Tanker Endorsement Practice Test 2019

TANKER ENDORSEMENT PRACTICE TEST – 01

The CDL Tanker endorsement practice test will examine your knowledge of general trucking, inspecting tank vehicles, driving tank vehicles, and safe driving rules. In order to receive your Tank Vehicle endorsement, it is required that you pass the state’s official CDL written Knowledge exam.

Tanker Endorsement Test 01

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A tank endorsement is required for certain vehicles transporting...?

Gases only

Liquids and gases

Liquids or gases

Liquids only

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If your vehicle needs a Class A or B CDL you need a tank endorsement if you wish to carry liquid or liquid gas in a permanently mounted cargo tank rated at greater than...?

129 gallons

99 gallons

109 gallons

119 gallons

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If a wave of liquid surge is moving towards the front of the truck, the truck will tend to be pushed...?

Backward

To the right

Forward

To the left

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If you are driving a vehicle which is leaking liquids or gases, who may be liable for the costs of cleanup?

The operator

The highways authority

The local authority

You

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Tankers can be turned over on curves if traveling...?

15 mph above the speed limit

10 mph above the speed limit

At the speed limit

5 mph above the speed limit

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The first thing you should do before loading, unloading or driving a tank vehicle is...?

To carry out an inspection

To establish a perimeter

To do all these things

To sound a warning

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The best way to check for leaks is to...?

Look under and around the vehicle

Look on top of the vehicle

Smell all around the vehicle

Drive the vehicle for 5 miles

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You should check that all valves are in the correct position before...?

Unloading

Moving

Doing any of these things

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If you are found driving a leaking vehicle, you will be...?

Stopped from driving any further

Told to have repairs made within a week

Told to drive to your destination then have repairs made

Given a severe warning

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If you are towing a portable tank with a vehicle which needs a Class A or B CDL, you must have a tank endorsement if the tank is rated at greater than...?

1100 gallons

1200 gallons

1000 gallons

900 gallons

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If a truck is on a slippery surface at a stop line, liquid surge can push it...?

Into the intersection

To the edge of the intersection

Onto the stop line

Over the stop line

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All pipes, connections and hoses should be checked particularly carefully...?

Around their middles

All of these

Around joints

If longer than 3 m

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You must pay careful attention to weight distribution if your tank has...?

Bottom inlets

Bulkheads

An oval cross-section

Top inlets

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The best way of finding out how to inspect a tank vehicle is...?

To check with the previous driver

To check the operator manual

To check with the operating company

Any of these

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A tank endorsement is needed for...?

Hazardous gases

Nonhazardous gases

Nonhazardous liquids

All of these

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Tank vehicles need special handling skills because of...?

Their low center of gravity

The extra weight to the front

The extra weight to the rear

Their high center of gravity

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You should never drive a tank vehicle with...?

Open vents

Open valves or manhole covers

Open valves

Open manhole covers

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Which of these valves should you check carefully before driving?

Intake

All of them

Cut off

Discharge

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Highway curves and on/off ramps should be negotiated...?

Well below the speed limit

At the speed limit

Any of these depending on circumstances

Slightly below the speed limit

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The best way to deal with liquid surge is to...?

Drive at the speed limit

Be very familiar with the handling of the vehicle

Drive very slowly

Only fill tanks half full

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The most important thing to look out for on any tank vehicle is...?

Leaks

Low tire pressure

Inefficient mileage

Peeling paintwork

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Manhole covers must have...?

Plugs

Caps

Gaskets

Locks

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Driving a vehicle which is leaking liquids or gases is...?

None of these

A civil offense

A criminal offense

An administrative offense

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The term "liquid surge" describes...?

The movement of liquid on the roadway

Any of these

The movement of liquid as you fill a tank

The movement of liquid inside a tank

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Which of these is particularly easy to roll over?

A liquid tanker

A gas tanker

A truck carrying gas canisters

A truck carrying frozen liquid

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