any tips to memorize in-cab and air brake test

In nearly 8 years out here I have never had to recite anything.

During every inspection I have been told what to do.
I will be asked if I have triangles, maybe to be shown them. Same with the fire putter-outer thingy.
If a brake test is done they will tell me what to do, step by step. They even chock the wheels for me.

At no point have I been put on the spot to show or test my 'knowledge'.

 

Even when you went to the DMV and took the test for your license?

 

Repetition. Go over it when you get up in the morning. Go over it before bed at night. It'll stick eventually.

But just remember that once you pass the test, real life application of that "test" won't be entirely necessary in that order or to that level of complexity. The important thing is to know the functions of the system in order to diagnose problems that may arise, and to understand the importance of a working air brake system to your and everyone else's safety.

 

I don't agree one bit with it but here they would fail you, at least from what I have seen. For the alternator here they want you say it's properly mounted, not cracked or broken. And the wires are in place not frayed ripped torn or cut.

 

Yeah I never had an issue if you put in the or otherwise in poor condition bit.

 

My school taught CDL. Not Cracked, Damaged, Loose for hard parts; Cracked, Damaged, Leaking for air/fluid filled ones.

 

I went to the book from the dmv. I wrote down their list, step by step. Then I took all that and made flash cards. Then I put them in the order I thought would make the most sense. Then I took those flashcards to the truck, every day in school, and went over my pre-trip. The more times you write it out, the better you'll remember it. By the end, I was doing my pre-trip before bed... as I was falling asleep, I'd repeat the pre-trip to myself over and over from the walk up to the final asking the instructor to check my brake lights. My school offered a study guide too, but it covered less than the dmv handbook, and was designed to barely pass if you remembered everything on it.