HGV Walk-Around Check Sheet
Do the same walk-around in the same order every day and leave a record of what was found, who it was reported to and what happened next.
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Vehicle Height and Low Bridge Check Record
A free printable vehicle height record: each combination's measured travelling height and cab notice, then the bridges on each route checked against it.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Know each combination's real height and check it against every low bridge before setting off. The cab notice is updated whenever the trailer, body or load changes.
Who it is for
Lorry, bus and coach drivers, transport planners and operators whose vehicles run under bridges, canopies or height barriers.
How to use it
- Measure each combination as it will travel and record the height, how it was measured and the date.
- Update the cab notice to match, and measure again after any change of trailer, body or load.
- Before setting off, list each height restriction on the route with its signed height and whether you clear it.
- Set the sat nav to the vehicle's dimensions, and record the diversion wherever a bridge is too low.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: The measured travelling height of each vehicle and trailer combination, with the cab notice kept to match, then the low bridges on each route checked against it before setting off.
Measure it, do not remember it. Measure from the ground to the highest point of the vehicle, body or load as it will travel, and measure again whenever the trailer, body or load changes. How much room your operator wants above the vehicle at a bridge is your operator's rule: write it in below, and never set off on a remembered height.
Write-on lines: Operator / depot · Clearance your operator requires · Measured with (pole, laser, tape)
Measured heights — one line per combination; measure again after any change
Table, 12 rows: Unit · Trailer / body · Load · Height · How measured · Date · Cab notice · By
Page 2
Route checks before setting off — one line per restriction on the route; write the route once
Table, 20 rows: Date · Driver · Vehicle · Height · Route · Restriction · Signed · Clears? · Diversion · Sat nav
Write-on lines: Checked by · Date · Notes
Questions
Why is there no safety margin printed?
Because how much room your operator wants above the vehicle at a bridge is your operator's rule. The sheet has a box at the top for that figure, so each route check is made against it rather than against a number printed for everybody.
Why measure again after changing a trailer?
Trailers, bodies and loads differ in height, and a combination measured last week can be taller today. The measured line and the cab notice should always describe the combination actually being driven.
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