Performance Skill Standard:
Conditions of Performance:
- Given the cab instrumentation and control panels of a typical truck tractor that is in operation…
Statement of Work to be performed:
- …The driver will identify and locate, read, and interpret the typical vehicle instruments and controls of a tractor-trailer rig.
Performance Criteria:
- Drivers must identify and locate each of the vehicular driving controls and the various monitoring devices (gauges, alarms, lights, etc.) required to operate the vehicle safely and efficiently.
- Drivers must read instrument/gauge accurately within +1 unit of measure correctly each time.
- Drivers must operate control/switch correctly each time.
- Drivers must supplement gauge/control information with other data.
Performance Elements and Assessment Criteria:
- Identify, locate, and read/operate each of the primary controls including those required for:
- Steering
- Proper adjustment including seat adjustment
- Hand placement
- Accelerating
- Traction Control Switch
- Shifting
- Eaton Auto Shift
- Braking
- Air brakes
- Engine brakes
- Parking
- Parking Brake
- Trailer Air Supply
- Cold weather
- Identify, locate, and read/operate each of the secondary controls including those required for:
- Lights
- Headlights
- High Beams (When & Where)
- Marker lights
- Marker interrupt
- Signals
- Turn Signals
- 4 Way Flashers
- Mirrors
- Proper adjustment
- Mirror heat
- Windshield wipers and washers
- Interior climate
- Engine starting and shutdown
- Suspension
- Coupling
- Identify, locate, read/operate, and indicate the acceptable reading range of the various instruments required to monitor:
- Vehicle speed
- Engine speed
- Fuel status
- Oil status
- Air status
- Primary & Secondary Tanks
- Suspension
- Cooling status
- Exhaust status
- Electrical Systems status
- Warning Lights
- Augment displayed information from other sources, given that instruments may malfunction or not be entirely accurate.
- Trip Computer
- Odors
- ‘Feel’
- Make appropriate adjustments for company specific equipment, especially:
- Various transmissions
- Different engines
- Types of trailers
- Types of loads
- Other factors
- Identify typical problem points in equipment specific to an individual carrier’s operation.