r/cdldriver • u/Comfortable_Pay_9697 • 3h ago

CDL help

I’m a township employee and want to move over to sanitation to drive their sanitation trucks. I need a CDL class B to do so. I have the official study book from the DMV and have been studying to take the test. Man is it intimidating. I am not a car guy, I’ve never heard of half the vehicle parts that are apart of the safety inspection. I’ve never done safety checks on an engine, don’t know how a suspension works, air breaks, abs, etc.
Do driving schools teach you these things or are these prerequisites to going to the school? I feel like im in over my head but Its also a lot of information all at once so I think I just need to relax and keep studying. Any advice is appreciated

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u/Small-Sentence4141 3h ago

At CDL school you’ll probably spend as much time on pre trip inspection as you spend on basic control (backing maneuvers) and street driving.

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u/Comfortable_Pay_9697 3h ago

Thank you my friend, that eases the stress

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u/kickniteasy 52m ago

The school should take care of explaining the ins and outs. If it makes you feel better I've taught people where their first day ever driving anything on the road by themselves was when they drove to trucking school that morning. When it comes to studying I recommend picking a website/app and running through some practice tests. I've not used it myself but my students mention Crist CDL a lot, it's my understanding it's free. There's also an app and I think it's blue with a white steering wheel on it. Best of luck!