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Pre-trip inspection

Say the pre-trip out loud

37 components across the 6 inspection zones. For each one: name it, point to it, explain what you check and why. Then reveal the examiner's checklist and score yourself.

  • Speak before you reveal. Recognising the words is not the test; producing them is.
  • Nothing is recorded, saved or sent. Your scores stay on this page.
  • Missed parts link straight to the lesson section that teaches them.
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Say it out loud

Ground under the vehicle (leaks)

  1. Say the component's name.
  2. Point to or touch the exact part.
  3. Say what you are checking and why it matters.

Wording follows the California Commercial Driver Handbook's vehicle inspection test and the lesson A Systematic Pre-Trip Inspection. Your state's examiner may use a different order or different thresholds; the state manual controls. Self-scores here are a study aid and are never counted as instructor-observed proficiency.