COMBINATION PRACTICE TEST - LA CDL

11. Dollies with ABS are required to have a malfunction lamp:
on the left side.
on the front.
on the right side.
on the rear.
12. The best way to recognize that your trailer has started to skid is:
by seeing it in your mirrors.
by opening the window and feeling the front of the mirror.
by feeling the brakes come on.
by recognizing tire failure.
13. When the tractor protection valve closes, the trailer _______ brakes will come on.
emergency
hand
service
parking
14. Which of the following will NOT help you prevent rollover?
Driving slowly around turns.
Using the controlled braking method.
Keeping the cargo as close to the ground as possible.
All of the above.
15. How can you tell if a converter dollie has ABS?
There is a red lamp on the left side of the dolly.
There is an ABS plaque on the right side of the dolly.
There is a yellow lamp on the left side of the dolly.
There is an ABS system on the right side of the dolly.
16. You are coupling a semi-trailer to your tractor but have not yet backed under. The trailer is at the right height when:
the end of the kingpin is even with the top of the fifth wheel.
the locking jaws are around the head of the kingpin.
it will be raised slightly when the tractor is backed under it.
None of the above.
17. You are hooking up to an old trailer. The trailer does not have spring brakes. If you cross the air lines:
the glad hands will be locked together.
you will be able to drive away but you will not have trailer brakes.
the trailer hand valve will apply the tractor brakes instead of the trailer brakes.
None of the above.
18. Blocking _______________ to keep it from sliding.
goes from the upper part of the cargo to the floor
is used in the front, back, and/or sides of a piece of cargo
is used only in the back of a piece of cargo
None of the above.
19. You should use chocks when parking a trailer without spring brakes because:
the brakes will hold only as long as there is air pressure in the trailer air tank.
it helps prevent skids.
it helps prevent brake failure.
it is required by law.
20. If ABS is not working:
you will not have any brakes.
you should use the parking brake.
you will still have brakes.
you should use the emergency brake.
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