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Do they start off with the air brake test? What exactly did the examiner ask you to do for the air brake test?

Is it just the 3 steps in section 12 of the study guide? Air leak test, emergency fan down test, then service brake test?

They use tablets for the pre trip test, so would mentioning and doing 3 points of contact, seatbelt, safe start, abs light, other dash warning lights and buzzers, steering wheel play, then a parking brake check, help, hurt or make no difference before I start the leak, emergency and service brake test?

Study guide says use wheel chocks for air leak test if parked on an incline. Did you use wheel chocks? Elk grove parking lot seems flat and level.

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Once you push the pedal, it does go down because you released air to activate the brakes. every time you press the pedal it will do this.

In MO, we needed to say "Im going to push on the pedal and wait for the needle to stabilize, then i will count for one minute with no more than 3 PSI...."

Thanks. Appreciate it.

Is it normal for the pressure to initially drop when first pushing down the foot break? There is way more than a 3 PSI loss when I first press on the brake. Do you start the minute countdown after the initial loss in pressure?

System Leak Check: Shut off the engine, chock your wheels, (if necessary), release parking brake (push in), fully apply the foot brake and hold it for one minute. Check the air gauge to see if the air pres- sure drops more than 3 pounds in one minute (single vehicle).

Appreciate all the responses. I would have preferred to actually do the full walk around and in-cab test without the examiner stopping me. Seems like that would be more likely to throw you off, especially if it feels like the examiner is rushing you.

In Elk Grove Village or any other Illinois location? If you have, what is the pre-trip process like for a Class B? Do you walk around the whole vehicle like all these pre-trip videos show? Do they allow you to do your own thing or will they keep stopping you and have you move to other areas of the truck?

Also this is from the Illinois state's official study guide.. Taking the CDL Pre-trip Inspection Test

Class B and C Pre-trip Inspection Test If you are applying for a Class B or C CDL, you will be required to perform a pre-trip inspection in the vehicle you have brought with you for testing. The vehicle must be a representative of the unit you will be driving and must meet the class weight requirements. If the vehicle is an air brake vehicle, you must first pass the Air Brake Knowledge test. You also must have passed all applicable endorsement knowledge tests that pertain to the vehicle you bring in for testing. You will be required to perform one of the three versions of the inspection; you will not know which version until just before testing begins. All of the tests include an engine start and in-cab-inspection. In addition, your test may include an inspection of the entire vehicle or only a portion of the vehicle which your CDL examiner will explain to you. You will have to inspect any special vehicle features, if applicable

What are the three inspections they mention? If you are only required to perform just one, why does it say you might have to inspect the entire vehicle?

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