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Preventive Maintenance

Haul Truck Pre-Use Brake and Tire

The haul truck pre-use is tires, lights, the backup alarm, and a brake test in the yard the site names, unloaded. The technician writes the as-found reading and compares it with the last one on the asset. Do not work under a raised bed that is not blocked and locked. Anything past that line belongs to the site's own procedure, the OEM manual, or a permit. This is the inspection ChatterFix schedules. It is not itself permission to go further.

Interval Every 1 days
Est. Duration 0.5 hrs
Steps 5
Applies To Mining & Aggregates

The Procedure

The steps ChatterFix schedules for this PM. Every step is a checkable item on the work order — a technician can speak their way through it without touching a keyboard.

  1. Walk around: tires, lights, backup alarm and the bed props if the bed is raised
  2. Test the service brake and the park brake in the yard the site names, unloaded
  3. Confirm the fire extinguisher and the wheel chocks are on the truck
  4. Do not work under a raised bed that is not blocked and locked
  5. A failed brake or alarm parks the truck

Why This PM Exists

The haul truck pre-use is tires, lights, the backup alarm, and a brake test in the yard the site names, unloaded. The technician writes the as-found reading and compares it with the last one on the asset. Do not work under a raised bed that is not blocked and locked. Anything past that line belongs to the site's own procedure, the OEM manual, or a permit. This is the inspection ChatterFix schedules. It is not itself permission to go further.

What Skipping It Looks Like

The backup alarm is dead, the truck still goes out, and the extinguisher has been missing since last week. The round still closes, the number never lands on the asset, and the next person inherits a guess. Do not work under a raised bed that is not blocked and locked.

Setting the interval

Every day before use. A failed brake or alarm parks the truck. An as-found reading outside the limit the site already published is a finding. It does not become a new setpoint on this work order.

Equipment This Covers

Common Questions

How often should this PM run?
Every 1 days. Every day before use. A failed brake or alarm parks the truck. An as-found reading outside the limit the site already published is a finding. It does not become a new setpoint on this work order.
How long does it take?
Budget about 0.5 hours for a technician working to the standard procedure. ChatterFix uses that estimate for capacity planning, then learns your plant's actual time from completed work orders.
What happens if we skip it?
The backup alarm is dead, the truck still goes out, and the extinguisher has been missing since last week. The round still closes, the number never lands on the asset, and the next person inherits a guess. Do not work under a raised bed that is not blocked and locked.
Can I use this checklist in ChatterFix?
Yes — this exact procedure ships in the Mining & Aggregates industry pack. Pick your industry at signup and it is scheduled on the right assets automatically, with no configuration.

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This procedure — and every other PM for your industry — is already built into ChatterFix. Pick your industry and it lands on the right equipment, on the right interval, in about three minutes.