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 Previous issues: (ESPAÑOL)

Number 1 / Sep 28, 2007
  - Which is the proper driving position? (1)
  - Using automatic transmissions
  - What is a vehicle policy good for?
Number 2 / Oct 4, 2007
  - Which is the proper driving position? (2)
  - What to do when the engine overheats
  - Evaluate and train drivers
Number 3 / Oct 11, 2007
  - How to brake correctly (1)
  - How to distribute load in trucks
  - The reasons why road research is necessary
Number 4 / Oct 18, 2007
  - How to brake correctly (2)
  - Tips to conserve the battery
  - Auditing vehicles
Number 5 / Oct 25, 2007
  - How to brake correctly (3)
  - How to maintain tires in good conditions?
  - Managing vehicle risk
Number 6 / Nov 1, 2007
  - How we adjust car mirrors?
  - How to prevent the engine from overheating?
  - Accidents study
Number 7 / Nov 8, 2007
  - Precautions when driving at night
  - Fifth Wheel and King Pin (1)
  - Trip planning, a combining tool
Number 8 / Nov 15, 2007
  - Braking with air brakes
  - Fifth Wheel and King Pin (2)
  - Repair shop audits
Number 9 / Nov 22, 2007
  - The overtake manoeuvre (1)
  - Tire maintenance (1)
  - 24hs driving safely recording
Number 10 / Nov 29, 2007
  - The overtake manoeuvre (2)
  - Tire maintenance (2)
  - Taking responsibility for the hired driving
Number 11 / Dec 6, 2007
  - Driving when it rains
  - Understanding tire markings
  - Access control
Number 12 / Dec 13, 2007
  - Driving with Anti Lock Braking System
  - Coupling system safety
  - Safe driving, Values and Culture
Number 13 / Dec 21, 2007
  - When it's better to avoid driving?
  - Safety chains for coupling systems
  - Management rules and certification
Number 14 / Dec 27, 2007
  - Overspeed brakes' trailers
  - Air conditioning maintenance
  - Where to start from
Number 15 / May 14, 2008
  - Driving Definition
  - Clutch maintenance
Number 16 / May 28, 2008
  - The Attitude's influence when driving
  - Gear box oil
Number 17 / Jun 11, 2008
  - Driving through curves
  - How to choose the best tires
Number 18 / Jun 25, 2008
  - Anxiety effects in driving
  - Maintained shock absorbers, safety vehicles
Number 19 / Jul 10, 2008
  - Driving backwards
  - Prepare your vehicle for cold weather
Number 20 / Jul 23, 2008
  - Sleeping well, better driving
  - Exhaust fumes colour diagnosis
Number 21 / Aug 6, 2008
  - How to ascend and descend slopes safely
  - The engine cooling system
Number 22 / Aug 20, 2008
  - Dysfunctional beliefs in women and men driving
  - Safe Load in Tank Trucks
Number 23 / Sep 3, 2008
  - Driving in the fog
  - Safe lights
Number 24 / Sep 17, 2008
  - Driving in the fog - Second part
  - Hydraulic brakes safe maintenance (1)
Number 25 / Oct 1, 2008
  - Bad habits and their influence in behaviour
  - Hydraulic brakes safe maintenance (2)
Number 26 / Oct 15, 2008
  - How we learn to drive
  - Reducing tire air pressure
Number 27 / Oct 29, 2008
  - Crossing junctions
  - Dangerous alterations and modifications on heavy vehicles
Number 28 / Nov 12, 2008
  - Driving and distraction
  - Common transmission failures
Number 29 / Nov 26, 2008
  - Two different ways of understanding "Driving"
  - Safe lights
Number 30 / Dec 10, 2008
  - Preventing distractions
  - Failures easy to be detected
Number 31 / Jan 14, 2009
  - "Accident", its definition
  - Electronic Stability Control
Number 32 / Jan 28, 2009
  - Fatigue, the driving enemy
  - The steering on vehicles
Number 33 / Feb 11, 2009
  - Perceptual phenomena
  - Steering regulation
Number 34 / Feb 25, 2009
  - Car drivers and bikers, an intelligent coexistence
  - Progress in steering systems
Number 35 / Mar 11, 2009
  - Wrong horn usage
  - How the clutch works
Number 36 / 25 Mar, 2009
  - Driving in snowy roads
  - Clutch maintenance
Number 37 / 8 Abr, 2009
  - Understanding signposting
  - Expiring dates
Number 38 / 22 Abr, 2009
  - Rage control
  - The importance of the engine's torque when driving (1)
Number 39 / 6 May, 2009
  - Can we improve our driving techniques?
  - The importance of the engine's torque when driving (2)
Number 40 / 20 May, 2009
  - Driving and antidepressants, a dangerous combination
  - Correct 4x4 transmissions usage
Number 41 / 3 Jun, 2009
  - The attention degree can be improved
  - Maintenance: the key to extend the engine's service life
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Info Manejo October 11, 2007
 number 3
We are glad to send you INFO MANEJO's third issue. You can know in this edition how to brake correctly and how to arrange cargo in heavy vehicles. Plus, the reasons why it is important to have road research before leaving.

