TRUCK DRIVING EXAMINATION TEST 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔hoses - ✔✔none leaking, cracked, cut, damaged, secure
✔✔steering box and hoses - ✔✔no missing bolts, cracks, leaks, secured
✔✔steering linkage - ✔✔1)steering shaft
2)pitman arm
3)drag link
4)steering knuckle
5)tie rod
none are cracked damage or worn. no missing cotter pins, bolts, or nuts, secured
✔✔springs - ✔✔none missing, shifted, or cracked
✔✔shocks - ✔✔no missing bolts, no leaks, no damage
✔✔u-bolts - ✔✔no missing nuts, not cracked, secure
✔✔spring mounts - ✔✔front and rear* no missing bolts, not cracked, secured
✔✔brake hose/line - ✔✔no cuts, cracks, leaks
✔✔brake chamber - ✔✔no missing bolts, leaking, clamp is secured and chamber is
secured
✔✔slack adjuster - ✔✔no more than 1" of play when brakes are released, no missing
parts, 90° angle
✔✔push rod - ✔✔not bent, cracked, or damaged
✔✔drums - ✔✔no cracks, grooves, or welds
✔✔linings - ✔✔not less than 1/4" remaining, no grease/oil, no cracks
✔✔front tires - ✔✔evenly worn , no less than 4/32" of tread depth, no cuts,
cracks,bubbles,bulges on the sidewalk, 100psi check with air gauge and make sure the
valve cap is present
✔✔rim - ✔✔not bent, not cracked, no welds
✔✔lug nuts - ✔✔none missing, none cracked, no shiny thread, no rust trails.
, ✔✔hub oil seal - ✔✔proper oil level, not leaking, no missing bolts
✔✔door - ✔✔opens and closes properly, no damage to the seal around the door, no
damage to the door hinges
✔✔mirrors - ✔✔clean, no cracks, no missing bolts
✔✔fuel tank - ✔✔no leaks around the tank underneath, no damage to the straps
secured to the tank, fuel cap not leaking, fuel lines not leaking
✔✔catwalk and steps - ✔✔no missing bolts, not damaged
✔✔drive shaft - ✔✔no bends, no cracks, no obstructions
✔✔exhaust system - ✔✔no leaks, no holes
✔✔frame - ✔✔no holes, no welds, no cracks, all cross members secured
✔✔airbags(suspension) - ✔✔no damage,no cuts, no cracks, no leaks
✔✔spring/air mounts - ✔✔front and rear* no missing bolts, not cracked
✔✔torque arm - ✔✔no bends, no cracks, no missing bolts
✔✔brake hose/line - ✔✔no cuts, cracks, or leaks
✔✔brake chamber - ✔✔no missing bolts, not leaking, both clamp and chamber is
secured
✔✔slack adjuster - ✔✔no more than 1" of play when brakes released, no missing parts,
90° angle
✔✔push rod - ✔✔not bent, cracked, or damaged
✔✔drums - ✔✔no cracks, grooves, or welds
✔✔linings - ✔✔not less than 1/4" remaing, no grease/oil, no cracks
✔✔rear tires - ✔✔evenly worn, no less than 2/32" of tread depth, no
cuts,cracks,bubbles, bulges on the side wall, 100 psi check with air gauge, make sure
valve air cap is present
✔✔axel seal - ✔✔proper oil level, not leaking, no missing bolts
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔hoses - ✔✔none leaking, cracked, cut, damaged, secure
✔✔steering box and hoses - ✔✔no missing bolts, cracks, leaks, secured
✔✔steering linkage - ✔✔1)steering shaft
2)pitman arm
3)drag link
4)steering knuckle
5)tie rod
none are cracked damage or worn. no missing cotter pins, bolts, or nuts, secured
✔✔springs - ✔✔none missing, shifted, or cracked
✔✔shocks - ✔✔no missing bolts, no leaks, no damage
✔✔u-bolts - ✔✔no missing nuts, not cracked, secure
✔✔spring mounts - ✔✔front and rear* no missing bolts, not cracked, secured
✔✔brake hose/line - ✔✔no cuts, cracks, leaks
✔✔brake chamber - ✔✔no missing bolts, leaking, clamp is secured and chamber is
secured
✔✔slack adjuster - ✔✔no more than 1" of play when brakes are released, no missing
parts, 90° angle
✔✔push rod - ✔✔not bent, cracked, or damaged
✔✔drums - ✔✔no cracks, grooves, or welds
✔✔linings - ✔✔not less than 1/4" remaining, no grease/oil, no cracks
✔✔front tires - ✔✔evenly worn , no less than 4/32" of tread depth, no cuts,
cracks,bubbles,bulges on the sidewalk, 100psi check with air gauge and make sure the
valve cap is present
✔✔rim - ✔✔not bent, not cracked, no welds
✔✔lug nuts - ✔✔none missing, none cracked, no shiny thread, no rust trails.
, ✔✔hub oil seal - ✔✔proper oil level, not leaking, no missing bolts
✔✔door - ✔✔opens and closes properly, no damage to the seal around the door, no
damage to the door hinges
✔✔mirrors - ✔✔clean, no cracks, no missing bolts
✔✔fuel tank - ✔✔no leaks around the tank underneath, no damage to the straps
secured to the tank, fuel cap not leaking, fuel lines not leaking
✔✔catwalk and steps - ✔✔no missing bolts, not damaged
✔✔drive shaft - ✔✔no bends, no cracks, no obstructions
✔✔exhaust system - ✔✔no leaks, no holes
✔✔frame - ✔✔no holes, no welds, no cracks, all cross members secured
✔✔airbags(suspension) - ✔✔no damage,no cuts, no cracks, no leaks
✔✔spring/air mounts - ✔✔front and rear* no missing bolts, not cracked
✔✔torque arm - ✔✔no bends, no cracks, no missing bolts
✔✔brake hose/line - ✔✔no cuts, cracks, or leaks
✔✔brake chamber - ✔✔no missing bolts, not leaking, both clamp and chamber is
secured
✔✔slack adjuster - ✔✔no more than 1" of play when brakes released, no missing parts,
90° angle
✔✔push rod - ✔✔not bent, cracked, or damaged
✔✔drums - ✔✔no cracks, grooves, or welds
✔✔linings - ✔✔not less than 1/4" remaing, no grease/oil, no cracks
✔✔rear tires - ✔✔evenly worn, no less than 2/32" of tread depth, no
cuts,cracks,bubbles, bulges on the side wall, 100 psi check with air gauge, make sure
valve air cap is present
✔✔axel seal - ✔✔proper oil level, not leaking, no missing bolts
