FREE TN Tanker Test (CDL 2024)

1. A placarded vehicle must have at least ___ identical placards.

2. The vehicle inspection report:

ensures that vehicle inspections are conducted regularly.
tells the shipper how to package the materials.
ensures that when the driver gets behind the wheel, the mechanic is responsible for the safe operation of the vehicle.
tells the motor carrier about problems that may need fixing.

3. Shipping papers should be:

easily seen from the direction they face.
placed on all sides of the vehicle.
placed in the passenger compartment.
easily seen by someone entering the cab.

4. The tractor protection valve:

keeps your wheels from locking up when you brake hard.
keeps air in the brake system should the trailer develop a bad leak.
keeps air from going out if the air compressor develops a leak.
prevents the trailer from being accidentally released.

5. Explosives, flammable gases and flammable liquids should not be placed in a cargo space that has:

6. You should be extremely cautious when driving unbaffled liquid tankers, especially when:

7. When stopping with a tanker, you must be aware that:

a fully loaded vehicle requires a greater stopping distance because it has less traction.
the amount of liquid in the tank has no influence on the stopping distance.
a fully loaded vehicle takes less room to stop than an empty vehicle.
wet roads will provide more traction than dry roads.

8. While crossing railroad tracks, you should:

shift down.
shift up.
not shift gears.
stop, then look and listen for the train.

9. To apply the parking brakes:

push the brake pedal three times.
pull the parking brake control knob out.
place the parking brake control knob in Neutral.
push the parking brake control knob in.

10. Hauling liquids in tanks requires special skills because of:

CDL TANKER PRACTICE TEST - TENNESSEE