- The farm equipment operator will be traveling further than 150 miles from his or her farm
- The farmer is transporting farm goods to a local market for commercial purposes
- The operator is the spouse of the farm owner
- Farm equipment operators are always exempt from obtaining a CDL provided they are transporting farm products, equipment or supplies to or from a farm
Quote From Page 3 Of The CDL Manual:
Farm Equipment Operators - This exemption covers legitimate farm-to-market operations by farmers, not commercial grain haulers. CDLs are not required to operate vehicles:
- Controlled and operated by a farmer, a member of the farmer's family or an employee;
- Used to transport farm products, equipment or supplies to or from a farm (including nurseries and aquacultures);
- Used within 150 air miles of the farm; and
- Not used in the operations of a common or contract carrier; and
- Used in nursery or agricultural operations.
NOTE: For the drivers of truck-tractor semitrailers, the farmer, his or her spouse and their children, parents on both sides, brothers and sisters on both sides and their spouses operating a truck-tractor semitrailer and meeting the above criteria also are exempted from the CDL Program. These drivers must be at least age 21, and the vehicle must have Farm plates. These drivers are still required to take the appropriate CDL written, skills and road tests to be licensed.
- Wherever located, check that battery(s) is secure, connections are tight, and cell caps are present
- All of these answers are correct
- Battery connections should not show signs of excessive corrosion
- Check that battery box and cover or door is not damaged and is secure
Quote From Page 122 Of The CDL Manual:
Battery/box:
- Wherever located, check that battery(s) is secure, connections are tight, and cell caps are present.
- Battery connections should not show signs of excessive corrosion.
- Check that battery box and cover or door is not damaged and is secure.
- The weight of a packaging plus the weight of its contents
- None of these answers are correct
- The weight of contents minus the weight of its packaging
- The weight of a packaging minus the weight of its contents
Quote From Page 113 Of The CDL Manual:
Gross weight or gross mass – The weight of a packaging plus the weight of its contents.
- On older vehicles, the warning signal will come on at one-half the compressor governor cutout pressure
- On large buses it is common for the low-pressure warning devices to signal at 80 85 psi
- A low pressure warning system is optional on vehicles with air brakes
- A warning signal must come on before the air pressure in the tanks falls below 60 psi
Quote From Page 64 Of The CDL Manual:
Low Air-Pressure Gauge - A low air-pressure warning signal is required on vehicles with air brakes. A warning signal you can see must come on before the air pressure in the tanks falls below 60 psi (or one-half the compressor governor cutout pressure on older vehicles). The warning is usually a red light. A buzzer also may come on.
TruckingTruth's Advice:
The most important thing to pay attention to here is that the warning indicator must come on before air pressure falls below 60 psi. That is a number you'll see over and over again so it's crucial you have that memorized. You will use that for the written test, the pre-trip inspection exam, as well as in your day to day job activities.
- A name for the yellow and red air valves in the cab of a truck
- Coupling devices used to connect the service and emergency air lines from the truck or tractor to the trailer
- Used to secure the trailer kingpin to the tractor 5th wheel
- Caps which cover the valve stems on tires
Quote From Page 73 Of The CDL Manual:
"Glad hands" are coupling devices used to connect the service and emergency air lines from the truck or tractor to the trailer.
- In the trailer with the product
- In a locked fireproof safety box
- In the same location as the shipping paper
- In the front glove box
Quote From Page 102 Of The CDL Manual:
Emergency response information must be kept in the same location as the shipping paper.
TruckingTruth's Advice:
Law enforcement officers will randomly check placarded vehicles to be sure they are carrying emergency response information and that it is kept with the shipping paper, so be diligent about this.
- Check to make sure there is about 3 to 6 inches of space between the fifth wheel plate and the trailer
- Be sure the safety latch is in position over the locking lever
- Raise the trailer landing gear slightly off the ground and pull the tractor gently forward with the trailer brakes set to be sure you are connected
- Go under the trailer and look into the back of the fifth wheel to be sure the trailer king pin is properly secured in the fifth wheel locking jaws
Quote From Page 75 Of The CDL Manual:
Check Connection For Security
- Raise trailer landing gear slightly off ground.
- Pull tractor gently forward while trailer brakes are still locked to check that the trailer is locked onto the tractor.
Secure Vehicle
- Put transmission in neutral.
- Put parking brakes on.
- Shut off engine and take key with you so someone else will not move truck while you are under it
Inspect Coupling
- Use a flashlight if necessary.
- Make sure there is no space between upper and lower fifth wheel. If there is space, something is wrong (kingpin may be on top of closed fifth wheel jaws; trailer would come loose very easily).
- Go under trailer and look into the back of the fifth wheel. Make sure the fifth wheel jaws have closed around the shank of the kingpin.
- Check that locking lever is in the "lock" position.
- Check that safety latch is in position over locking lever. (On some fifth wheels, the latch must be put in place by hand.)
- If the coupling is not right, do not drive the coupled unit; get it repaired
- Fire Extinguisher
- First Aid Kit
- All of these are required
- Three red reflective triangles
Quote From Page 14 Of The CDL Manual:
Emergency Equipment: Vehicles should be equipped with the following emergency equipment:
- Fire extinguisher(s)
- Spare electrical fuses (unless equipped with circuit breakers)
- Warning devices for parked vehicles (e.g., three reflective warning triangles)
TruckingTruth's Advice:
It is almost guaranteed that this type of question will show up on both your written exam as well as the pre-trip exam. The 3 required emergency equipment items absolutely must be memorized!
- Weigh the truck after running 100 miles, then immediately fuel up, and then re-weigh the truck to see what percentage of the added weight went to the steer axle, and what percentage went to the drive axles.
- Weigh the truck, then drive exactly 100 miles, and then re-weigh the truck to see what percentage of the added weight went to the steer axle, and what percentage went to the drive axles.
- Weigh the truck, then immediately fuel up, and then immediately re-weigh the truck to see what percentage of the added weight went to the steer axle, and what percentage went to the drive axles.
- Weigh the truck immediately after fueling, then run exactly 100 miles, and then re-weigh the truck to see what percentage of the added weight came off the steer axles.
Quote From Page 0 Of The CDL Manual:
- 3 feet
- 6 1/2 feet
- 2 feet
- It doesn't matter.
Quote From Page 12 Of The CDL Manual:

Attach mechanisms used to secure the rear end of a roll-on/roll-off or hook lift container no more than two meters (6.5 feet) from the rear of the container.