Lesson 3 / 30 · Texas DPS 2026

Pre-trip: engine oil in 20 seconds

If you can't say this out loud, you fail the skills test.

Hood open. Dipstick. Level between add and full. Not milky, not gritty, cap on. That's one box on the Texas pre-trip. We walk the whole truck at the Fort Worth yard, Sat-Sun 5 to 8. Class A is $5,999. Come see a truck tonight.

Examiners score the words. If you cannot say dipstick, add-to-full, not milky, cap on — you fail that box even if you know it in Spanish.

DipstickAdd — FullNo milk, no gritFort Worth yard

What do I say on the CDL pre-trip oil check?

Hood open. Dipstick. Level between add and full. Not milky, not gritty. Cap on. That is one Texas skills-test box.

Also in Spanish

Cofre abierto. Varilla. Nivel entre add y full. Que no se vea lechoso ni con arena. Tapón puesto. Eso es una casilla del pre-trip. Recorremos el camión completo en el yard de Fort Worth sáb-dom 5 a 8. Clase A $5,999. Ven a ver un tráiler.

Alpha CDL Academy · 3221 W Pioneer Pkwy, Pantego, TX 76013 · (682) 358-8132 · Yard 900 TX-183, Fort Worth

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