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You're loading a cargo tank equipped with bulkheads. When you load the smaller tanks, you should check your?

A) Weight distribution.

Driving a truck with a set of double or triple trailer requires the driver to?

A lot more following distance than for smaller vehicles.

Which of these statements is true about tank vehicles?

The effects of liquid surge will pull the tank from the truck.

Which of these statements is true about tank vehicles?

The posted speed for a curve maybe too fast for a tank vehicle.

Liquid surge:

Can affect the handling of your truck.

If you're driving a tanker and need to steer quickly to avoid a hazard you?

Should not apply the brakes while turning.

Tankers carying liquids should drive through curves?

Well below the posted speed.

Which of these statements is true about emergency steering?

A move to the right may still be best if you have traffic on both sides of your vehicle.

With the hand velvet on, you should test the trailer brakes by opening the service line valve @ the rear of the rig. When you do this, you should here:

Air escape from the open valve.

When you drive a set of doubles or triple trailers, you need more space because they:

Can't stopped or turn quickly.

An emergency forces you to stop your tanker quickly or crash. You should:

Use controlled or stab braking.

A full tank of dense liquids (such as some acids):

May often exceed legal weight limits.

How does liquid surge affect the handling of a tanker?

It moves the truck in the direction of the liquid waves.

On all tank vehicles, it is most important to check:

For leaks in the tank.

You cannot avoid driving through deep or flowing water. you should not:

Drive-thru quickly and for a short distance after coming out of the water.

You can release the dolly brakes by:

Opening the air tank petcock.

To check that the converter dolly is security coupled to the rear trailer, you should:

Pull gently against the pin of the second semi trailer.

Two uncouple the rear trailer in a set of doubles, the shut-off valve at the rear of the front trailer should be:

Closed.

You're inspecting a double or triple trailer You should be sure the converter Dolly air tank drain valves are ______ and the pintle hook is ____?

Closed; latched

Converter dollies are used to connect:

A tractor- trailer combination to another trailer.

Some large trucks have convex or "spot" mirrors. These mirrors:

Make things look smaller and farther away than they really are.

A converter dolly is still under the second trailer when you unlock the pintle hook. What is likely to happen?

The dolly tow bar may fly up.

Which of these actions will result in the best control on a curve?

Slow to a safe speed before entering the curve, then accelerate slightly through it.

A traffic emergency requires you to leave the road and escape to the shoulder. If possible, slow down to ____ mph before using your brakes.

20

Transporting liquids and tankers require special care for two reasons. One reason is the ____ center of gravity.

High.

When inspecting pipes, connections, and hoses for leaks, pay special attention to:

Joints.

Vehicle skids are often caused by:

Driving too fast for conditions.

The best way to drive through a curve is to slow to a safe speed before entering the curve and then ___ as you go through.

Accelerates slightly.

You're driving a tank vehicle and you must stop quickly to avoid a crash. You should:

Use controlled or stop breaking.

By definition, a tank vehicle is a commercial vehicle that can carry a portable tank of ____ gallons or more.

1000

During normal operation, the brakes on a set of double or triple trailers are controlled by the:

Foot pedal.

Which of these statements is true about seeing ahead?

Good driver shift their attention back and forth, near and far.

You wish to turn right from a two-lane, two-way street into another. The truck and trailer combination is too long to turn without swinging wide. Which figure shows how you should make the turn?

Figure B

For a coupled double or triple trailers, the converter Dolly shut off valve should be:

Open

The converter Dolly air tank drain valve on couple double and triple trailer should be:

Closed

I'm driving a truck with more than one trailer, which trailer should be first behind the tractor?

The heaviest.

You're driving a set of doubles and your trailer wheel starts to skid. The following is most likely to occur?

The trailer will jackknife.

If an oncoming vehicle drifts into your lane, you should:

Move to your right

You're driving on a clear night and using your low beam headlights. If your headlights let you see about 250 ft ahead of you, you should adjust your speed so you can stop in ____ feet.

250

The amount of liquid you can load into a tank depends on the:

Weight of the liquid.

Transporting liquids in tank vehicles require special care for two reasons. One reason is:

Liquide surge.

Except when you are loading or unloading a cargo tank, a liquid discharge valve should always be:

Closed.

