Professional Driver's Digest Chapter 2


HOME		ORDER FORMS	LINKS	TRAINING	CONTACT US
PUBLICATIONS Dangerous Goods Digest Emergency Response Guidebook Professional Driver's Digest Road Freight Industry Employment Handbook Professional Driver Recruitment Kit Roadworthy Manual for Goods Vehicles & Buses Dangerous Goods Wall Charts Dangerous Goods A4 Quick-Reference Guides Driver's Daily Log and Trip Sheet Walkaround Heavy Vehicle Check MiniCHARTs Rules of the Road The Know-the-Law Handbook Road Traffic Signs (KwikCHARTS) Traffic Signs Explained Forklift Operator's Handbook Occupational Health & Safety Act Basic Conditions of Employment Act Labour Relations Act Labour Law Charts/Posters Theory Test Papers for Drivers of Heavy Vehicles Constitution of the Republic of South Africa S A National Standards (SANS) DANGEROUS GOODS Classification D G Regulations Driver training Incident report form Transport Emergency Card	Professional Driver's Digest Chapter 2: Your vehicle VEHICLE MARKINGS Number plates Licence/roadworthy disc Operator card Data plate Business names and addresses Speed limit sign Rear warning sign (chevron) Side and rear yellow reflective striping Abnormal loads Dangerous goods TRAILERS AND OTHER DETACHABLES Drawbar trailer Semi-trailer Dollies Interlink Pup Low-bed Tandem and tridem Demountable bodies Skip loaders COUPLING AND UNCOUPLING TRAILERS Coupling the semi-trailer Uncoupling the semi-trailer Hitching a drawbar trailer Unhitching a drawbar trailer BREAKDOWN VEHICLES BRAKES Anti-theft device illegal Braking and roadworthiness Testing Ensure the testing officer holds a valid licence Air brakes The air lines Anti-lock brakes Brake-boosters Retarders STEERING ENGINE LUBRICANT Oil level Topping up Colour Leaks Pressure SPEEDOMETERS TACHOGRAPHS Changing vehicles Two drivers Eight-day tachograph The chart TYRES Maintenance The right tyre for the job Load index Punctures The driver’s kit WHEEL FLAPS WINDSCREENS AND WINDOWS MIRRORS SEAT BELTS BATTERY LIGHTING Obligatory lights and reflectors Restrictions Swivelling spot lights (work lamps) Headlamps Front fog lamps Rear fog lamps Lamps to indicate extra vehicle width Tail lights and stop lights Number plate lamps Load projections Hazard warning lamps (four-way flashers) Optional lamps Flashing warning beacons Reflectors DIRECTION INDICATORS HORNS Reversing alarms NOISE SMOKE AND EXHAUST FUEL TANK REAR UNDERRUN BUMPER DAILY VEHICLE CHECK Walk around (pre-cab) inspection Engine compartment The cargo Other on-board requirements Trailer checks Checks on starting engine Ultimate responsibility is yours ROADWORTHY TESTS Spot checks and discontinuance notice Annual tests Professional Driver's Digest main page> Chapter 1 - You the driver> Chapter 2 - Your vehicle> Chapter 3 - Your load> Chapter 4 - Your driving> Chapter 5 - Emergencies> Chapter 6 - Driver's directory>					PROSECUTION GUIDELINES Drunken driving Speeding Bad law enforcement OTHER INFO AARTO Act Abnormal loads Cross border permits Road traffic signs Toll road tariffs Vehicle licence fees DRIVER TRAINING Daily vehicle check Dangerous goods Do you need a PrDP? Driving licence codes Driving test (K53) Fitness to drive Theory test papers
EMAIL US

Dangerous Goods Digest l Emergency Response Guidebook l Professional Driver's Digest l Road Freight Industry Employers' Digest l Roadworthy Manual for Goods Vehicles & Buses l Dangerous Goods Wall Charts l Driver's Daily Log and Trip Sheet l S A National Standards
HOME		ORDER FORM	LINKS	TRAINING	CONTACT US