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

All of these

Each other

The floor

The sides

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

Scratches

Gravel pocks

Welding repairs

Oil residue

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You should check for air leaks by...?

Listening

Feeling

Looking

Smelling

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Passenger entry doors must close securely...?

From the outside

From one side or the other

From the inside

From both sides

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

Exhaust

Lights and reflectors

Engine compartment

Steering components

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

The air hoses

The rear wheels

The electrical couplings

The landing gear

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Tire pressures should be checked by...?

Poking them

A tire gauge

Kicking them

Any of these methods

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

Moisture

Oil

Dust

Corrosion

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

Five

Nine

Eight

Seven

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

Where they are secured to the vehicle frame and the axle

Any of these

Where they are secured to the vehicle frame

Where they are secured to the axle

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

Will not adjust

Has any of these faults

Is frayed

Is not securely mounted

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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

2 pounds

4 pounds

3 pounds

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

Looseness

Over tightness

Cracks

Any of these

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

If a strong wind is blowing

If you are in an urban area

Under all circumstances

If an incline is present

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

Missing

Any of these things

Cracked

Shifted

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The minimum tread depth for steering axle tires is what?

4/32 of an inch

1/32 of an inch

2/32 of an inch

6/32 of an inch

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

Every axle of a vehicle and combination

The front axles of the tractor

The rear axles of the trailer

The front and rear axles of the tractor

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

4/32 of an inch

3/32 of an inch

1/32 of an inch

2/32 of an inch

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

40 psi

30 psi

50 psi

60 psi

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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

Listening for the electric motor

Pulling gently forward

Feeling the pressure under your foot

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

Fully retracted

At least 90% retracted

At least 70% retracted

At least 80% retracted

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How many components are there to an air brake test?

Four

Two

One

Three

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

Smelling

Feeling

Looking

Listening

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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

Four

Three

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

Fully raised

At least 70% raised

At least 90% raised

At least 80% raised

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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

100 to 125 psi

125 to 150 psi

50 to 75 psi

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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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