I'm finally taking the plunge and will be scheduling my CDL test. I haven't taken the official written test yet but I don't expect any problems with it.

A few questions....

On the pre trip inspections do you have to crawl under the trailer or truck or can you just look and point out what you're looking at while doing a walk around? I know you have to inspect each brake chamber, look for seal leaks on the hubs, cracked or leaking air lines, etc and I don't know how you'd do that properly without laying hands on them. Yet, I've never seen a truck driver get under a trailer or his truck before driving.

I am very fluent in air brakes and how they operate but I've heard the air brake portion of the test is hard. I don't know if the test can trip me up on air brakes but I want to make sure I pass with flying colors.

I also have to get a passenger endorsement so I can drive our church bus.

I haven't actually studied anything yet but I've been taking free online tests and I've been scoring above 90% on the general knowledge test and 98-100% on the written pre trip tests. Do you actually have a written pre trip test or do you just do a walk around?

My biggest challenge will be actually driving the truck. Me and those non synchronized gears don't get along to good. LOL I should have gotten my CDL last year while one of my friends had an automatic KW.

If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14