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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How many components are there to an air brake test?

Three

One

Four

Two

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

At least 80% raised

At least 70% raised

At least 90% raised

Fully raised

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

Each other

The floor

All of these

The sides

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

2/32 of an inch

4/32 of an inch

3/32 of an inch

1/32 of an inch

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

If an incline is present

If a strong wind is blowing

Under all circumstances

If you are in an urban area

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Passenger entry doors must close securely...?

From the outside

From the inside

From one side or the other

From both sides

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

Welding repairs

Oil residue

Gravel pocks

Scratches

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

The driver

A care assistant

The disabled person

All of these

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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 push back against your foot

It should depress further

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The minimum tread depth for steering axle tires is what?

1/32 of an inch

4/32 of an inch

2/32 of an inch

6/32 of an inch

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

At least 70% retracted

At least 80% retracted

Fully retracted

At least 90% retracted

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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 brakepads applying

Pulling gently forward

Feeling the pressure under your foot

Listening for the electric motor

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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 rear axles of the trailer

The front and rear axles of the tractor

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You should check for air leaks by...?

Listening

Looking

Smelling

Feeling

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

Missing

Cracked

Any of these things

Shifted

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

Is frayed

Has any of these faults

Will not adjust

Is not securely mounted

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

Any of these

Where they are secured to the vehicle frame and the axle

Where they are secured to the axle

Where they are secured to the vehicle frame

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

Five

Eight

Nine

Seven

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

Exhaust

Engine compartment

Lights and reflectors

Steering components

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

50 psi

40 psi

30 psi

60 psi

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

Any of these

Looseness

Cracks

Over tightness

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

75 to 100 psi

50 to 75 psi

125 to 150 psi

100 to 125 psi

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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?

Three

Two

One

Four

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

Oil

Corrosion

Dust

Moisture

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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 landing gear

The rear wheels

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Tire pressures should be checked by...?

Any of these methods

A tire gauge

Poking them

Kicking them

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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?

3 pounds

5 pounds

2 pounds

4 pounds

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

Smelling

Looking

Listening

Feeling

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