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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 18, 2007
 number 4
We are glad to send you the fourth INFO MANEJO issue with more vehicle safety information. You will learn the advice on how to brake properly, how to maintain a vehicle's battery and the benefits the vehicle audits bring.
Besides, we inform you that our previous issues are posted in our web site.

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   How to brake correctly    second issue.
Using the pedal brake

When we want to brake with the right foot, our first movement will be to lift the foot from the accelerator. When doing it, we are already braking because we are using the engine's deceleration braking capacity. It's important to know that if we press the clutch pedal and/or if we place the gear box in no change, we won't have this assistance, which will cause a longer distance for slowing down speed and a risk to block the tires, thus loose the control of the vehicle's steering.

The pressure over the brake pedal should be from higher to lower intensity, i.e. try to apply the highest intensity force in the higher speed tracks to lighten the pedal as we slow down. If we do it the other way around, we will have a braking action in excess, which will produce sudden decelerations that may block the tires, especially on wet floor or other low adherence conditions.

It's important to keep in mind as a priority not to reach the tire blocking point, because it inevitably leads to losing the steering control. In case of braking in an emergency situation, if the distance is short and we need to turn our direction to manoeuvre, we should first lift the foot from the pedal brake so as to un-block the tires.

This wouldn't occur if our vehicle has Antilock Braking System, because it can dodge without releasing the pedal brake.


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   Tips to conserve the battery in good conditions
+ Batteries should be kept clean and sulphate free, which is also highly corrosive and helps to discharge it because it's electricity conductor.

+ When specific cleaning, to eliminate sulphate, use a hot water and bicarbonate of soda blend.

+ The caps should be clean and their holes open because during the charging and discharging process explosive gases are created inside the battery. If these gases are not eliminated, the battery could explode.

+ Batteries should be recharged slowly, never in a regime that is higher than they could absorb. The battery classification is on the battery and it says e.g. 100Ah, i.e. 100 ampere per hour. If the recharge is done in a regime 20% less than the recommended, the service life will be longer.

+ Batteries must be recharged with DC, direct current. If it's done with a common A.C. the battery will no longer be functional.

+ Batteries' service life depends on discharge and recharge. In average, a modern battery in good conditions lasts three years minimum with a constant and regular usage. The alternating-current generator is an external factor connected to its durability.

+ The correct way to check batteries with caps is using a hydrometer. Batteries density should be of 1250a + 20ºC and it must not vary more than 5% between its cells.


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   Auditing vehicles.
Auditing a company's vehicle fleet is important to keep in optimum conditions its safety element.

When planning an audit we must bear in mind that we need to know what will be audited, how it will be done and what procedure it should be followed with the problems detected.

There are important facts that should be taken into consideration in an audit:

+ The Company's standards and procedures and laws are followed. This comprehends own and subcontracted vehicles.

+ Preventive maintenance is done correctly.

+ Vehicle reparations, modifications and changes are done as the manufacturer stipulates.

If the audits are done by independent and trained technicians, the results will be exact and not biased. These professionals analyze and finish their reports in the less time possible and at the right moment -before or during the usage of the vehicle-. In this way the unit is stopped a short time and its main activity is not affected. Also, the potential safety problems are identified early.

It must be taken into consideration that a vehicle that is stopped and checked it is less expensive than a safety problem not solved on time.

It is essential to improve to follow a record and a periodical tracking in solving the problems. This should be accompanied by specialists who contribute with the best techniques and who train the maintenance personnel.


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