PRE TRIP INSPECTION CLASS A TEST – 02

The pre trip inspection class a test will examine your knowledge of internal inspection and external inspection. In order to receive your Commercial driver’s license, it is required that you pass the state’s official CDL written Knowledge exam.

Pre Trip Test 02

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When examining your suspension, you should look for springs which are...?

Cracked

Any of these things

Missing

Shifted

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On an air brake system, you should build the pressure up until it is cut off, which should happen around...?

125 to 150 psi

75 to 100 psi

100 to 125 psi

50 to 75 psi

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A safety belt should be rejected if it...?

Will not adjust

Has any of these faults

Is not securely mounted

Is frayed

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If you have a hydraulic brake reserve system, you should check it is working by depressing the brake and...?

Pulling gently forward

Listening for the electric motor

Feeling the pressure under your foot

Listening for the brakepads applying

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To check service brakes, you should apply them when pulling forward at...?

5 mph

2 mph

15 mph

10 mph

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When you fully apply the foot brake on a single vehicle and hold it for one minute, there is a fault if the air pressure drops more than how many pounds in one minute?

Two

One

Three

Four

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The suspension components inspection must be undertaken on...?

The rear axles of the trailer

The front axles of the tractor

Every axle of a vehicle and combination

The front and rear axles of the tractor

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When testing the low air pressure warning device, it must activate before the pressure drops below...?

50 psi

60 psi

30 psi

40 psi

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Axle mounting points should be checked at the point...?

Where they are secured to the axle

Any of these

Where they are secured to the vehicle frame

Where they are secured to the vehicle frame and the axle

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Every tire on your vehicle must have a minimum tread depth of...?

3/32 of an inch

4/32 of an inch

1/32 of an inch

2/32 of an inch

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Tire pressures should be checked by...?

A tire gauge

Any of these methods

Poking them

Kicking them

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You should check for air leaks by...?

Looking

Feeling

Listening

Smelling

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Vehicles with air suspension should be checked for leaks by...?

Feeling

Looking

Smelling

Listening

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The minimum tread depth for steering axle tires is what?

1/32 of an inch

2/32 of an inch

4/32 of an inch

6/32 of an inch

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When checking a passenger vehicle, you should make sure that all seat frames are securely attached to...?

The floor

All of these

Each other

The sides

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Any cargo lift with which your vehicle or trailer is equipped must, in transit, be...?

Fully retracted

At least 70% retracted

At least 90% retracted

At least 80% retracted

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A rust trail coming from a lug nut may demonstrate...?

Any of these

Cracks

Over tightness

Looseness

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When making the static check on a combination vehicle, the air pressure must not drop more than how much in a single minute?

2 pounds

3 pounds

4 pounds

5 pounds

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How many components are there to an air brake test?

Four

Two

Three

One

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When checking battery connectors, you should be looking for signs of...?

Moisture

Oil

Dust

Corrosion

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If a vehicle is equipped with a disabled person's lift, who is responsible for knowing how it operates?

A care assistant

The driver

The disabled person

All of these

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When making air brake checks, you must use wheel chocks...?

Under all circumstances

If you are in an urban area

If an incline is present

If a strong wind is blowing

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When driving a trailer, landing gear should be...?

Fully raised

At least 80% raised

At least 70% raised

At least 90% raised

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You should not pass a wheel as being fit for travel if its rims have...?

Scratches

Gravel pocks

Oil residue

Welding repairs

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The fifth wheel must be positioned properly so that the tractor frame will clear...?

The landing gear

The electrical couplings

The rear wheels

The air hoses

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With hydraulic brakes, if you pump the brake pedal three times and then hold it down for five seconds, what should happen?

It should depress further

It should not move

It should push back against your foot

Any of these are acceptable

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Which of these is not part of your inspection of the front of vehicle?

Lights and reflectors

Steering components

Engine compartment

Exhaust

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If you are driving a school bus, you must have a first aid kit containing how many defined items?

Nine

Seven

Eight

Five

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Passenger entry doors must close securely...?

From the outside

From both sides

From one side or the other

From the inside

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