General Knowledge 7

If you are driving and then two cars collide a short distance ahead of you. In order to safely avoid the accident, you should

You have to apply the brakes immediately.
Make a fast turn to clear the accident area.
Turn quickly with one hand on the wheel and stick to the horn.
Take the wheel firmly with both hands and turn only the amount of space needed to clear whatever is in your way.

What to do in the case of a cargo fire in a van or box trailer

Keep the doors closed
Keep the doors open
Drive to the nearest service station for assistance
Park near the road so other vehicles can see the danger and ask for help

What do you need to know to determine the blood alcohol concentration in a person?

How often does the person drinks alcohol.
How old the person is.
How much the person weights.
How much the person likes wine.

Why are placards used?

To prevent terrorism.
So hazmat is not mixed with food.
It is the law.
To communicate the risk.

ABS braking systems are valuable because they help prevent skids, what do you think about them?

Provide the driver with more speed stability and prevent the vehicle from spend a lot of fuel
Provide the driver with more stability and prevent the truck from spinning out of control, in particular on wet or slippery surfaces
Provide the driver with more comfort in the steering wheel, fewer vibrations, easy weight load balanced
"ABS" Award Bond Security. Give to the truck driver. It assures the truck driver that if something happens to the load, the truck driver bears no responsibility.

You must ______ to prevent brake fading.

Two yellow reflectors
2 lights to stop
One red reflector
One light to stop

In order to prevent truck fires, you should inspect your vehicle

Only before the trip.
Only afert the trip.
Before and after the trip always.
Before, during, and after the trip always.

What are hydraulic or gas devices that soften the trip and make stable the commercial vehicle and must be well tightened without leaks?

Springs
Shock absorber
Montage
Brakes

Which of these answers about certain types of cargo is true?

Check air line connections
Cross the air lines
Check the electric service cable
Call customer service

Which of the following statements is true about a vehicle with a high center of gravity?

The vehicle is less likely to tip over.
The vehicle is less dangerous when cornering.
The load is evenly distributed and as low as possible
The load must be rearranged so that the heavier parts of the load are below the lighter parts.

Which of the following actions cause skids?

Over braking.
Over steering.
Over accelerating.
Driving too fast.

What should a tank vehicle with a high center of gravity do?

You must take road curves or entry / exit ramp curves well below the indicated speeds
You must take road curves or entry / exit ramp curves at least five miles above the indicated speed
You can not turn on the published speed limit for the curves
It is very heavy, but it is not easy to move

It is exceptional to use could hear a pin drop beams no matter when you can.

False
True

Which of these is the best way to indicate a change of lane

Indicate before changing lanes, and then move it next lane faster
Indicate early, and change lanes smooth and slowly
Indicate just when you start changing lanes, and move it slowly

Which of the following statements about mooring is true?

They go from the top of the load to the floor and / or the walls of the cargo compartment
The combined resistance of all cargo lashings must be strong enough to lift one and a half times the weight of the cargo piece lashed.
The ties can be of any type or strength.
The load must have at least one tie down for every 20 feet of cargo.

Perception distance is when?

Your eyes see a hazard, until the time your foot push the brake pedal
The brain tells your foot to push the brake pedal, until the time your foot push the pedal
Your eyes see a hazard , until the time your brain recognoizes it's a hazard
His eyes see danger, until the moment his foot starts to move

You can safely remove the radiator cap as long as the engine is not overheated.

False
True

read the statement and fill in the missing word: When driving, stay focused on the job of driving your truck. You should avoid focusing on things outside of your truck that isn’t related to driving. This includes things like billboards, buildings, and people. Remember, anything taking your eyes away from driving is a ____________________ and can be dangerous. Paying attention only to things that are related to driving will help keep you aware of the road and cars around you, and will help make sure you are ready to react to anything unexpected.

Save time.
distraction
Waste time.
relax

You are driving a vehicle that could safely be driven at 55 MPH on an open road. But traffic is now heavy, moving at 35 MPH although the speed limit is 55. The safest speed for your vehicle in this situation is most likely?

55
45
35
50

A three-year data collection effort by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that an estimated 11,000 truck crashes nationwide involved _______________________________ to the truck cab

music distraction
eat and drink
For driving on slippery roads
distractions external

The BEST tip-off for driving in fog is?

Turn on high beams.
Stay alert.
Listen music
Do not drive in fog.

For cargo, blocking actually is

Formed to fit loosely over the cargo.
Unattached to the big cargo deck.
Needed only in the front of a piece of cargo.
Set in the front, back and/ or sides of a piece of the cargo.

What are small number of the suited parts in the steering system?

Tie rod, spindle, pitman arm
Leaf spring, vehicle frame, torque rod
Main spring, axle, spring shackle
Rim, lug nuts, tire

Which of the consequently are some cooling off period system defects.

Broken leaves in leaf spring.
Cracked or broken spring hangers.
Leaking shock absorbers.
All of the above

When the atmospheric condition drops, bridges will freeze before other parts of the road will.

