Medium-Heavy Truck Parts Specialist — Requirements & Free Practice
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Medium-Heavy Truck Parts Specialist
Voluntary ASE certification in the P1 Medium-Heavy Truck Parts Specialist area requires passing P1 and two years of qualifying Parts Specialist experience, full-time or part-time equivalent, as a parts counterperson or manager of a wholesale or retail parts store or in-house parts department.
Licensing authority: National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence · Application information
Initial by examination
- Scope
- Initial P1 certification only; P2 and recertification are outside this route.
- Work Experience
- Two years full-time or part-time equivalent as a parts counterperson or managing a wholesale or retail parts store or in-house parts department; ASE may credit other experience in its judgment. P1 may be taken before experience approval, but certification is withheld until approval.
Medium/Heavy Truck Parts Specialist (Test P1)
- Provider
- National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence
- Format
- Multiple-choice questions
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 80; Scored questions: 70; Unscored questions: 10; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
- Time limit
- 90 mins
Examination outline
- Communication Skills (10%)
- Sales Skills (13%)
Vehicle Systems (67%)
- Brakes
- Electrical Systems
- Drive Train
- Suspension and Steering
- Cab/Sleeper Heating and Air Conditioning
- Engines
- Inventory Management (10%)
Examination sources
- ASE Parts Specialist Certification Tests
Study Guides, Parts Specialist Study Guide link
- ASE Parts Specialist Study Guide
page 4, introduction, specification and task list adoption
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page 5, P1 specifications and task list
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page 6, P1 task list continued
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page 7, P1 task list continued
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page 4, P1 certification test counts and time
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page 4, certification research question footnote
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page 4, sample question format statement
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