To Deep On Pre Trip?
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Ok I wasn't sure what they expected or how they did it. The trucks I used to work on you could pump the brakes down with the ignition on and brake lights come on however they all not seem to be that way
Newer trucks (like the KW-T680) have a "lighting self test mode" that you turn on, on the dash - and it runs all the exterior lights in a programmed sequence, so you can walk around and see if they're all working. Peters do it too. Pretty cool stuff. Don't think Freightliners have this feature yet.
Rick
Newer Internationals also have this feature
Having just recently obtained a CDL from the Swift school in Indiana I will say this. Don't even study before hand. Study everything else but not pretrip. My extensive studying of pretrip before school actually hurt me in terms of ingraining the wrong verbage in my head. On day one we were handed a 4 page pretrip with specific verbage (synonyms were not accepted) that must be used to pass the state test. The list was dynamic in that it changed regularly, in fact 2 minor changes were made in the 3 weeks I was there. Such was my experience in Indiana, your mileage will no doubt vary. And by the way, the state inspector DID expect everyone to do it in the same order and everyone did the entire truck there were no "assigned sections".
So I have been going through the pre trip inspection study materials and have a question. Is there to much to look at during a pre trip? And is there a specific sequence it should be done in.? When I do preventive maintenance inspections I always start out checking the truck while walking to it than raise the hood and check the fluids belts hoses tie rod ends and and drag link ends,brake chamber's and.brakes on the front shut the hood.... anyway I sorta have a routine I got used to will I need to modify it for the testing?
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Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
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- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
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Hours Of Service
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I have a headlight that likes to shake loose every once in awhile and I get a message of (open circuit on left low beam) come across the dash and while I'm pretty sure it would work the same for the trailer I've just got into the habit of checking. I already have to be out of the truck so I may as well do all of it the same way I always have.
OOS:
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