Before loading, unloading, or driving a tanker, the first thing you should do is:

Inspect the vehicle.

Forward to back serge can:

Shove the truck into an intersection.

When you drive cargo tank vehicles, you must inspect the cargo within the first ____ miles of a trip.

25

You're driving a tank vehicle, If you steer quickly while breaking you:

May cause the vehicle to roll over.

Baffles in liquid cargo tanks usually do not prevent ____ surge.

Side-by-side.

How can you be sure you supplied air to a second trailer?

Go to the rear of the second trailer and open the emergency line shut-off.

Which of these statements is true about managing space on the sides of your vehicle?

Avoid traveling next to others when possible.

If you want to couple a second trailer to your combination vehicle secure it by using the:

Trailer emergency air brakes.

Before you can supply air to the air tanks of a second trailer you need to:

Open the shut-off valves at the rear of the first trailer and close the shut off valves at the rear the second trailer.

The best way to stop any skid is to:

Restore traction to the tires.

You're driving on a slippery Road during the day. What is the commercial driver handbook say about how much space you should keep ahead of your truck?

Allow "much more space" than is needed for ideal driving conditions.

Which of these statements is true about quick steering movements with the set of doubles or triples?

A set of doubles or triples turns over more easily than other vehicle combinations.

When your Vehicle goes into a front wheel skid, you:

You've been driving too fast for conditions.

The bulkheads in balled liquid tanks:

Have holes in them to allow the liquid to flow freely.

Smooth bore tanks:

Have no baffles in them to slow down the liquid surge.

Which of these statements is true?

A set of doubles or triples must be driven very smoothly to avoid a roll over or a jackknife.

You want to lock your tractor trailer combination to a second trailer that has no spring breaks. To do this without wheel chocks you should:

Charge the trailer air tank and then disconnect the emergency line.

When I'm coupling the rear semi trailer, you should lower the converter Dolly landing gear:

Enough to remove some of the weight from the dolly.

Which of these statements is true about emergency steering and tankers?

When making a quick steering movement, do not apply the brakes.

Which of these statements is true about speed management and braking?

You need about four times as much stopping distance at 40 mph as you need at 20 mph.

Which of these statements is true about emergency steering?

A moved to your right maybe best, if an oncoming driver drifts into your lane.

Which of these statements is true about stopping distances and speed?

Wet roads can double stopping distances at any speed.

Which of these statements is true?

You should never load the cargo tank totally full.

Check trailer height before connecting a converter Dolly to a second or third trailer. The trailer height is correct when the:

It will be raised slightly when the converter dolly is backed under it.

Which of these statements is true about checking your mirrors?

Use the mirrors to look for tire fires.

I'm testing the coupling of double trailers, the landing gear of the rear trailer should be:

Slightly raised.

Which of the following is the correct position for shut off valves for a set of double or triples?

Open for the rear of the front trailers and closed for the rear of the last trailer.

I safe driving speed on a curve for a normal tractor trailer:

Maybe too fast for a set of double or triples.

You're driving a 100 ft twin trailer combination at 50 mph. The road is dry and visibility is good. You should keep at least _____ seconds of space ahead of your vehicle.

11

Which of the following is the best way to drive through a curve?

Slow to save speed before entering, then accelerate slightly through it.

You should know the outage amounts for the liquids you carry because:

Some liquids expand more than others when they get warm.

Transporting liquids in a tank with baffles can still have what kind of surge?

Side-to-side

Generally, empty trucks:

Require greater stopping distances than full ones.

What is liquid surge do to the handling of a tanker?

It moves the truck in the direction of the liquid waves.

If your drive Wheels begin to skid when you are towing a tank trailer:

Your vehicle made jackknife.

Portable tanks:

Are not permanently attached to the truck.

When you inspect a set of couple doubles or triples, make sure the panel hooks are:

Latched.

You're driving with a set of double trailers. You need to use your brakes to avoid a crash. For emergency breaking you should use:

Controlled or stab breaking.

A converter Dolly has:

A separate Air supply tank.

Placards must be:

Placed on all four sides of a vehicle.

Side to side serge can cause:

A rollover.

Which of these statements is true?

When you have a set of doubles or triples, be sure the pintle-eye of the dolly is in the proper place.

Empty or lightly loaded trucks:

Have poor traction due to bouncing and will lock up.