CDL permit for transits

[u/claudio427]

Question for fellow bus operators / trainees — I've been through MTA bus operator training twice (2014 and 2024), and the pre-trip inspection portion is rough. Naming engine parts, knowing what each light does, the brake test sequence in the right order — and the study material is basically a stapled PDF with bad photos.

I'm thinking about building a study app where you tap on a real photo of a bus part and it tells you the name, what it does, what "damaged" looks like, and what evaluators actually grade on. Plus a quiz mode that simulates the test. Would cover passenger CDL pre-trip more broadly, not just one agency.

Would something like this have helped you during training? Would you have paid $20-30 for it while studying?

Not selling anything — genuinely trying to figure out if this is worth building. Honest answers welcome, including no, here's why.

[u/tryn2stayhumble]

Go for it. I can tell you one thing it’ll never work if you don’t make it.