Who is responsible for completing the scheduled preventive maintenance blocks and other blocks on a trip ticket?

The responsibility for completing scheduled preventive maintenance blocks and other blocks on a trip ticket falls primarily on the dispatcher. The dispatcher plays a crucial role in the organization and management of maintenance tasks, ensuring that preventive maintenance is carried out as per the established schedule. They coordinate the workflow, assign tasks to the appropriate personnel, and maintain records of completed maintenance activities, including what is documented on the trip tickets.

While technicians may perform the actual maintenance and repairs, it is the dispatcher who oversees the scheduling and ensures that all necessary maintenance activities are documented correctly. The manager, while involved in oversight, typically does not handle the specifics of completing maintenance documentation, and the operator may not have the responsibility for filling out maintenance blocks on trip tickets, as their role is focused on the operation of the equipment rather than maintenance record-keeping.