The much-needed updates, intended to reflect modern vehicle features, will affect the pre-trip vehicle inspection and basic control skills portions of the full skills test, PennDOT said.

The much-needed updates, intended to reflect modern vehicle features, will affect the pre-trip vehicle inspection and basic control skills portions of the full skills test, PennDOT said.

Applicants must pass the full CDL skills test – which includes pre-trip inspection, basic control and a road test – to receive their CDL.

They still need to do the pre-trip inspection, basic control and road test. The new test is supposed to reflect modern vehicle features. "We hope that more drivers will apply,” said Sandino.

A common misconception about driver vehicle inspection reports for truckers and other commercial drivers is that one is required at every pre-trip inspection.