I'm studying for my cdl. I'm not the guy that knows car internal workings really well so i have a lot to learn here on all the internal workings of a truck. From what Ive read and the videos I've watched, I would want to do the pti during daylight to do it correctly - but that does not seem realistic - figuring your 14 hours will start early (especially in areas with heavy traffic ). So how do you do your pti while dark - as simple as use a flashlight? Is that sufficient ?
Thanks.
Pre-trip Inspection at Night?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by 2ndAct, Dec 19, 2014.
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No, no. A flashlight won't do. You need to wait until the sun comes up.
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Road flares bright things up nicely. But I use a flashlight
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You cannot do a proper pretrip at night. The creepy crawlers and the boogiemen are out. Wait until daylight when it's safe and the monsters of the parking lot can't get you.
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Most of my pti's take place at night anyways. I've got a 30 led stick light that I use. Keeps most boogiemen at bay, but you'll still need a thumper for the monsters.
...I feel so left out. You all didn't harass me when I was new!joseph1135 Thanks this. -
I unhook so I can use the truck lights to pti the trailer....while my elog is running.
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Don't worry about it, you'll never check for corrosion on your batteries, even if you have time and it's daylight. ( I've never pulled the lid off the battery boxes, so I'm not sure if I even have any)
I just press my thumb on the tire sidewalls to check pressure, check the lights, sometimes I'll look to see if it has brake pads.
But in school, you'll have to memorize all that stuff.frank_the_tank Thanks this. -
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And for all the harassment you guys are smart about it. Haven't noticed one person saying to do it in an unsafe manner. ...road flares is getting there I guess. -
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