CDL advice and Swift examiners

if you do a little more research about swift, i know they lost the 3rd party testing license several years back. it was tied to a mexican and an illegally obtained CDL, no school and many people killed in Ohio if i remember correctly.

i do not know if they are allowed to give the test, and the location that was directly tied with the incident im speaking about was the millington TN location. i do not know if they pulled the testing for all the schools or just that one in TN.

point being, unless you are just trapped with no way of any CDL training at all and are forced to go with swift, then you gotta do what you gotta do. CDL mills dont teach you ####.

 

Its not about memorization. you need to know what your lookin at, not just for your own safety, but everyone else around you 24 hrs a day.Do everyone a favor if pre trip/post trip is your concern practice practice practice dont memorize really learn it in detail, even if it takes longer, it will be worth it!

 

i had the same fear you have about the memory but when i acutally got to see a truck close up and did it a time or two it comes to you

 

I would say this. When your time starts say my "definition" of secure is there are no cracked, bent, broken, loose or missing. NUTS, BOLTS, CLAMPS, BRACKETS or fittings.

Then when pointing to things for anything metal say the item and that is not cracked, bent or broken, loose or missing and is secure. If it's something that can leak make sure you say it's not leaking at some point before you say secure.

For any hoses or belts say they are not cut, torn or frayed and they are not leaking and are secure.

By giving the examiner your definition of secure at the start you eliminate 99.9% of the questions they could ask you. If you remember those few phrases you should easily pass if not get a perfect score.

EDIT: ALSO remember YOU ONLY NEED TO DO ONE AXLE!! When you are done with one axle say you would do the other axle the same way as this one. Do that for the drive axle and the trailer axle. Also when you are done make sure you say you would to the other side of the trailer the same way you would do the side you just did. And then ask if you have anytime left. I finished mine in about 18 minutes.

 

I answered the poll but didnt get my CDL through SWIFT....I got mine the old fashioned way.

 

You can't do both sides and all the axles you would run out of time and nobody would pass. So no examiner will have you do all the axles and both sides. That's why you say u would do the other drive axles and trailer axles the same and the other side of the trailer the same. It just shows the examiner that you would do the same thing that's all they need to hear.