AIR BRAKES CDL PRACTICE TEST - ALASKA

6. The one-way check valve:
supplies air to the trailer air tanks.
keeps your wheels from locking up when you brake hard.
keeps air from going out if the air compressor develops a leak.
7. Having ABS on only the trailer:
still gives you more control over your vehicle during braking.
is very dangerous.
makes the trailer more likely to swing out.
8. After supplying air to the trailer brake system, you should check the brake system for crossed air lines by:
shutting the engine off so you can hear the brakes.
applying and releasing the trailer brakes and listening for the sound of trailer brakes.
All of the above.
9. The trailer hand valve should:
never be used for parking.
be used in driving.
never be used to test the trailer brakes.
10. Older trailers do not have spring brakes. If the air supply leaks away:
the trailer will stop normally.
there will be no emergency brakes.
the ABS won't work properly.
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