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2013 OUT-OF-SERVICE CRITERIA overload resulting from underinflation. Exception: Does not apply to special-permit vehicle operated at a speed low enough to compensate for underinflation. VANS AND OPEN-TOP TRAILERS ��� Broken upper rail accompanied by complete separation of flange. ��� Buckled upper rail accompanied by one of the following conditions: missing or loose fasteners at adjacent roof bows and/or side posts; missing, broken or ineffective adjacent roof bows. ��� Broken lower rail accompanied by one of the following conditions: complete separation in the bay area plus sagging floor, rail or crossmember; missing or loose fasteners at side posts adjacent to crack. ��� ith drop-frame trailer, any twist, W bend or fatigue crack at point where frame drops. ��� Three or more adjacent crossmem bers are broken and/or completely detached from, and sagging below, lower rail in bay area. ��� Broken floor accompanied by pro truding freight and sagging crossmembers. ��� Complete penetration of fiberglass reinforced-plywood side panels in bay area, resulting in sagging lower rail. WHEELS, RIMS AND HUBS ��� Lock/side ring is bent, broken or cracked or improperly seated/sprung/ mismatched. ��� Cracked rim (any circumferential crack except one intentionally made at the valve stem hole). ��� Disc wheel cracked between any two holes (hand hole, stud hole, center hole). ��� Disc wheel with two cracks. ��� Disc wheel with one crack extending 3 inches or more. ��� Disc wheel with 50 percent or more of stud holes elongated. ��� Spoke wheel with two or more cracks (of 1 inch or greater length) across 14 commercial carrier journal | april 2013 spoke or hub section. ��� poke wheel with two or more web S areas cracked. ��� ubeless demountable adapter crack T (cracks at three or more spokes). ��� asteners loose/missing/broken/ F cracked or stripped on disc/spoke wheel. For a 10-hole wheel assembly: three missing or defective wheel fasteners in any location, or two missing/defective adjacent fasteners. For 8-hole-or-less wheel assembly: any two missing/defective wheel fasteners. Weld cracks/repairs ��� rack in weld attaching disc wheel C to rim. ��� rack in weld attaching tubeless C demountable rim to adapter. ��� elded repair on aluminum wheel W on steering axle. ��� elded repair, other than disc-to-rim W attachment, on steel disc wheel on steering axle. Hubs ��� ny bearing (hub) cap, plug or filler A plug is missing or broken, affording view of hub assembly. ��� moking from wheel hub assembly S due to bearing failure. ��� ny wheel seal is leaking, producing A evidence of wet contamination of the brake friction material and accompanied by evidence that further leaking will occur. ��� ubricant is leaking from the hub and L is present on the wheel surface and is accompanied by evidence that further leakage will occur. ��� o visible or measurable amount of N lubricant showing in hub. not constitute an OOSC condition.) ��� alf or more of placards for a hazard H class are missing. ��� ny placard fails to represent hazmat. A ��� hen required, markings noting W poison inhalation hazards for bulk or non-bulk package are missing or illegible. ��� azmat leaking from any bulk or H non-bulk package. ��� ransporting HM/DG not blocked, T braced or secured as required by the applicable regulation. ��� ransporting incompatible materials, T such as poisons with foodstuffs. ��� ransport of any forbidden material. T ��� adiation exceeds 200 mrem/hr at R vehicle surface. ��� ulk package���s required internal valve B is missing or open. ��� ulk package not authorized for B material being transported. ��� ulk package with missing or B improperly secured manhole cover, venting device, fill/inspection opening or discharge valve. ��� n vehicle transporting bulk O package(s), half or more of required ID numbers for each material are missing. ��� n vehicle transporting bulk O package(s), any ID number misrepresents material being transported. ��� n Canada, required placards and I markings don���t appear on all four sides of all large means of containment. ��� n bulk package, more than 25 O percent of anchoring mechanisms are ineffective. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ��� noperative/ineffective wiper on I driver���s side during weather requiring wipers. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Placarded ��� hipping papers do not clearly idenS tify the hazmat being transported. (An error in the description that will not impede emergency response does commercial carrier journal | april 2013 14