CDL: Commercial Driver's License Truck Driver's Test by Mike Byrnes and Associates

Author:Mike Byrnes and Associates,
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barrons Educational Services
Published: 2023-04-07T00:00:00+00:00

Figure 9-9. A typical Driver’s Inspection Report.

Lower and secure the hood, cab, or engine compartment door.

Next, check any handholds, steps, or deck plates. Remove all water, ice, and snow, or grease from handholds, steps, and deck plates that you must use to enter the cab or to move about the vehicle. This will reduce the danger of slipping.

Step Three: Inside the Cab

Get in the cab. Inspect inside the cab. Make sure the parking brake is on. Shift into neutral, “Park” if your transmission is automatic. Start the engine and listen for unusual noises.

Check the gauge readings. The oil pressure should come up to normal within seconds after the engine is started. The ammeter and/or voltmeter should give normal readings. Coolant temperature should start at “Cold” (the low end of the temperature range). It should rise gradually until it reaches normal operating range. The temperature of the engine oil should also rise slowly to normal operating range.

Oil, coolant, and charging circuit warning lights will come on at first. That tells you the lights are working. They should go out right away unless there’s a problem.

Make sure your controls work. Check all of the following for looseness, sticking, damage, or improper setting:

•steering wheel

•accelerator (“gas pedal”)

•foot brake

•trailer brake (if your vehicle has one)

•parking brake

•retarder controls (if your vehicle has them)

•transmission controls

•interaxle differential lock (if your vehicle has one)

•horn(s)

•windshield wiper and washers

•headlights

•dimmer switch

•turn signal

•four-way flashers

•clearance, identification, and marker light switch(es).

If your vehicle has a clutch, test it now. Depress the clutch until you feel a slight resistance. One to two inches of travel before you feel resistance is normal. More or less than that signals a problem.

Check your mirrors and windshield for the defects described earlier.

Check that you have the required emergency equipment and that it is in good operating condition.

Check for optional items, such as a tire changing kit, and items required by state and local laws, such as mud flaps.

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