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Transportation fact sheets: General trucking

Truck design
Tip sheet: Things to consider when purchasing a truck
Driving
Ergonomic task analysis: Truck driving
Tip sheet: Truck driving
Circle checks and maintenance
Ergonomic task analysis: Circle checks and maintenance
Operating landing gear
Tip sheet: Operating landing gear
Ergonomic assessment: Operating landing gear
Fifth wheel pin/king pin
Ergonomic assessment: Disengaging king pin
Entry and egress from cab
Ergonomic task analysis: Cab egress and ingress
Tip sheet: Entering and exiting cabs
Tarping
Ergonomic task analysis: Tarping flatbed trailers
Tip sheet: Tarping and untarping flatbed trailers
Ergonomic analysis: Three tarping systems for flatbed transport trailers
Getting on and off trailers and loads
Ergonomic task analysis: Climbing on and off trailers