CDL Texas Tanker Test with Complete Solutions

An emergency forces you to stop your tanker quickly or crash. You should: - ANSWER-Use control or stab braking. Side to side surge can cause: - ANSWER-Rollovers. You should be extremely cautious when driving smooth bore tanks, especially when you are: - ANSWER-Starting and stopping. The amount of liquid to load into a tank depends on: - ANSWER-The amount the liquid will expand in transit AND The weight of the liquid AND The legal weight limits. You are driving a tank-truck and the front wheels begin to skid. Which of these is most likely to occur? - ANSWER-You will continue in a straight line and keep moving forward no matter how much you steer. You are on a clear night. You must dim your headlights from high to low beam. You should adjust your speed so you can stop within: - ANSWER-The distance that you can see ahead. You should know that outage needed for the liquids you carry because: - ANSWER-Some liquids expand more than others when they get warm. When should the driver of a tanker that has lost its brakes use truck escape ramp? - ANSWER-Always. If an on-coming vehicle drifts into your lane, you should: - ANSWER-Move to your right. Which one of these statements about stopping distance and speed is true? - ANSWER-Wet roads can double stopping distance at any speed. A traffic emergency requires you to escape to the shoulder or roadside. If possible, slow down to _____ mph before using your brakes. - ANSWER-20 mph. When you load the small compartments of a cargo tanker equipped with bulkheads, you should check your: - ANSWER-Weight distribution. Baffles in liquid cargo tanks do not usually prevent ______ surge. - ANSWER-Side to side. What does liquid surge do to the handling of a tanker? - ANSWER-It can move the truck in the direction that the liquid waves move. When your tank has baffles, what handling effects do you expect? - ANSWER-There will be less front-to-back surge than in tanks without baffles. Hauling liquids in tankers requires special care for two reasons. One reason is the _______ center of gravity. - ANSWER-High. If you are driving a tanker and need to steer quickly to avoid a hazard you: - ANSWER-Should not apply the brakes while turning. What causes vehicles to skid? - ANSWER-Over acceleration AND Over steering AND Over braking Which of these is the best way to take a curve? - ANSWER-Slow to safe speed before entering then accelerate slowly through the curve. Empty trucks: - ANSWER-Require greater stopping distances than full ones