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Trucking Life Academy: Pre-Trip — free 3D CDL pre-trip inspection trainer, engine compartment

Section 1

Trucking Life Academy · Dalton, GA

Day one. Section 1.

Raise the hood and call every fluid, belt, hose and belt-driven component the examiner expects, with the numbers.

Spoken questions

The examiner’s questions are shown as text, and read aloud where your browser can.

Free module. It teaches the real CDL pre-trip inspection — it is not a licence, a test, or ELDT credit.

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Read it, then run it again

  • Complete CDL Pre-Trip Inspection Guide

    The written walk-around — every section the examiner scores, in order. The trainer starts at Section 1, the engine compartment, and now covers four sections; the guide covers all ten.

    Read the guide
  • Free CDL practice tests

    The knowledge tests come before the pre-trip on exam day. General knowledge, air brakes and the endorsements — free, cited to the regulation.

    Start a practice test