CDL COMBINATION PRACTICE TEST (DC)

11. If the drive wheels begin to spin when accelerating, you should:
brake gently.
take your foot off the accelerator.
set the parking brake.
continue to accelerate.
12. The heavier the vehicle:
the less work the brakes must do to stop it.
the higher the center of gravity will be.
the more work the brakes must do to stop it.
None of the above.
13. You are driving a heavy vehicle with a manual transmission, and you have to stop on the shoulder while driving on an uphill grade. When putting your vehicle back in motion up the grade, you should:
shift down to a speed that you can control without using the brakes.
keep the clutch slipping while slowly accelerating.
partly engage the clutch before you take your right foot off the brake.
use the parking brake to hold the vehicle until the clutch engages.
14. Banked curves:
can be taken at any speed.
have a safe "design speed".
should always be avoided.
are reserved for pedestrians.
15. If your vehicle is equipped with air brakes, loss of air pressure in the emergency line causes:
the trailer spring brakes to come on.
the trailer emergency brakes to come on.
the speed of your vehicle to increase.
All of the above.
16. 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.
checking the air brake system pressure gauge for signs of major air loss.
applying and releasing the trailer brakes and listening for the sound of trailer brakes.
All of the above.
17. When should you use the hand valve to park a combination vehicle?
When parking downhill.
Always.
Never.
To park at loading docks.
18. Glad hands are:
securement devices.
coupling devices.
warning devices.
electronic devices.
19. The emergency air line does NOT:
control the emergency brakes on combination vehicles.
cause the tractor protection valve to close when the emergency line loses pressure.
pump air into the relay valves, allowing the trailer brakes to be applied more quickly.
supply air to the trailer air tanks.
20. You should test the coupling by:
applying the parking brakes so the rig will not move.
locking the pintle hook.
disconnect the safety chains.
pulling against the pin of the second semitrailer.
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