How often should you inspect your vehicle?
- (a) After the final trip of the day
- (b) Before the first trip of the day
- Both (a) and (b) ✓
- Either (a) or (b)
Answer: C. Both (a) and (b)
You should inspect your vehicle both before the first trip of the day and after the final trip of the day.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says NSC commercial vehicles must be inspected before they are used each day, which is the pre-trip inspection, and again after the last trip each day, which is the post-trip inspection. It also says either you or another person specified by the carrier can do these inspections, and you and the carrier share responsibility for getting them done properly. So the daily routine has two inspection points, not just one.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. (a) After the final trip of the day — This covers only the post-trip inspection and leaves out the required inspection before the vehicle is used each day.
- B. (b) Before the first trip of the day — This covers only the pre-trip inspection and leaves out the required inspection at the end of the last trip each day.
- D. Either (a) or (b) — The handbook requires both daily inspections, so treating them as a choice misses one of the required checks.
Remember it
Think of daily inspections as bookends: one before the vehicle starts work and one after its last trip.