Do you do a under the hood pretrip

I know some places do and some places don't. Where I work no one does a under the hood pretrip.

Mechanics do all of that stuff. I do look for drips and puddles under the bus but I never open the hood. We aren't expected to and it would be weird.

It seems like if your mechanics are able to keep up then it's not necessary.

Which brings me to this official exemption. Would it be worth it to get drivers hired and on the road to skip the under the hood portion of the CDL test.

This would give a school bus only CDL

https://13wham.com/news/local/new-york-eases-path-to-school-bus-driving-with-extended-under-the-hood-waiver-cdl-bus-drivers-governor-kathy-hochul-commerical-driver-licenses-inspection-nation-state-dmv-department-of-motor-vehicles-school-students-