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ANALYSIS * UK - Drivers are Key to Cutting Vehicle Defects
More effective daily safety checks by lorry drivers would help reduce roadside prohibitions and help vehicle operators comply with the roadworthiness undertakings relating to their O-licence...
UK -TNN /'Freight', - 30 April 2007: -- An analysis of HGV safety related defects identified by Freight Transport Association Vehicle Inspection Service (FTA/VIS) engineers during 2006 found that 56 per cent were driver reportable and should have been identified during daily walk-round checks. By far 74 per cent for some sectors, defects such as blown light bulbs, worn tyres or a missing filler cap are either not being found or not rectified... The most common problems related to the electrical system, notably to lighting defects, followed by bodywork, tyres and brakes...
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