Properly Mounted And Secured, No Abrasions Bulges Or Cuts……
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I believe you can find everything you need for pretrip right here somewhere in the archives.
Anne or another moderator will no doubt be posting links for you. Or go to the Links On Trucking Truth tab on this page.
You must memorize the pretrip inspection.
Use this link to assist in your learning process:
- Pre-Trip Inspection Study Guide
- Daniel's Pre-Trip Inspection
- Pre-Trip Inspection Checklist
- Pre-Trip Inspection Practice Questions
Pre-trip Inspection:
A pre-trip inspection is a thorough inspection of the truck completed before driving for the first time each day.
Federal and state laws require that drivers inspect their vehicles. Federal and state inspectors also may inspect your vehicles. If they judge a vehicle to be unsafe, they will put it “out of service” until it is repaired.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Be aware that different states require different items. One state may have 106 parts to check and another may have 96. Make sure even though u study that you listen to your instructor for any differences.
I have a color coded pretrip. All the same parts on one axle are highlighted so it is less overwhelming than seeing it all together.
Been watching a lot of your videos as well as a few from Prime regarding the pre-trip. It’s looking like I’m going to go with Prime and should be starting class first part of December. Would like to chat with you about a few questions/concerns I have. Thanks!
Be aware that different states require different items. One state may have 106 parts to check and another may have 96. Make sure even though u study that you listen to your instructor for any differences.
I have a color coded pretrip. All the same parts on one axle are highlighted so it is less overwhelming than seeing it all together.
If u want to email me I can send you the Missouri specific pretrip with my color coding. truckingalongfun@gmail.com
My friend Twizted Big D has a great playlist with some decent camera angles
Prime is a good choice. Good luck. Study the info here on the site,etc. You will excel once you arrive for training.
Etc means listen to Kearsey. 
Etc means listen to Kearsey.
My biggest thing that helped me remember the pre trip stuff was if you can see it, touch it, smell it or hear it, talk about it. You can never be thorough enough. If you get into a rhythm, you won’t miss anything.
My biggest thing that helped me remember the pre trip stuff was if you can see it, touch it, smell it or hear it, talk about it. You can never be thorough enough. If you get into a rhythm, you won’t miss anything.
We were actually instructed to only do the parts required in the state we were testing. If your going through “extra” parts and the instructor keeps interrupting you telling you to skip it, it can really throw you off your rhythm. That’s what was emphasized to us our last week before testing anyway.
We originally received our training book, some quick study guides and a quick reference book. All the pre-trip information was different between the three and we ended up learning a lot more than was required for the state. Then week 5, the week of testing they give us a new pre-trip study guide that was specific to Indiana and told us to only mention the parts specifically for the state. To each their own.
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These are now words I’m hearing in my sleep! Lol. I’m studying all I can about the pre-trip inspection because from everything I’ve seen and read-this is the killer for most students. I’m not totally unfamiliar with this process. We had to do the same thing each morning on all our rigs at the fire house. The biggest difference is we had check off sheets. I was wondering why this isn’t the case here? I would think making sure everything is checked is more important than memorizing everything. Is there some sort of cheat sheet I can study or something out there that would aid in remembering everything that needs to be checked?
Pre-trip Inspection:
A pre-trip inspection is a thorough inspection of the truck completed before driving for the first time each day.
Federal and state laws require that drivers inspect their vehicles. Federal and state inspectors also may inspect your vehicles. If they judge a vehicle to be unsafe, they will put it “out of service” until it is repaired.