CDL COMBINATION PRACTICE TEST NEW HAMPSHIRE

11. When backing with a trailer, you should:
make pull-ups to re-position your vehicle as needed.
look at your line of travel before you begin backing.
check your mirrors on both sides frequently.
All of the above.
12. Having ABS on only the trailer:
is very dangerous.
makes the trailer more likely to roll over.
still gives you more control over your vehicle during braking.
makes the trailer more likely to swing out.
13. Livestock:
can move around in a trailer and cause unsafe handling.
should never be carried on a trailer.
should never be kept bunched together.
should always be placed in the rear of the trailer.
14. What factors can cause brakes to fail or fade?
Brakes out of adjustment
Excessive use of the service brakes
Not relying on the engine braking effect
All of the above.
15. When backing a trailer, you should:
turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction of the turn.
avoid using the brakes.
try to position your vehicle so you can back on a curved path.
turn the steering wheel toward the direction you want to go.
16. If the ABS is not working:
you still have normal brake functions.
the vehicle will have weak brakes.
the vehicle will have no brakes.
None of the above.
17. Before connecting the converter dolly to the rear trailer, make sure that:
the kingpin rests on the fifth-wheel.
the shut-off valves at the rear of the first trailer are open.
the locking jaws rest on the kingpin.
the trailer height is slightly lower than the center of the fifth-wheel.
18. Emergency brakes are:
not required on commercial vehicles with air brakes.
not required on doubles.
required on all vehicles.
not required on buses.
19. 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:
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.
keep the clutch slipping while slowly accelerating.
shift down to a speed that you can control without using the brakes.
20. Which of these is more likely to rollover due to the "crack-the-whip" effect?
The front trailer of 65 ft. conventional doubles
5-axle tractor semitrailers
The last trailer of triples
The last trailer of doubles
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