo
ndsomethingwrongandcannotxit
yourself,haveanauthorizeddealeror
qualiedmechanicrepairyourvehicle
rightaway.
Thefollowingoperationsare
tobeperformedbythedriver.
Performingthesechecksandfollowing
themaintenanceproceduresin
theMaintenanceandConsumer
Informationmanualwillhelpkeepyour
vehiclerunningproperly.
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