CDL Tanker questions with verified
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You are driving a tank truck and the front wheels begin to skid. Which of these is most likely to occur? -
correct answer ✔✔You will continue in a straight line and keep moving forward no matter how much
you steer.
How far back does a helper stand when pumping or unloading liquids from a tanker? - correct answer
✔✔25 feet
Liquid in a tank with baffles can have what kind of surge? - correct answer ✔✔Side to side surge
Side to side surge can cause: - correct answer ✔✔Rollover
You need to be extremely cautious when driving smooth bore tankers. This is especially true when you
are: - correct answer ✔✔Starting or stopping
Hauling liquids in tankers requires special care for two reasons. One reason is the ____ center of gravity
that tankers have. - correct answer ✔✔High
When your cargo tank has baffles, what handling effect do you expect? - correct answer ✔✔There will
be less front to back surge than there is in tanks without baffles
Which of these statements about stopping distance and speed it true? - correct answer ✔✔You need
about two times as much stopping distance at 40 mph as at 20 mph
Wet roads can double stopping distance at any speed
You must have a tank vehicle (N) endorsement to drive a vehicle with... - correct answer ✔✔Individual
tanks over 119 gallons or a total of at least 1,000 gallons
answers already passed
You are driving a tank truck and the front wheels begin to skid. Which of these is most likely to occur? -
correct answer ✔✔You will continue in a straight line and keep moving forward no matter how much
you steer.
How far back does a helper stand when pumping or unloading liquids from a tanker? - correct answer
✔✔25 feet
Liquid in a tank with baffles can have what kind of surge? - correct answer ✔✔Side to side surge
Side to side surge can cause: - correct answer ✔✔Rollover
You need to be extremely cautious when driving smooth bore tankers. This is especially true when you
are: - correct answer ✔✔Starting or stopping
Hauling liquids in tankers requires special care for two reasons. One reason is the ____ center of gravity
that tankers have. - correct answer ✔✔High
When your cargo tank has baffles, what handling effect do you expect? - correct answer ✔✔There will
be less front to back surge than there is in tanks without baffles
Which of these statements about stopping distance and speed it true? - correct answer ✔✔You need
about two times as much stopping distance at 40 mph as at 20 mph
Wet roads can double stopping distance at any speed
You must have a tank vehicle (N) endorsement to drive a vehicle with... - correct answer ✔✔Individual
tanks over 119 gallons or a total of at least 1,000 gallons
