FREE Texas CDL Pre-Trip Inspection Test (2023)

1. During the vehicle inspection test, you will be asked to:

change the coolant.
change a tire.
move your vehicle forward, backward.
explain to the examiner what you would inspect and why.

2. During the driving test, when asked to make a lane change you should:

make the necessary traffic checks first and use proper signals before changing lanes.
make the change immediately without looking.
make the lane change before using proper signals.
None of the above.

3. How can you tell if your vehicle is equipped with ABS?

Look under the vehicle for the wheel speed sensor wires coming from the back of the brakes.
Look for yellow ABS malfunction lamps on the instrument panel.
Trailers will have yellow ABS malfunction lamps on the left side.
All of the above.

4. During a walk around inspection, which of the following should you check?

5. Which of the following must be inspected on every tire?

Battery.
Steering box.
Brake chambers.
Hub oil/grease seals and axle seals.

6. Name some things you should check on the FRONT of your vehicle during your pre-trip inspection.

Low beams, high beams, four-way flashers, and turn signals
Oil, transmission, air compressor, and radiator
U-Bolts, anchor plate and bellows
None of the above.

7. During the skills test, when driving on the expressway, you should:

use mirrors to check traffic.
drive 10 mph or more above the posted limit.
drive slowly in the left lane of traffic.
change lanes frequently.

8. Brake drums (or discs) must not have cracks longer than:

the width of the friction area.
one third the width of the friction area.
twice the width of the friction area.
one half the width of the friction area.

9. During your inspection, you should look into the fifth-wheel gap and check that the _________ are fully closed around the kingpin.

10. What should be fully engaged with no loose or missing pins in the slide mechanism of the sliding fifth-wheel?

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