The Pre-trip inspection exam is one of the tougher parts of passing the CDL exam because there is a lot of memorization involved.
The purpose of the Pre-trip Inspection is to be able to do a thorough safety inspection on a commercial vehicle before heading out onto the highway. Here you will find links to pre-trip inspection videos, flash cards, and inspection lists to help you prepare for the CDL exam.
We have a ton of Pre-Trip Inspection Practice Questions along with the answers and a complete scoring system in our Free Online CDL Practice Tests:
Daniel B, one of our forum moderators and a former trainer at Prime Inc put together an excellent Pre-Trip inspection with his own photos and all!
This Pre-Trip Inspection is based upon Prime's way of doing it. It's extremely thorough and Daniel adds a ton of advice to help you understand the process and get through the pre-trip inspection exams. We have Daniel's pre-trip inspection in several formats for you below so check em out!
This is a complete Pre-Trip inspection video done by Averitt Express
Length - 25:12
Jeff from Apex CDL Institute demonstrates how to perform a proper pre-trip inspection on a Class A tractor trailer
Length - 1:01:06
A complete Pre-Trip inspection video by an instructor at a truck driving school
Length - 9:27
This is self-test pre-trip inspection video by CDL College. Test your pre-trip inspection knowledge.
Length - 21:56
This is a Microsoft word document that was put together by a regular in our trucker's forum. It's a nice rundown of items you'll need to check during a Pre-Trip inspection.