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   How to brake correctly    First issue.
Braking techniques introduction:

Knowing how to brake properly is a vital fact for intelligent driving. In technological terms, in order to brake efficiently we need to be familiar with the vehicle's main braking components: the brake and braking with the engine.

To take the most of them is convenient to:

1) Apply force to the pedal, from high to low intensity
2) Have the right gear change when braking.

The gear box in manual transmission vehicles uses the engine's features depending on its needs: force, acceleration or speed. The appropiate use is to shift changes during the certain revolutions per minute range (RPM), torque.

This value range indicates us which is the maximum acceleration and deceleration ranges zone. However, each engine is different, so we should check the user manual to be sure of whish is this correct zone in our own vehicle.

If we drive with the right gear change -at maximum torque -, when we release the accelerator pedal -first braking action- the engine gives us the best braking aid -maximum deceleration-. Then we press the brake pedal, being the last step of the whole braking action, done in the least distance possible and with no risk of blocking wheels.

Tips:

1) Try to plan previously the braking action. If we act by reflex actions, we do something wrong before braking.

2) When you press the pedal brake, do it without pressing the clutch pedal first. In this way the engine helps you to brake. The clutch should not be used to brake, it only needs to be pressed at the end, so the engine doesn't stop.

3) Operate brakes when driving straight and also with the wheels as straight as possible. In this way, tires would respond better.


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   How to distribute load in trucks
Trucks whose loads are wrongly balanced are dangerous to be driven. It's imperative to bear in mind these advices, because load placed incorrectly is an important accident and overturn cause.

+ When the front axles are lightly loaded, the steering doesn't respond as it should and in bends it doesn't turn precisely. This occurs when cargo is way too much at the back.

+ If the truck is loaded heavily over the front axles, the harder is the steering and is more difficult to manoeuvre. It can also damage some steering mechanisms.

+ When the back axles are lightly loaded, there is deficient traction. Traction wheels might slip, especially when turning. In bad weather conditions -rain, snow, frost- the truck loses traction strength and steering control.

+ Very high or indivisible cargo raises the gravity centre, increasing the probability of turnovers.

+ Plane platforms vehicles have more chances of the cargo to displace or fall, thus they should be correctly insured.

+ Bear in mind that rules indicate that load should be insured each three metres and that the driver is responsible of the penal liability in case the truck or cargo is involved in accidents.


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   The reasons why road research is necessary
Road research consists of travelling through the routes that the company vehicles will later cover. A study is done of significant safety aspects: type of road, if it's paved or not, general conditions, the shapes and radius of bends, ascents, descents, bridges, two way roads, etc.

This information is studied and presented in reports, which are very important to inform the driver before every trip.

Knowing beforehand how the roads are helps the transport system because:

+ Complete and updated report has all the road characteristics

+ The driver is confident and has a larger anticipating capacity

A good route map is a valuable managing tool. It reduces considerably the exposure to risks thanks to the previous knowledge of potentially dangerous spots. In this way, the company will not only prevent accidents from happening, but also will avoid from spending large amounts of money.


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