This course will provide an overview of best practices and safety procedures associated with the loading, transport and dumping of hot mix asphalt using an end dump truck.
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to: - Discuss how to safely transport hot mix
- Describe the most common trucking safety procedures
- Describe best practices for proper loading of the dump truck
- Describe best practices for unloading the truck at the asphalt paver
- Describe how to properly clean an end dump truck.
Topics: - Basic Trucking Safety
- Daily Truck Checks
- Blind Areas
- Electrical Hazards
- Tip-Overs
- Stopping Distance
- Following Distance
- Pre-load
- Truck Loading
- Multiple Drop Loading
- Single Drop Loading
- Load Tickets
- Truck Transport
- On the Jobsite
- Truck Cleanup
- Review
- Summary
| | Course Type: |  Guided |
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| Duration: | 30 minute(s) |
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| Assessment: | 10 question quiz |
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| Access for: | 1 Year(s) |
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| Prerequisites: | n/a |
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| PDHs: | 0.5 Credit(s)  |
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| CPDs: | 0.5 Point(s) |
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