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

To the edge of the intersection

Over the stop line

Onto the stop line

Into the intersection

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

Look on top of the vehicle

Smell all around the vehicle

Look under and around the vehicle

Drive the vehicle for 5 miles

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

An administrative offense

A criminal offense

None of these

A civil offense

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

Open valves

Open valves or manhole covers

Open vents

Open manhole covers

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

Around their middles

If longer than 3 m

All of these

Around joints

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

Forward

Backward

To the left

To the right

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A tank endorsement is needed for...?

Nonhazardous gases

Nonhazardous liquids

Hazardous gases

All of these

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

Any of these

To check with the previous driver

To check the operator manual

To check with the operating company

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

Top inlets

Bulkheads

An oval cross-section

Bottom inlets

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

Drive very slowly

Drive at the speed limit

Be very familiar with the handling of the vehicle

Only fill tanks half full

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The term "liquid surge" describes...?

The movement of liquid as you fill a tank

The movement of liquid inside a tank

The movement of liquid on the roadway

Any of these

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

Well below the speed limit

At the speed limit

Slightly below the speed limit

Any of these depending on circumstances

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

Leaks

Inefficient mileage

Low tire pressure

Peeling paintwork

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

Told to have repairs made within a week

Stopped from driving any further

Given a severe warning

Told to drive to your destination then have repairs made

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

The extra weight to the front

Their high center of gravity

Their low center of gravity

The extra weight to the rear

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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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Which of these valves should you check carefully before driving?

All of them

Discharge

Intake

Cut off

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

Gases only

Liquids only

Liquids and gases

Liquids or gases

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

Doing any of these things

Unloading

Moving

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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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Manhole covers must have...?

Plugs

Gaskets

Caps

Locks

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

To do all these things

To sound a warning

To carry out an inspection

To establish a perimeter

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Which of these is particularly easy to roll over?

A liquid tanker

A gas tanker

A truck carrying frozen liquid

A truck carrying gas canisters

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