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As a commercial driver, one of your primary responsibilities is making certain your vehicle’s parts and components are safely operating before driving on public roads. Pre-trip inspections are essential for maintaining safety and preventing costly accidents and mechanical malfunctions. Before you can obtain a Indiana Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), you must first possess a Indiana Commercial Learner’s Permit (CLP) to fully develop the required skills. Part of your learning will involve becoming familiar with pre-trip inspections and how to conduct them properly. Federal regulation 49 CFR § 396.13 requires drivers to verify the safety of their vehicles before driving them on public roads. Using a checklist to inspect such items as the battery, fifth wheel, brakes, and mirrors can help you identify potential issues before getting in a pickle on Highway 41 outside of Terre Haute.
Since they will be a part of your daily routine, you will be required to demonstrate your knowledge of pre-trip inspections, which is one of several requirements for earning a CLP. You will find questions about pre-trip inspections on your BMV CDL General Knowledge Test. As part of your skills test for a CDL once you hold a CLP, an examiner will also observe you conducting a pre-trip inspection, and you must orally explain your actions as you move through the process.
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If you want to feel more at ease with meeting these requirements, you should know about our Indiana BMV CDL Pre-Trip Inspection Practice Test. The practice test will prepare you to answer questions regarding pre-trip inspections. Using this practice test, you will learn the information necessary to help you answer the required 80% of the 20 questions correctly to receive your CLP.
The CDL Pre-Trip Inspection Practice Test offers the most comprehensive, informative, and authoritative preparation for obtaining your CLP. It is based on the most recent Indiana BMV CDL driver’s manual (Indiana CDL Handbook 2026) and up to date as of January 2026. The practice test includes 20 questions, similar to the ones on the official knowledge test, for assessing your knowledge. Once you rely on the practice test to prepare you, any pre-test jitters will melt away. If you submit an incorrect answer, the practice test will provide a detailed explanation of the correct one. No other on-line resource, including study guides, can provide this level of instruction. A study guide limits your learning to memorizing the answers to the questions. This approach is flawed because it doesn’t provide additional instruction to fill your knowledge gaps. The practice tests will get you on the road to safe travels.
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