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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Which of these is particularly easy to roll over?

A liquid tanker

A truck carrying gas canisters

A gas tanker

A truck carrying frozen liquid

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

Drive at the speed limit

Only fill tanks half full

Be very familiar with the handling of the vehicle

Drive very slowly

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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...?

99 gallons

129 gallons

109 gallons

119 gallons

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

Over the stop line

Onto the stop line

To the edge of the intersection

Into the intersection

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A tank endorsement is needed for...?

Nonhazardous liquids

Hazardous gases

Nonhazardous gases

All of these

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

Top inlets

Bottom inlets

An oval cross-section

Bulkheads

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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...?

1000 gallons

900 gallons

1100 gallons

1200 gallons

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

5 mph above the speed limit

At the speed limit

10 mph above the speed limit

15 mph above the speed limit

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

Around their middles

All of these

If longer than 3 m

Around joints

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

To check with the previous driver

Any of these

To check with the operating company

To check the operator manual

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

Peeling paintwork

Leaks

Inefficient mileage

Low tire pressure

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Which of these valves should you check carefully before driving?

Discharge

Cut off

Intake

All of them

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

Any of these depending on circumstances

Slightly below the speed limit

At the speed limit

Well below the speed limit

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

Moving

Unloading

Doing any of these things

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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 local authority

The highways authority

You

The operator

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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 sound a warning

To do all these things

To establish a perimeter

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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...?

To the left

Backward

Forward

To the right

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

Their high center of gravity

Their low center of gravity

The extra weight to the rear

The extra weight to the front

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

Liquids only

Liquids or gases

Liquids and gases

Gases only

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

Told to drive to your destination then have repairs made

Stopped from driving any further

Given a severe warning

Told to have repairs made within a week

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Manhole covers must have...?

Locks

Plugs

Gaskets

Caps

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

Open valves or manhole covers

Open vents

Open valves

Open manhole covers

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

A civil offense

A criminal offense

An administrative offense

None of these

Your score is

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