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LEVEL
I
North American
Standard Inspection
- An inspection that includes examination of driver's license, medical
examiner's certificate and waiver, if applicable, alcohol and drugs,
driver's record of duty status as required, hours of service, seat belt,
vehicle inspection report, brake system, coupling devices, exhaust
system, frame, fuel system, turn signals, brake lamps, tail lamps, head
lamps, lamps on projecting loads, safe loading, steering mechanism,
suspension, tires, van and open-top trailer bodies, wheels and rims,
windshield wipers, emergency exits on buses and HM requirements, as
applicable.
LEVEL II
Walk-Around
Driver/Vehicle Inspection
- An examination that includes each of the items specified under the
North American Standard Inspection. As a minimum, Level II inspections
must include examination of: driver's license, medical examinees
certificate and waiver, if applicable, alcohol and drugs, driver's
record of duty status as required, hours of service, seat belt, vehicle
inspection report, brake system, coupling devices, exhaust system,
frame, fuel system, turn signals, brake lamps, tail lamps, head lamps,
lamps on projecting loads, safe loading, steering mechanism, suspension,
tires, van and open-top trailer bodies, wheels and rims, windshield
wipers, emergency exits on buses, and HM requirements, as applicable. It
is contemplated that the walk-around driver/vehicle inspection will
include only those items which can be inspected without physically
getting under the vehicle.
LEVEL III
Driver-Only
Inspection
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A roadside examination of the driver's license, medical certification
and waiver, if applicable, driver's record of duty status as required,
hours of service, seat belt, vehicle inspection report, and HM
requirements, as applicable.
LEVEL IV
Special
Inspections
- Inspections under this heading typically include a one-time
examination of a particular item. These examinations are normally made
in support of a study or to verify or refute a suspected trend.
LEVEL V
Vehicle-Only
Inspection
- An inspection that includes each of the vehicle inspection items
specified under the North American Standard Inspection (Level I),
without a driver present, conducted at any location.
LEVEL VI
Enhanced NAS
Inspection for Radioactive Shipments
- An inspection for select radiological shipments, which include
inspection procedures, enhancements to the Level I inspection,
radiological requirements, and the enhanced out-of-service criteria.
Select
radiological shipments include only highway route controlled quantities
as defined by title 49 section 173.403 and all transuranics.
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