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NORTH AMERICAN STANDARD OUT-OF-SERVICE CRITERIA Handbook Edition ’ TABLE OF CONTENTS REVISED APRIL 1, 2020 * GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS... PART I - DRIVER 1. DRIVER'S AGE . * 2, OPERATOR'S/CHAUFFEUR'S LICENSE OR PERMIT (NON CDL) *a. Vehicle 26,000 Ibs. (11,793 kg) or less GVWR not designed to transport 16 or more passengers or placarded loads of hazardous materials, or vehicles that, regardless of GVWR, do not require a CDL........ *b. Endorsements and Restrictions .... * 3, COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE a. License..... b. Commercial Learner's Permit *c. Endorsements and Restrictions d. Classification 4. DRIVER MEDICAL/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS a. Skill Performance Evaluation Certificate b. Medical Certificate......... 5. SICKNESS 6. FATIGUE... * 7, DRUGS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES a. Shall Not Be in Possession b. Shall Not Be Under the Influence . *c. Prohibited from Performing Safety- Sensitive Functions. 3 sd 3 4 DanRK 8. INTOXICATING BEVERAGES. a. Under the Influence. 6 b, Be On Duty or Operat c. Out-of-Service Order Violation * 9, DRIVER'S RECORD OF DUTY STATUS - U.S. a, Property-Carrying Vehicles b. Passenger-Carrying Vehicle: ¢. Hours-of-Service Out-of-Service Order % Footnotes. * 10. DRIVER'S RECORD OF DUTY STATUS ~ CANADA a. Driver Impairment... b. 13-Hour Rule... c. 14-Hour Rule d. 16-Hour Rule e. 70/120-Hour Rules f 9. h, . 10-Hour Off-Duty Rule . . 24 Hours Off No.Daily-Log. False Log. “= Footnotes 411. DRIVER'S RECORD OF DUTY STATUS — MEXICO Impai * PART II - VEHICLE * 1. BRAKE SYSTEMS *a. Defective Brakes (20% Rule)... (1) Absence of Effective Braking Action. (2) Audible Air Leak at Air Chamber! (3) Missing Brakes (4) Brake Adjustment “+ Brake Adjusiment Limit-Reference Chart: iv 2020 GUMERCIRL VERECLE SAFETY ALLEAND ALL RTS RESERVED, Ne (5) Drum (Cam-Type and Wedge) Air Brakes (6) Air Disc Brakes......... (7) Hydraulic and Electric Brakes b. Front Steering Axle(s) Brakes (In Addition to 20% Rule).......24 (1) Inoperative or Missing Brake..........0.:csssseeecsecsseseees (2) Drum (Cam-Type and Wedge) Air Brakes........ (3) Air Disc Brakes.. (4) Hydraulic Brakes. c. Spring Brake Chambers «0... d. Trailer Breakaway and Emergency Brakin +e. Parking Brake...... f. Brake Smoke/Fire. g. Brake Drums or Rotors (Discs) h. Air Brake Hose/Tubin i. Air Pressure Gauge... j. Low Air Pressure Warning Devic k. Air Loss Rate ... carta |. Tractor Protection System. m.Air Reservoir (Tank) n. Air Compressor o. Hydraulic Brakes p. Vacuum Brakes... q. Performance-Based Brake Test 2. CARGO SECUREMENT a. General Securement.. b. Articles Not Restrained from Rolling. . c. Articles Beside Each Other and Secured by Transverse Tiedowns ...... . Aggregate Working Load Limi . Tiedowns for Length — No Front End Structure.. Tiedowns for Length — Front End Structure ... Logs... ff Dressed Lumber or Similar Building Products Metal Coils............ Paper Rolls........ . Concrete Pipe. Intermodal Container: . Automobiles, Light Trucks and Vans. . Heavy Vehicles, Equipment and Machinery o. Flattened or Crushed Vehicles... p. Roll-on/Roll-off or Hook Lift Containers BgrATTTEesoo q. Large Boulders...... Tiedown Defect Table . Chain Defects Wire Rope Defects. Cordage (Fiber Rope) Defects.. Synthetic Webbing Defects. Doleco USA Textile Link Tiedown Assembly Defects Steel Strapping Defects... Fitting/Attachment/Tensioning Device Defects Anchor Point Defecis.... 3, COUPLING DEVICES . Fifth Wheels (Lower Coupler Assembly... Upper Coupier Assembly (Including Kingpin). . Pintle Hooks . Drawbar Eye. . Drawbar/Tongue Safety Devices... . Hitch Systems (Excluding Fifth Wheels and Pintle Hooks) ..46 . Saddle-Mounts (Method of Attachment)... i. Full Trailer (Double Ring, Ball-Bearing Turntable) 4. DRIVELINE/DRIVESHAFT a. Yoke Ends (Including Slip Yoke, Yoke Shaft, Tube Yoke and End Fitting Yoke). b. Universal Joint ... c. Center Bearing (Carrier Bearing) d. Driveshaft Tube... 5. DRIVER'S SEAT (MISSING) a. Temporary Seating. 6. EXHAUST SYSTEMS a. Leaks — All Commercial Motor Vehicles b. Gasoline-Powered Buses....... c. Buses Powered by Other Than Gasoline d. Location of Exhaust 7. FRAMES a. Frame Members b. Tire and Wheel Clearanc 8. FUEL SYSTEMS a. Liquid Fuels .......... b. Gaseous Fuels....... pammaoce (@ 2020 COMMASFICTAL VEMICLE SAFETY ALLIANCE ALL RIGIITS RESERVED. 9. LIGHTING DEVICES (HEADLAMPS, TAIL LAMPS, STOP LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS AND LAMPS/FLAGS ON PROJECTING LOADS) a b. When Lights are Required .. At Anytime - Day or Night... 10. STEERING MECHANISMS a. b. c. k. * 11, SUSPENSIONS a. *b. c. +d. e. d. Steering Gear Box (Including Rack and Pinion @e Pitan Armissssssscsiasssssscssescecasnevncoes f. Power Steering....... g. h. i. Nuts: j. Steering System. Steering Wheel Lash (Free Play)... Steering Column... Front Axle Beam and All Steering Components Other Than Steering Column (Including Hub) 7 55 Ball and Socket Joints Tie Rods and Drag Links C-Dolly ....... Axle Parts/Members.... Spring Assembly (Leaf/Coil/Rubber Spring/ Air Suspension)... Composite Springs Suspension Connecting od and Tracking Component Assembly ... Adjustable Axle(s)/Sliding Trailer Suspension System. * 12. TIRES *a. *b. ei Any Tire on Any Front Steering Axle(s) of a Power Unit....... 61 All Tires Other Than Those Found on the Front Steering Axle(s) of a Power Unit .. Lodged Items Between Tires of a Dual Tire Set... 13. VAN AND OPEN-TOP TRAILER BODIES a. b. c, d Upper Rail ..............4. : Lower Rail ... Floor Crossmembers Side Panels on Fiberglass Reinforced Plywood Trailers. 14, WHEELS, RIMS AND HUBS . Lock or Side Ring . Rim Cracks....... . Disc Wheel Cracks . Bolt/Stud Holes (Disc Wheels) . Spoke Wheel Cracks..... Tubeless Demountable Adapter Cracks . Wheel Fasteners... Welds i, Hubs. 15, WINDSHIELD WIPERS.. sempaooo * 16. BUSES, MOTORCOACHES, PASSENGER VANS OR OTHER : PASSENGER-CARRYING VEHICLES — EMERGENCY EXITS/ ‘ ELECTRICAL CABLES AND SYSTEMS IN ENGINE AND BATTERY COMPARTMENTS/SEATING (TEMPORARY AND AISLE SEATS) | “b. Electrical Cables and Systems in Engine and Battery —_ ' Compartments .. c. Loose and/or Temporary Seating .. PART II - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS/DANGEROUS GOODS. 1. SHIPPING PAPERS a. General... 2, PLACARDING a, Placards Displayed on a Transport Vehicle...