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

The disabled person

A care assistant

The driver

All of these

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

30 psi

60 psi

50 psi

40 psi

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Tire pressures should be checked by...?

Any of these methods

A tire gauge

Kicking them

Poking them

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

The floor

Each other

All of these

The sides

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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?

Any of these are acceptable

It should not move

It should push back against your foot

It should depress further

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

Engine compartment

Lights and reflectors

Exhaust

Steering components

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The minimum tread depth for steering axle tires is what?

2/32 of an inch

4/32 of an inch

1/32 of an inch

6/32 of an inch

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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

75 to 100 psi

125 to 150 psi

100 to 125 psi

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

Is not securely mounted

Has any of these faults

Is frayed

Will not adjust

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

The electrical couplings

The landing gear

The rear wheels

The air hoses

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

Cracked

Missing

Any of these things

Shifted

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

3/32 of an inch

1/32 of an inch

2/32 of an inch

4/32 of an inch

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

Smelling

Feeling

Listening

Looking

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

2 mph

5 mph

15 mph

10 mph

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

Corrosion

Dust

Oil

Moisture

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

At least 70% retracted

Fully retracted

At least 90% retracted

At least 80% retracted

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

Pulling gently forward

Listening for the electric motor

Listening for the brakepads applying

Feeling the pressure under your foot

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How many components are there to an air brake test?

Four

Two

One

Three

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

Any of these

Where they are secured to the vehicle frame

Where they are secured to the axle

Where they are secured to the vehicle frame and the axle

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

Under all circumstances

If you are in an urban area

If a strong wind is blowing

If an incline is present

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

Fully raised

At least 90% raised

At least 80% raised

At least 70% raised

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

Cracks

Any of these

Looseness

Over tightness

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

The rear axles of the trailer

The front axles of the tractor

Every axle of a vehicle and combination

The front and rear axles of the tractor

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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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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?

One

Four

Three

Two

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You should check for air leaks by...?

Listening

Feeling

Smelling

Looking

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

Welding repairs

Gravel pocks

Oil residue

Scratches

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

Seven

Eight

Five

Nine

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