CDL Tanker Endorsement – 1 question
with verified solutions
Hauling liquids in tankers requires special care for two reasons. One reason is the _____ center of gravity
that tankers have. - correct answer ✔✔high
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 ft
Outage means: - correct answer ✔✔allowance for expansion of liquid
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
Liquid in a tank with baffles can have what kind of surge? - correct answer ✔✔side to side
When your cargo tank has baffles, what handling effect do you expect? - correct answer ✔✔there will be
less front to back surges than there is in tanks without battles
Which of these statements about stopping distance and speed is true? - correct answer ✔✔wet roads
can double stopping distance at any speed
Which of these statements about tankers and their center of gravity is true? - correct answer ✔✔Much
of the load's weight is carried high up off the road.
with verified solutions
Hauling liquids in tankers requires special care for two reasons. One reason is the _____ center of gravity
that tankers have. - correct answer ✔✔high
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 ft
Outage means: - correct answer ✔✔allowance for expansion of liquid
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
Liquid in a tank with baffles can have what kind of surge? - correct answer ✔✔side to side
When your cargo tank has baffles, what handling effect do you expect? - correct answer ✔✔there will be
less front to back surges than there is in tanks without battles
Which of these statements about stopping distance and speed is true? - correct answer ✔✔wet roads
can double stopping distance at any speed
Which of these statements about tankers and their center of gravity is true? - correct answer ✔✔Much
of the load's weight is carried high up off the road.
