Canada's NEW NSC STANDARD 13 Daily Trip Inspection Requirements are here and Truckers Supply has a full inventory of all products to help you complete your inspection requirements.

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The new inspection requirements are an improvement over what has been in place for the past 20 or more years. For example, the new regulations provide clear instructions on what to inspect. On trucks, tractors & trailers there are 23 vehicle areas or systems that need to be inspected. Smaller vehicles will have fewer of these items to inspect. Each inspection item has a list of defective conditions. Defects are divided into two different categories: minor and major. These defects are based on the types of things drivers will be able to see and identify by conducting a visual inspection.

The new inspection requirements define two distinct types of defects.

• "Defects" are conditions that need to be repaired but aren't an immediate threat to safety. These are conditions that would cause a vehicle to fail a periodic inspection such as an annual safety.
• "Major Defects" are conditions that are hazardous and will affect the safe operation of a vehicle. Major defects are the same as the 'out of service' conditions used by enforcement officers. So whether a driver or an enforcement officer finds a major defect, the vehicle will be out of service

The new inspection requirements consist of two different types of inspection activities.

• Vehicles must be inspected before they are operated. An inspection report is normally completed at least once per day and the report is valid for 24 hours.
• Every vehicle also needs to be inspected while it's being operated. This means doing circle checks whenever the vehicle is parked.

The new inspection requirements mean different reports need to be filled out. These reports must be carried and given to enforcement officials when asked.
The new inspection requirements include a specific list of inspection items that must be on a schedule.

• • The carrier issues the schedule to the driver.
  • The driver follows the schedule when doing the inspection.
  • This schedule must be carried by the driver at all times and it must be given to enforcement officials when asked along with the inspection report.

An important part of the new requirements is the on-going responsibility for monitoring vehicle condition. Drivers must pay attention to the safe condition of their vehicle while on-duty.

• This means drivers need to do circle checks on a regular basis and pay attention to how the vehicle handles, sounds and feels.
• When any condition listed in the inspection schedule is present on a vehicle, drivers should know about it, write it on their inspection report and report it to the carrier.

The new inspection requirements tell drivers and carriers what to do when a vehicle has a defect or a major defect.

• Defects have to be reported to the carrier within a certain period of time.
• Major defects have to be reported immediately and the vehicle cannot be operated.

The regulations allow many different methods for reporting defects.

• They generally need to be reported and repaired within a 24-hour period but the actual period can be longer or shorter than 24 hours.
• Major defects must be reported immediately. Since the vehicle cannot be operated with a major defect, carriers need to have a system for dealing with them. This means drivers have to have a way to communicate with the carrier and carriers need to have a response plan. These kinds of procedures should be documented and must be clearly communicated to all personnel.

Carriers can have someone other than the driver complete the vehicle inspection. Any driver who accepts an inspection report completed by another person must also sign the report. This report must be carried by the driver.


Schedule 1 - Truck, Tractor & Trailer
This schedule applies to trucks, tractors and trailer or combinations thereof exceeding a registered gross vehicle weight of 4 500 kg.

