CDL Test Questions With Correct Answers

CDL Test Questions With Correct
Answers

Truck escape ramps:
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a. Cannot be used by certain types of heavy vehicles.
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b. Are designed to protect vehicles from damage.
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c. Should not be used unless you have first tried all other ways to save your
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vehicle after brake failure.
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d. All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Correct Answer: Are designed to
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protect vehicles from damage.
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You are driving a vehicle that could safely be driven at 55 MPH on an open road.
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But traffic is now heavy, moving at 35 MPH although the speed limit is 55. The
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safest speed for your vehicle in this situation is most likely: a. 55 MPH
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b. 45 MPH
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c. 35 MPH
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d. 25 MPH - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Correct Answer: 35 MPH
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Every time you park your vehicle and shut the engine off you should: a. Leave it in
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gear (if it has a manual transmission).
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b. Apply the parking brake.
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c. Turn the steering wheel as far to the left as you can.
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d. Do all the above. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Correct Answer: Apply the parking
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brake.

,Which of these describes how you should use the brake pedal on a steep
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downhill grade? a. Release the brake when you are 5 MPH below your safe speed,
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|then let your speed come back up to your safe speed and repeat braking again,
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(bring you speed down 5 MPH below your safe speed.)
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b. With stronger pressure as the vehicle goes downhill.
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c. Light steady pressure.
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d. Light, pumping action. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Correct Answer: Release the
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brake when you are 5 MPH below your safe speed, then let your speed come
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back up to your safe speed and repeat braking again, (bring you speed down 5
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MPH below your safe speed.)
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For an average commercial vehicle, being driven at 55 MPH on dry pavement it
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will take about ____ to bring the vehicle to a stop. a. The length of a vehicle.
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b. Half the length of a football field.
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c. Twice the length of the vehicle.
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d. The length of a football field. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Correct Answer: The
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length of a football field.
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Which of these statements about certain types of cargo is true?
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a. Oversize loads can be hauled without special permits during times when the
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roads are not busy. | | | |




b. When liquids are hauled, the tank should always be loaded totally full.
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c. Unstable loads such as hanging meat or livestock require extra caution on
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curves. |

,d. Loads that consist of liquids in bulk do not present vehicle handling problems
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because they are usually very heavy. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Correct Answer:
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Unstable loads such as hanging meat or livestock require extra caution on curves.
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Which of these statements about backing a heavy vehicle is true? a. Backing is
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always dangerous. |




Which of these statements about backing a heavy vehicle is true?
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a. Backing is always dangerous.
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b. You should back and turn toward the driver's side whenever possible.
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c. You should use a helper and communicate with hand signals.
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d. All of the above are true. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Correct Answer: Backing is
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always dangerous. |




When should you wear seat belts?
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a. Only in states where it is required by law.
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b. Any time you are in a moving vehicle.
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c. Only when engaged in interstate commerce.
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d. Only when traveling on a highway. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Correct Answer:
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Any time you are in a moving vehicle.
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The most common cause of serious vehicle skids is: a.
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The most common cause of serious vehicle skids is:
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a. Driving too fast for road conditions.
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b. Poorly designed roads.
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c. Poorly adjusted brakes.
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, d. Poorly adjusted brakes. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Correct Answer: Driving too
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fast for road conditions.
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If you are being tailgated, you should:
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a. Signal the tailgater when it is safe to pass.
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b. Speed up.
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c. Flash your brake lights.
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d. Increase the space in front of you. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Correct Answer:
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Increase the space in front of you.
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The parking brake should be tested while the vehicle is:
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a. Moving slowly.
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b. Moving at highway speed.
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c. Going downhill.
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d. Parked - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Correct Answer: Parked
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A drivers trip log, if required:
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a. May be brought up to date once a week.
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b. Is also called a
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c. Must be shown immediately when an officer requests it.
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d. All of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Correct Answer: Must be shown
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immediately when an officer requests it. | | | | |