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CDL - Tanker Practice Test(Questions with correct answers)
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CDL - Tanker Practice Test(Questionswith correct answers)
An emergency forces you to stop your tanker quickly or crash. You should
1. lock the brakes with the pedal and hold it there
2. use only the emergency brakes
3. use controlled or stab braking - correct answer ✔✔use controlled or stab braking
A smooth bore tank is also know as:
1. a tank made of aluminum
2. an un-baffled liquid tanker
3. a liquid tank with baffles - correct answer ✔✔an un-baffled liquid tanker
Side-to-side surge can cause
1. a rollover
2. suspension system failure
3. overspeeding - correct answer ✔✔a rollover
Hauling liquids in tankers requires special care for the following reason(s)
1. high center of gravity
2. liquid movement
3. Both the above - correct answer ✔✔both the above
How does liquid surge affect the handling of a tanker?
1. surge can move the truck in the direction the liquid waves move
2. surge increases the wind drag of the truck
3. surge lets you turn corners tighter - correct answer ✔✔surge can move the truck in the direction the
liquid waves move
, A baffled tanker is one with
1. separate tanks inside the trailer
2. hollow balls floating in the liquid to slow movement
3. bulkheads in them with holes that let the liquid flow through - correct answer ✔✔bulkheads in them
with holes that let the liquid flow through
Outage means
1. liquid weight
2. allowance for expansion of liquid
3. how fast the liquid tanks drain - correct answer ✔✔allowance for expansion of liquid
liquid-tight separators between compartments inside tanks are called
1. baffles
2. bulkheads
3. barriers - correct answer ✔✔bulkheads
You are driving a tanker truck. The front wheels begin to skid. Which of these is most likely to occur?
1. you will continue in a straight line and keep moving forward no matter how you steer
2. liquid surge will pull the tank from the truck
3. the truck will roll over - correct answer ✔✔you will continue in a straight line and keep moving
forward no matter how you steer
You should know the outage needed for the liquids you carry because
1. Some of the heaviest liquids do not need any outage
2. some liquids expand more than others when they get warm .
3. tank baffles are not always legal with outage - correct answer ✔✔some liquids expand more than
other when they get warm
The movement of the liquid in partially filled tanks is called
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