Level I Inspection Precedure - Steps 3, 13, 18, 21 and 28
| Entry Date | August 29, 2014 |
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| Issue Number | 14-032-VEH |
| Name | Pierre Pratte |
| Agency | Contrôle Router Québec |
| Address | 333 boul jean Lesage E-4-21QC, Canada, G1K 8J6CanadaMap It (opens in a new tab) |
| Phone | 418-8762-0362 |
| Fax | (418) 528-7547 |
| [email protected] | |
| Committee | Vehicle Committee |
| Status | Closed |
| Summary of Issue | I am suggesting a few modification in order to do 2 things, first it would save time during the inspection and Mostly because of newer vehicle configuration, inspectors should do a few extra steps in order to ensure their safety |
| Justification or Need | Save time because the inspector should not need to have the air pressure brougt back up at step 28 or 31. Second and most important. By checking for air leaks throughout the inspection, the officer ensure that an air suspension trailer should not do a sudden drop because of low air pressure. Some trailer have an air dump valve for suspension air, their purpose is to protect the suspension in situations like container chassis where the weight on the suspension changes rapidly. They could be fully manual, parking brake activated or automatic. When those are automatic and set at pressures as high as 80 psi, it could put inspectors in dangerous situation on low under clearance trailers. A better verification of possible air leaks is then really important. |
| Request for Action | Please look at the attached document. |