False
True

If you are transporting livestock you should do

Give the cattle enough space to roam freely
Rollover is less likely.
There is always a high center of gravity.
Use false bulkheads with less than one full load.

Why do not new trucks use the same equipment to go down a hill as they would up hills?

They have low friction parts.
They take more fuel.
They have more airborne
They have weaker engines.

A coupling trailer or device capacity is the?

Maximum weight a tire can carry at a specified pressure
Maximum weight the device can pull and/or carry.
Manufacturer’s weight capacity rating of the suspension system.
Weight transmitted to the ground by one axle or one set of axles.

The only way to stop the skid when a front-wheel skid occurs is to

Brake harderd than ever.
Turn sharply inmediately.
Let the vehicle slow down.
Increase acceleration no matter what.

Which of the following is one of the possible causes of fire in the electrical system?

Poor ventilation.
Flammable load
Short circuits due to insulation damage.
duals that play

When two cars collide a short distance in front of you, to safely avoid the accident, you must?

Always apply the brakes immediately
Turn sharply to clear the area of the accident
Turn quickly with one hand on the steering wheel and one hand on the horn.
Hold the steering wheel firmly with both hands and turn only the amount of space needed to clear whatever is in your path.

When transporting cargo, inspect the materials and secure devices

Before the trip only and no more.
Before and after the trip always.
Within 80 miles after beginning the trip and during every driving break.
Before the trip, within 50 miles after beginning the trip, after every 3 hours or 150 miles, and during every driving break.

The load carried in containers

It should come with it's own cargo tiedown or locks
It is used generally when the load is carryed by train or by ship
It doesn't require inspection or secured by the driver

At speeds below 40 mph, you need at _______ for each ______ of commercial vehicle “semi truck” length.

One second; 10 feet
One second; 20 feet
Two seconds; 10 feet
Two seconds; 30 feet

Which of the following can be considered an effect of drinking and driving?

Driving in the wrong lane
Making quick, stupid movements
Running traffic signs
All of the above

Which of these statements about backing a heavy vehicle is true?

All of the above are true.
You should use a helper and communicate with hand signals.
You should back and turn toward the driver's side whenever possible
Backing is always dangerous.

What are the three things related to cargo that drivers are responsible for?

Weighing the cargo, securing the cargo, delivering the cargo.
None of the above.
Inspecting your cargo, recognizing overloads, and properly secured cargo.
Inspecting your cargo, hauling cargo and securing the cargo.

Which of the following should you NOT do if you suspect that one of your Truck tires has blown out?

Keep driving until you are certain it was one of your vehicle’s tires that blew.
Hold the steering wheel firmly.
Stay off the brake.
Check all tires after stopping.

If you’re transporting livestock

give livestock enough room to roam freely
rollover is less likely
there's always a high center of gravity
use false bulkheads with less than a full load.

If you need to correct a drive-wheel braking skid you should

Brake even harder.
Turn left slowly.
Countersteer.
Keep your foot off the clutch.

The truck escape ramps ______

Cannot be used by certain types of heavy vehicles.
Are designed to protect vehicles from damage.
Should not be used unless you have first tried all other ways to save your vehicle.
Are made to get faster to a resting area.

Which don’t provide extra change of shift gears in some trucks?

Auxiliary transmissions
Automatic transmissions
Multi-speed rear axles

When getting back a trailer,

Turn the steering wheel toward the direction you want to go.
Turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction you want to go.
Turn and get back toward the right side.
Use the highest reverse gear.

When teeming on a sock away, what is the consistent procedure to burn up the road moving without falling back?

Increase Engine rpm's and let the clutch out quickly
Leave the trailer brakes on and drag the tires releasing the brake after you are moving forward.
Put blocks behind the tires
Partly engage the clutch before you take your right foot off the brake.

Hydroplaning is _______.

The amount of traction a truck has due to the weight of the vehicle on slippery surfaces.
A term used for quickly planning an alternate route due to heavy rain.
A water spill on the road that came from a water truck.
When tires lose their contact with the road and have little or no traction due to water on the road.

Two whys and wherefores of exhaust fires are ______?

Hot brakes and under-inflated tires.
Under-inflated tires and poor retreads.
Under-inflated tires and duals that touch.
Duals that touch and road debris.

Which of these can cause the vehicle to skid?

All of the above.
Turning too sharply.
Over acceleration.
Not enough weight on the front axle.

What is the truth about other drivers?

Short time drivers or rented trucks are not get used to short vissibility and they are a hazard
Mail or delivery drivers are professionals and they are not a hazard
Drivers using turn signals always can be trusted to make turn as they show it

When you drive in the night, you should use your low beans when an oncoming car toward you , at the distance of

400 feet
300 feet
500 feet

Which of these is the best way to indicate change of lanes

Indicate before changing lanes, and then move it next lane faster
Indicate early, and change lanes smooth and slowly
Indicate just when you start changing lanes, and move it slowly

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