Pre-trip checklist videos

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  1. BillyBobFrank

    BillyBobFrank Light Load Member

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    I'm helping a family friend get into trucking and I'm making videos for him to get a head start on learning the different components of the truck and the phrases he'll need to learn for the pre trip portion of the test.
    Let me know what I'm missing:
    ' Not cracked, Not bent, Not broken' -All metal components.
    ' No abrasions, no bulges. No cuts' - All hoses
    'No leaks' -anything with fluid or air


    Tires 2/32nd minimum tread depth except steers, 4/32nd.

    Belts no more than a quarter inch of give.

    Hoses and wires (near tandems) no less than 18 inches above the pavement.

    I forget what to say about over tightened lug nuts and bolts on the fifth wheel.

    Any help is appreciated! Ty.
     
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  3. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    There are a dozen CDL school videos showing the items & required wording for Pre-Trip Inspection on YouTube. Just search CDL school pre-trip inspection. Only watch the ones from CDL schools. Also the state CDL manual has the diagram, items, required wording.
     
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    JSanborn103 Medium Load Member

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    “Not cracked, dirty, or broken”
     
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  5. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    How exactly to you test for those?
    Lug nuts, for example, are tightened to around 475 ft/lbs of torque. Not something that a driver can check or that is even part of the pretrip inspection.
    Checking for loose lug nuts is, however.
     
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  6. Chi Town Steers

    Chi Town Steers Heavy Load Member

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    PMS properly mounted and secured

    I’ve got a checklist from my school still from this month. I’ll try to upload photos of it.
     
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    Chi Town Steers Heavy Load Member

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    This photo is the 6th page
     
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    Chi Town Steers Heavy Load Member

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    I have ABC also but it’s much longer I need wifi
     
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    Judge Road Train Member

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    an inspection done by MN dot
     
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  11. BillyBobFrank

    BillyBobFrank Light Load Member

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    I remember being taught that'll it'll have a rusty water trail if it's overtightened, but I'm not 100% sure that's correct.
     
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