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...?

Over the stop line

Into the intersection

Onto the stop line

To the edge of the intersection

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

Unloading

Doing any of these things

Moving

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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

Stopped from driving any further

Told to have repairs made within a week

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Which of these is particularly easy to roll over?

A gas tanker

A truck carrying gas canisters

A liquid tanker

A truck carrying frozen liquid

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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?

You

The local authority

The highways authority

The operator

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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 carry out an inspection

To sound a warning

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 right

Backward

To the left

Forward

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Which of these valves should you check carefully before driving?

Discharge

Cut off

All of them

Intake

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

At the speed limit

5 mph above the speed limit

15 mph above the speed limit

10 mph above the speed limit

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A tank endorsement is needed for...?

Nonhazardous liquids

All of these

Hazardous gases

Nonhazardous gases

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

Top inlets

Bulkheads

Bottom inlets

An oval cross-section

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

Look under and around the vehicle

Smell all around the vehicle

Drive the vehicle for 5 miles

Look on top of the vehicle

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

Be very familiar with the handling of the vehicle

Drive at the speed limit

Drive very slowly

Only fill tanks half full

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

If longer than 3 m

Around joints

Around their middles

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 operating company

To check the operator manual

To check with the previous driver

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

At the speed limit

Slightly below the speed limit

Well below the speed limit

Any of these depending on circumstances

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

The extra weight to the front

The extra weight to the rear

Their high center of gravity

Their low center of gravity

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

Low tire pressure

Leaks

Inefficient mileage

Peeling paintwork

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

Liquids and gases

Gases only

Liquids or gases

Liquids only

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

A criminal offense

An administrative offense

None of these

A civil offense

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Manhole covers must have...?

Plugs

Caps

Gaskets

Locks

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

Open valves or manhole covers

Open valves

Open manhole covers

Open vents

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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

1200 gallons

1100 gallons

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The term "liquid surge" describes...?

The movement of liquid inside a tank

Any of these

The movement of liquid as you fill a tank

The movement of liquid on the roadway

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