Free Tool · Inspection Forms

Build the inspection form your trucks actually need.

Pre-trip, post-trip DVIR, or both on one sheet. Built on the FMCSA parts list in 49 CFR 392.7, with modules for the equipment vocational fleets actually run. Takes about two minutes.

There is no such thing as a DOT-issued pre-trip form. What the FMCSA rules actually require, in 49 CFR Parts 392 and 396, is a post-trip DVIR under 396.11, a driver who has satisfied themselves the listed parts are in order under 392.7, and a review of the previous DVIR under 396.13. Most free checklists get this wrong. This one doesn't.

01 · FORM TYPE

What kind of form is this?

This changes what's on the sheet, not just the title. A DVIR needs signature blocks a pre-trip doesn't.

02 · YOUR COMPANY

Whose form is this?

Your name goes at the top. Ours goes in small print at the bottom.

03 · DEFECT REPORTING

Who does a driver call?

A phone number alone doesn't tell a driver whether to park the truck. The instruction line is what turns a checklist into a policy.

04 · THE VEHICLE

What are they inspecting?

These two answers decide the core checklist. A service pickup shouldn't carry the same sheet as a Class 8 dump truck.

Drivers look at the tires every trip; nobody pulls out a depth gauge daily. The checklist line will read "measure depth weekly, see below" so the two sections point at each other.

TypeWheelsNote

Listed front to back. Drag the handle or use the arrows to reorder. Defaults to a steer and two drives; add tag, pusher, lift or trailer axles as needed, and repeat a type for a tri-drive, a second steer, or twin tags — they number themselves. The note prints in italics beside the axle, which is where "if applicable" goes for an axle not every truck has.

05 · EQUIPMENT

Anything mounted on it?

Tick one to see what's in it. Every item starts checked — uncheck anything that doesn't apply to your trucks, and add your own at the bottom of each list. Pick only what's actually on this class of vehicle; a form nobody can finish gets pencil-whipped. Watch the page count as you go.

06 · THE SHEET

How does it print?

A full CMV checklist runs to two half-pages, which is one sheet printed front and back. A non-CMV list fits on one.