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

None of these

An administrative offense

A criminal offense

A civil offense

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Manhole covers must have...?

Plugs

Gaskets

Locks

Caps

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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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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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Which of these valves should you check carefully before driving?

All of them

Intake

Cut off

Discharge

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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

Given a severe warning

Told to have repairs made within a week

Stopped from driving any further

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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...?

1200 gallons

900 gallons

1000 gallons

1100 gallons

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A tank endorsement is needed for...?

All of these

Nonhazardous liquids

Hazardous gases

Nonhazardous gases

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

Any of these depending on circumstances

Well below the speed limit

At the speed limit

Slightly below the speed limit

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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 highways authority

The local authority

The operator

You

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

Liquids or gases

Gases only

Liquids and gases

Liquids only

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

All of these

Around their middles

Around joints

If longer than 3 m

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

Open valves or manhole covers

Open manhole covers

Open valves

Open vents

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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

To the right

Backward

Forward

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

Be very familiar with the handling of the vehicle

Drive very slowly

Only fill tanks half full

Drive at the speed limit

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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

Into the intersection

To the edge of the intersection

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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

109 gallons

119 gallons

129 gallons

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

5 mph above the speed limit

10 mph above the speed limit

At the speed limit

15 mph above the speed limit

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

An oval cross-section

Bottom inlets

Bulkheads

Top inlets

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The term "liquid surge" describes...?

The movement of liquid as you fill a tank

Any of these

The movement of liquid inside a tank

The movement of liquid on the roadway

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

The extra weight to the front

Their low center of gravity

The extra weight to the rear

Their high center of gravity

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

To sound a warning

To establish a perimeter

To do all these things

To carry out an inspection

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

Leaks

Peeling paintwork

Low tire pressure

Inefficient mileage

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

Smell all around the vehicle

Look under and around the vehicle

Drive the vehicle for 5 miles

Look on top of the vehicle

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