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1. Air Break System
Defect(s) • Audible Air leak. • Slow air pressure build-up rate.	Major Defect(s) • Pushroad stroke of any brake exceeds the adjustment limit. • Air loss rate exceeds prescribed limit. • Inoperative towing vehicle (tractor) protection system. • Low air warning system fails or system is activated. • Inoperative service, parking or emergency brake.
2. Cab
Defect(s) • Occupant compartment door fails to open.	Major Defect(s) • Any door fails to close securely.
3. Cargo Securement
Defect(s) • Insecure or improper load covering.	Major Defect(s) • Insecure cargo. •Absence, failure, malfunction or deterioration of required cargo securement device or load covering.
4. Coupling Devices
Defect(s) • Coupler or mounting has loose or missing fastener.	Major Defect(s) • Coupler is insecure or movement exceeds prescribed limit. •Coupling or locking mechanism is damaged or fails to lock. • Defective, incorrect or missing saftey chain/cable.
5. Dangerous Goods
	Major Defect(s) • Dangerous goods requirements not met.
6. Driver Controls
Defect(s) • Accelerator pedal, clutch, gauges, audible and visual indicators or instruments fail to function properly.
7. Driver Seat
Defect(s) • Seat is damaged or fails to remain in set position.	Major Defect(s) • Seatbelt or tether belt is insecure, missing or malfunctions.
8. Electric Break System
Defect(s) • Loose or insecure wiring or electrical connection.	Major Defect(s) • Inoperative breakaway device. • Inoperative brake.
9. Emergency Equipment & Safety Devices
Defect(s) • Emergency equipment is missing, damaged or defective.
10. Exhaust System
Defect(s) • Exhaust leak.	Major Defect(s) • Leak that causes exhaust gas to enter the occupant compartment.
11. Frame and Cargo Body
Defect(s) • Damaged frame or cargo body.	Major Defect(s) • Visibly shifted, cracked, collapsing or sagging frame member(s).
12. Fuel System
Defect(s) • Missing fuel tank. cap.	Major Defect(s) • Insecure fuel tank. • Dripping fuel leak.
13. General
	Major Defect(s) • Serious damage or deterioration that is noticeable and may afect the vehicle's safe operation.
14. Glass and Mirrors
Defect(s) • Required mirror or window glass fails to provide the required view to the driver as a result of being cracked, broken, damaged, missing or maladjusted. • Required mirror or glass has broken or damaged attachments onto vehicle body.
15. Heater/Defroster
Defect(s) • Control or system failure.	Major Defect(s) • Defroster fails to provide unobstructed view through the windshield.
16.Horn
Defect(s) •Vehicle has no operative horn.
17. Hydraulic Brake System
Defect(s) • Brake fluid level is below indicated minimum level. • Parking brake inoperative.	Major Defect(s) • Brake boost or power assist is not operative. • Brake fluid leak. • Brake pedal fade or insufficient brake pedal reserve • Activated (other than ABS) warning device. • Brake fluid reservoir is less than 1/4 full.
18. Lamps and Reflectors
Defect(s) • Required lamp does not function as intended. • Required reflector is missing or partially missing.	Major Defect(s) When lamps are required: • Failure of both low-beam headlamps. • Failure of both rearmost tail lamps. At all times: • Failure of rearmost turn-indicator lamp. • Failure of both rearmost brake lamps.
19. Steering
Defect(s) • Steering wheel lash (free-play) is greater than normal.	Major Defect(s) • Steering wheel is insecure, or does not respond normally. • Steering wheel lash (free-play) exceeds required limit.
20. Suspension System
Defect(s) • Air leak in air suspension system. • Broken spring leaf. • Suspension fastener is loose, missing or broken.	Major Defect(s) • Damaged, deflated air bag. • Cracked or broken main spring leaf or more than one broken spring leaf. • Part of spring leaf or suspension is missing, shifted out of place or in contact with another vehicle component. • Loose U-bolt.
21. Tires
Defect(s) • Damaged tread or sidewall of tire. • Tire leaking.	Major Defect(s) • Flat tire. • Tire tread depth is less than wear limit. • Tire is in contact with another tire or any vehicle component other than mud-flap. • Tire is marked "Not for highway use". • Tire has exposed cords in the tread or outer side wall area.
22. Wheels, Hubs and Fasteners
Defect(s) • Hub oil below minimum level. (When fitted with sight glass.) • Leaking wheel seal.	Major Defect(s) • Wheel has loose, missing or ineffective fastener. • Damaged, cracked or broken wheel, rim or attaching part. • Evidence of imminent wheel, hub or bearing failure.
23. Windshield Wiper / Washer
Defect(s) • Control or system malfunction. • Wiper blade damaged, missing or fails to adequately clear driver's field of vision.	Major Defect(s) When necessary for prevailing weather condition. • Wiper or washer fails to adequately clear driver's field of vision in area swept by driver's side wiper.