Resources for the commercial dmv test in san jose

Click here for a map of the Santa Teresa DMV route

This is an interactive map that includes the main route you take for the drive test, as well as the small “loop” the DMV proctor may add on at their discretion. (Click the (i) markers for details.)

PDF files for inspection notes:

These are condensed and organized from the inspection packet. Think of it like a script for the little play you're putting on for the DMV proctor.

3 page version - This is the compact version; you cut it into 13 quarter-pages and it can easily fit into a pocket.

Large print version - In 16-point font for ease of reading, but it's 10 full-size pages long.

List of abbreviations:
a/w - always
w/ - with
GC - good condition
BS - both sides
WP - working properly
WS - well secure
SBE - secure at both ends
Gr - greased
D - damage
C - cracks
L - leaks
MB - missing bolts
B - bends
IW - illegal welds

A note on the order of the list: My notes differ in certain places from the order of components that some consider the best practice. This is the script I prefer - it makes sense to me to group all brake components together for each section, and all suspension components. By some reckoning this is “jumping around” because the components, especially on section B, are not always adjacent to each other. I also group everything on the in-cab inspection that you can have the key off for, then everything you need the key on for, and then everything you turn the engine on for.

If you want to make your own version of these notes, they are free to use in whatever way you like. To that end, here are links for the .odt files (open office document) that were used to make the .pdf files linked above: 3 page and large print

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