{"id":7727,"date":"2019-06-17T08:08:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T12:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivercheck.net\/wp\/?p=7727"},"modified":"2021-11-09T12:36:58","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T17:36:58","slug":"4-reasons-to-perform-better-pre-trip-inspections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/4-reasons-to-perform-better-pre-trip-inspections","title":{"rendered":"4 Reasons to Perform Better Pre-Trip Inspections"},"content":{"rendered":"
Every driver knows that pre-trip inspections are important. However, the driver shortage, tight deadlines, and hours of service (HOS) regulations can make many drivers feel compelled to rush through the process in favor of getting on the road faster. Unfortunately, while completing more trips in less time will yield more money, it can also cause safety and fiscal problems.<\/p>\n
The following are the most significant elements that underscore the importance of comprehensive pre-trip inspections:<\/p>\n
Truck drivers can be found liable if their truck is involved in a serious accident that causes injuries or damage, especially if it was due to an issue a pre-trip inspection would\u2019ve flagged. Pre-trip inspections help reduce this liability as they alert drivers to problems and give them an opportunity to fix them before hitting the road. Considering that pre-trip inspections only take 15 to 30 minutes at most, they are well worth the effort.<\/p>\n
Investing in telematics solutions can help as well. DriverCheck provides comprehensive GPS monitoring services that track vital safety information as well as provide maintenance alerts and reports to keep fleets aware of their vehicles\u2019 conditions at all times. Contact us to learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Every driver knows that pre-trip inspections are important. However, the driver shortage, tight deadlines, and hours of service (HOS) regulations can make many drivers feel compelled to rush through the process in favor of getting on the road faster. Unfortunately, while completing more trips in less time will yield more money, it can also cause […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[30,45,223,35],"tags":[69,62,68,126,46,285,284],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7727"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7727"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8005,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7727\/revisions\/8005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/10.10.0.150\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}