AIR BRAKES CDL PRACTICE TEST - ILLINOIS

16. How do you check that spring brakes come on automatically?
On a tractor-trailer combination vehicle, continue to step on and off the brake pedal until the tractor protection valve and the parking brake valve close.
On single vehicles, continue to step on and off the brake pedal until the parking brake valve pops out.
Continue to step on and off the brake pedal until the air pressure falls to the manufacturer’s specification.
All of the above.
17. To prevent rollover, you should:
place the cargo near the rear of the trailer.
place the cargo near the front of the trailer.
put the lightest parts of the cargo under the heaviest parts.
keep the cargo as close to the ground as possible.
18. It may not be safe to operate at legal maximum weights:
on highways.
on two-way streets.
during bad weather or in mountains.
in hot weather.
19. On any upgrade, gravity:
slows you down.
speed you up.
doubles your speed.
doesn't affect your speed.
20. When should you be particularly careful about high winds?
When going downhill
When driving at night
When driving in winter
When emerging from a tunnel
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