PRE TRIP INSPECTION CLASS A TEST – 02

The pre trip inspection class a test will examine your knowledge of internal inspection and external inspection. In order to receive your Commercial driver’s license, it is required that you pass the state’s official CDL written Knowledge exam.

Pre Trip Test 02

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The fifth wheel must be positioned properly so that the tractor frame will clear...?

The electrical couplings

The air hoses

The rear wheels

The landing gear

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How many components are there to an air brake test?

Two

One

Four

Three

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Passenger entry doors must close securely...?

From both sides

From the inside

From one side or the other

From the outside

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A safety belt should be rejected if it...?

Is frayed

Will not adjust

Has any of these faults

Is not securely mounted

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If a vehicle is equipped with a disabled person's lift, who is responsible for knowing how it operates?

A care assistant

The disabled person

All of these

The driver

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The minimum tread depth for steering axle tires is what?

1/32 of an inch

6/32 of an inch

2/32 of an inch

4/32 of an inch

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When testing the low air pressure warning device, it must activate before the pressure drops below...?

30 psi

50 psi

60 psi

40 psi

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You should check for air leaks by...?

Feeling

Listening

Smelling

Looking

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When checking battery connectors, you should be looking for signs of...?

Moisture

Oil

Corrosion

Dust

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You should not pass a wheel as being fit for travel if its rims have...?

Gravel pocks

Scratches

Welding repairs

Oil residue

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When driving a trailer, landing gear should be...?

At least 80% raised

Fully raised

At least 70% raised

At least 90% raised

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With hydraulic brakes, if you pump the brake pedal three times and then hold it down for five seconds, what should happen?

It should not move

Any of these are acceptable

It should depress further

It should push back against your foot

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Tire pressures should be checked by...?

Kicking them

A tire gauge

Any of these methods

Poking them

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When examining your suspension, you should look for springs which are...?

Cracked

Any of these things

Missing

Shifted

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Axle mounting points should be checked at the point...?

Where they are secured to the vehicle frame

Where they are secured to the vehicle frame and the axle

Any of these

Where they are secured to the axle

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When checking a passenger vehicle, you should make sure that all seat frames are securely attached to...?

The sides

Each other

The floor

All of these

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If you have a hydraulic brake reserve system, you should check it is working by depressing the brake and...?

Listening for the electric motor

Feeling the pressure under your foot

Pulling gently forward

Listening for the brakepads applying

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The suspension components inspection must be undertaken on...?

The front axles of the tractor

Every axle of a vehicle and combination

The front and rear axles of the tractor

The rear axles of the trailer

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When making the static check on a combination vehicle, the air pressure must not drop more than how much in a single minute?

5 pounds

4 pounds

2 pounds

3 pounds

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Which of these is not part of your inspection of the front of vehicle?

Engine compartment

Lights and reflectors

Steering components

Exhaust

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When making air brake checks, you must use wheel chocks...?

If you are in an urban area

If an incline is present

Under all circumstances

If a strong wind is blowing

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Vehicles with air suspension should be checked for leaks by...?

Listening

Feeling

Smelling

Looking

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Any cargo lift with which your vehicle or trailer is equipped must, in transit, be...?

At least 90% retracted

At least 70% retracted

At least 80% retracted

Fully retracted

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To check service brakes, you should apply them when pulling forward at...?

15 mph

10 mph

5 mph

2 mph

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On an air brake system, you should build the pressure up until it is cut off, which should happen around...?

50 to 75 psi

100 to 125 psi

75 to 100 psi

125 to 150 psi

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If you are driving a school bus, you must have a first aid kit containing how many defined items?

Nine

Seven

Five

Eight

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When you fully apply the foot brake on a single vehicle and hold it for one minute, there is a fault if the air pressure drops more than how many pounds in one minute?

Two

One

Three

Four

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A rust trail coming from a lug nut may demonstrate...?

Looseness

Any of these

Over tightness

Cracks

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Every tire on your vehicle must have a minimum tread depth of...?

2/32 of an inch

3/32 of an inch

4/32 of an inch

1/32 of an inch

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