The new revision requires
inspection and certification of delivery vehicles on an annual basis. NRMCA
will issue Delivery Fleet Certification card for each vehicle meeting the
requirements. This has evolved due to requests from producers and specifies.
The process, described in Section 5 of the Check list, provides two options:
Option A:
In-house inspection of delivery fleet and review of records and
procedures by the inspecting engineer. The company official bears the
responsibility for supervision of the inspection of the delivery fleet.
Option B:
Inspection of delivery fleet by the inspecting engineer.
For both options, the
period of certification for the delivery vehicle is nominally one year (14
months from the date of inspection). Plant certification remains on a
two-year cycle. A request for NRMCA certification cards is required even if
the state DOT inspects and approves delivery vehicles or if the company uses
rental units.
The
following points are to be noted for Option A:
(More
details can be found in Section 5 of the Check List.)
Identify maintenance
personnel who will be conducting the vehicle inspection for the required
items in the Check list.
Ensure that they are
familiar with the requirements of the vehicle inspection. A company
manager should periodically supervise the inspection.
Maintain on file a
statement of qualifications of these personnel and have these available
for the inspecting engineer when the plant is inspected.
Make a request for a
Delivery Fleet certification card using the Fleet Inspection Reporting
Spreadsheet (The person inspecting the vehicle and the company official
should complete this request).
NRMCA will issue a
card with a unique vehicle ID and an expiration date. The card shall be
applied to the driver side windshield or door of the delivery unit (some
companies do not permit items on the vehicle’s windshield).
Maintain a record of
inspection and certification on file (Section 5.7) for review by the
inspecting engineer.
When the engineer
inspects the plants, he or she will interview the maintenance personnel
who performed the vehicle inspection and audit their inspection, as well
as your records of certification.
Plant certification
requires that more than 90% of trucks operating from the plant have a
current certification.
For Option B, the
inspecting engineer inspects all the delivery vehicles, completes the
required information in Section 5.7 and makes the request for certification
cards. These vehicles must be inspected annually.
