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PA CDL Pre-Trip Inspection Practice Test 2025

  • Perfect for first-time and renewal CDL/CLP applicants, and those adding endorsements
  • Based on 2025 PA commercial driver's license manual
  • Updated for March 2025

Do you think you’re ready to take the PA CDL Pre-Trip Inspection Exam? If you aren’t sure if you’ll pass, it is a mistake to go to the DOT and sit for the official exam. You might fail it, and that will make it hard for you to maintain your job. It is much better to prepare in advance by taking this CDL Pre-Trip Inspection Practice Test. It will make it much easier for you to go into the PA DOT and pass with flying colors.

Learn from Your Mistakes

You might not get every answer correct the first time, and that is OK. You can learn from the answers that you miss. When you miss a question, the test will tell you. It will highlight the correct answer so you can make a note of it. This will let you know what you need to review. For instance, you might not know anything about checking the oil level, so you might miss a question about that topic. That will let you know that you need to go back through your PA study materials and review that section before you go to the DOT.

Get Ready for Test Day

When you finally get all of the practice test questions right, you will know that you’re ready for test day. At that point, don’t put it off. There is no sense in delaying any longer. You’re now ready to go to the DOT. You should have a lot of confidence now since you have practiced here. The tests are similar, so there is no reason to think that you will not do the same thing on the official test.

So, now it’s time to buckle down and get ready for big day. Start with the practice test, paying attention to each question that you face. After you make it through the practice test, you’ll finally be ready to go to the DOT and take the real thing.

6 min to complete
Available in EN and ES
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All 650 exam-like questions
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What to expect on the actual PA DOT exam

20

questions

16

correct answers to pass

80%

passing score

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