steer: 11,100, drives: 32,600, gross: 71,400
After fueling:
steer:11,850, drives: 32,850, gross: 72,400

- 67% went on the steer axle
33% went on the drive axles - 80% went on the steer axle
20% went on the drive axle - 65% went on the steer axle
35% went on the drive axles - 75% went on the steer axle
25% went on the drive axles
Quote From Page 0 Of The CDL Manual:
TruckingTruth's Advice:
750/1000 = .75
.75 * 100 = 75% fuel weight to the steer tires
100% - 75% = 25% went on the drive axles.
- A warning device should be placed beyond the obstruction if it is 100 to 500 feet from your vehicle
- All 3 warning devices should be placed beyond the obstruction
- Warning devices should be placed closer to your vehicle if an obstruction is present
- Obstructions should have no bearing on where warning devices are placed
Quote From Page 27 Of The CDL Manual:
A warning device should be placed back beyond any hill, curve or other obstruction that prevents other drivers from seeing the vehicle within 500 feet.
TruckingTruth's Advice:
It's very important to memorize where to place warning devices for different situations as this will very likely show up on your written exam. Please take a moment to review this section in your CDL manual and memorize the requirements for each situation.
- The distance from the front of the trailer to the center point of the cargo.
- The center point of the cargo's weight.
- The overall length of the cargo after being loaded into the trailer.
- The average height of the cargo above the trailer floor.
Quote From Page 0 Of The CDL Manual:
TruckingTruth's Advice:
- 7 days
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 14 days
Quote From Page 105 Of The CDL Manual:
Carriers must make detailed written reports within 30 days of an incident.
- All of these apply.
- Stack the tiers in pyramid fashion.
- Bells of the bottom tier must all be on the same side of the vehicle
- Bells of the upper tiers must all be on the opposite side of the vehicle from the bells of the tier below.
Quote From Page 7 Of The CDL Manual:
More than one tier with complete tiers

Bells of the bottom tier must all be on the same side of the vehicle
Bells of the upper tiers must be are on the opposite side of the vehicle from the bells of the tier below.
- Fuel tankers
- All tanker trucks are equipped with baffles
- Food grade tankers
- Tankers designed to haul non-liquid products
Quote From Page 84 Of The CDL Manual:
Unbaffled liquid tankers (sometimes called "smooth bore" tanks) have nothing inside to slow down the flow of the liquid. Therefore, forward-and-back surge is very strong. Unbaffled tanks are usually those that transport food products (e.g., milk). (Sanitation regulations forbid the use of baffles because of the difficulty in cleaning the inside of the tank.) Be extremely cautious (slow and careful) in driving smooth bore tanks, especially when starting and stopping.
- The farmer is transporting farm goods to a local market for commercial purposes
- Farm equipment operators are always exempt from obtaining a CDL provided they are transporting farm products, equipment or supplies to or from a farm
- The operator is the spouse of the farm owner
- The farm equipment operator will be traveling further than 150 miles from his or her 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.
- A lever which only controls the trailer service brakes
- A valve used to release the air lines from the tractor to the trailer
- The trailer release mechanism
- A lever which only controls the tractor service brakes
Quote From Page 73 Of The CDL Manual:
The trailer hand valve (also called the "trolley valve" or "Johnson bar") works the trailer brakes. The trailer hand valve should be used only to test the trailer brakes. Do not use it in driving because of the danger of making the trailer skid. The foot brake sends air to all the brakes on the vehicle (including the trailer(s'). There is much less danger of causing a skid or jackknife when using just the foot brake.
Never use the hand valve for parking because all the air might leak out, unlocking the brakes (in trailers that do not have spring brakes.) Always use the parking brakes when parking. If the trailer does not have spring brakes, use wheel chocks to keep the trailer from moving.
- Drive axles and trailer tandems
- Steer axle and trailer tandems
- Trailer tandems and rear axles
- Steer axle and drive axles
Quote From Page 0 Of The CDL Manual:
TruckingTruth's Advice:
- The current day's log must be current to your last change of duty status
- Authorized government inspectors may check your logs at any time
- You never need to log your days off
- You must have a log for each day of the last 8 days
Quote From Page 0 Of The CDL Manual:
You are required to account for every day on your log, even days off, unless you are covered by a logbook exception on any of the days. The log must cover all 24 hours of every day.
Authorized government inspectors may check your logs at any time. You must have a log for each day of the last 8 days that you were required to log (you might have been under an exception on some of those days). The current day’s log must be current to your last change of duty status. Inspectors check your logs to see if you have violated the hours of service regulations. Violations of the hours of service regulations can result in being fined and/or placed out of service.