Profile For Kim R.

Thank you very much for the help.

In my state wewere not allowed to use a list, however, the state DOT examiner provded about a 12 page list verbatim on how they wanted the pretrip spoken.

Here's how I memorized that list:

Every day at school I carried that list around and repeated it, ver batim as I literally touched each part. I repeated that every day, before I left the school.

Every night, just before going to sleep I simply read thru the list, put it away and went to bed.

Just doing that helped me memorize all of it. Make sure you understand exactly what you're supposed to be looking at (which part). I've had trainees who were just told to point in the general direction, but I think you need to know and understand all the parts. It's not that hard.. an axle is an axle, wheel is a wheel.. only difference is between hub and rear drive axle seals.

Also follow a set routine or order of completing it because if you skip around, you might forget something vital.

Thank you for the advice. We are not allowed to have anything in the truck with is on teat day.

I am in my First week of CDL school. I just learned that there is a really neat and comprehensive checklist in the Rand McNally driver's atlas.

If you are allowed to use a list, you can use that one. You could also make a checklist for yourself and refer to it. There is nothing wrong about using a list.

It's not cheating, it's being thorough.

(this is assuming that your instructor allows you to use a paper checklist)

I am in my last week of driving school. I am having the hardest time remember all the pretrip things. Any advice on how to make it sink in. Thank you

I love ready these stories.. Hi..my name is Kim..I am currently in truck driving school..I have about 1 1/2 weeks left..I am doing really well at driving and my backups, it's the pretrip I cannot get to sink in..I just finding the other things more interesting. Thank you.