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719 Fleet Safety Management
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Preventive and Corrective Maintenance

A good preventive maintenance program lowers repair frequency and lowers overall maintenance cost.

Big rig vehicle parked in maintenance garage for inspection.
Prior to requiring or permitting a driver to operate a vehicle, the employer must repair any defect or deficiency listed on the driver vehicle inspection report.

The service portion of Preventive Maintenance is actually scheduled maintenance.

Prior to requiring or permitting a driver to operate a vehicle, the employer must repair any defect or deficiency listed on the driver vehicle inspection report which would be likely to affect the safety of operation of the vehicle.

The employer should certify on the original driver vehicle inspection report that the identified defect or deficiency has been repaired or that repair is unnecessary before the vehicle is operated again.

The employer must maintain the original driver vehicle inspection report, the certification of repairs, and the certification of the driver's review for three months from the date the written report was prepared.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

7-3. Which of the following programs lowers repair frequency and overall maintenance cost?