Pre-trip Inspections

Jerry, the way I did things was top to bottom, left to right. anything that can be seen or touched should be mentioned and tell what they do with emphasis on (1) slack adjusters, (2) air break system, (3) emergency equipment (4) and coupling system.

Jerry on this website under the training tab you will find a complete section on pre-trip inspection. It includes study guides, flash cards (which are awesome) and videos. If you have not seen that section please look at it. Good luck, Mary

Thanks for pointing that out Mary!

Here's the links to those:

Pre-trip inspection study guide

Pre-trip inspection flash cards

Thanks, I've seen those resources and have checked them out. I'll continue looking at them but I've just been reassured that I am definitely a hands on person, not a pen on paper person. Lol. I'm tempted to bug one of the truckers that part at my hotel tonight to see if they mind me going over the external pre trip

One thing that helped me was A-B-C and C-B-B. Also, EVERYTHING is properly mounted and secured.

Anything that held air or fluid, tires, air lines, engine hoses was A-B-C .... no Abrasions Bulges or Cuts. Properly mounted and secured both ends, and not leaking.

Most everything else, not Cracked Bent or Broken.

After that, it's just repetition learning all the parts. It helps to have someone knowledgeable go over it with you a few times, (with your paper study guide) and remember what all the part are, and finding a system that works for you.

You did get a paper study guide right? That has all the check points on it? Learn where all the parts are and its all gravy after that. A-B-C C-B-B

I started engine passenger side, cause there only a few things over there. Alternator, properly mounted and secure, not CBB, no more than 1/2-3/4" free play in the belt. General hoses, no Abrasions Bulges or Cuts. Properly mounted and secured both ends, and not leaking.

Tires and shocks

Cross over to the drivers side, and just keep rolling from there....

One thing that helped me was A-B-C and C-B-B. Also, EVERYTHING is properly mounted and secured.

Anything that held air or fluid, tires, air lines, engine hoses was A-B-C .... no Abrasions Bulges or Cuts. Properly mounted and secured both ends, and not leaking.

Most everything else, not Cracked Bent or Broken.

After that, it's just repetition learning all the parts. It helps to have someone knowledgeable go over it with you a few times, (with your paper study guide) and remember what all the part are, and finding a system that works for you.

You did get a paper study guide right? That has all the check points on it? Learn where all the parts are and its all gravy after that. A-B-C C-B-B

I started engine passenger side, cause there only a few things over there. Alternator, properly mounted and secure, not CBB, no more than 1/2-3/4" free play in the belt. General hoses, no Abrasions Bulges or Cuts. Properly mounted and secured both ends, and not leaking.

Tires and shocks

Cross over to the drivers side, and just keep rolling from there....

Nice post. Seems like an easy way to remember things.

For those of you at Celadon. The road trucks and others are parked to the left of the garage area.

Take a Saturday or Sunday. Go over to the school (if you can get a ride) and go to the guard shack. Show him your ID and tell him you are there to practice your pretrip.

They are glad to let you back there. Just make sure you have your ID and what ever you do, DO NOT start the truck.

Your pretrip is something you have to learn on your own mostly.

And just like was said before. Do it like a script. Find your way of doing it and do it the same way everytime.

The secret is.... over and over and over and over.

It was so bad when I was there, I was doing it in my sleep. LOL

Keep it safe out here. Joe S