- Turn the wheels to the left before you begin moving, then turn them to the right after gaining forward momentum
- None of these answers are correct
- Turn the wheels to the right before you begin moving
- Keep the front wheels aimed straight ahead until you start moving again
Quote From Page 128 Of The CDL Manual:
If you must stop before making the turn:
- Come to a smooth stop without skidding.
- Come to a complete stop behind the stop line, crosswalk or stop sign.
- If stopping behind another vehicle, stop where you can see the rear tires on the vehicle ahead of you (safe gap).
- Do not let your vehicle roll.
- Keep the front wheels aimed straight ahead.
- A specialized container, primarily used to contain and transport materials in the waste, recycling, construction/demolition, and scrap industries, which are used in conjunction with specialized vehicles, in which the container isloaded and unloaded onto a tilt frame body by an articulating hook-arm.
- A reusable, transportable enclosure that is especially designed with integral locking devices that secure it to a container chassis trailer to facilitate the efficient and bulk shipping and transfer of goods by, or between various modes of transport, such as highway, rail, sea, and air.
- The load carrying area of a truck, trailer, or intermodal container.
- A vehicle especially built and fitted with locking devices for the transport of intermodal containers.
Quote From Page 3 Of The CDL Manual:
Hook-lift Container:
A specialized container, primarily used to contain and transport materials in the waste, recycling, construction/demolition, and scrap industries, which are used in conjunction with specialized vehicles, in which the container isloaded and unloaded onto a tilt frame body by an articulating hook-arm.
- All of these answers are correct
- Snagging
- Wearing
- Rubbing
Quote From Page 20 Of The CDL Manual:
Air lines and electrical wiring - secured against snagging, rubbing, wearing.
- 1/2 second
- 1/8 second
- 1 second
- 1-3/4 second
Quote From Page 29 Of The CDL Manual:
The average perception time for an alert driver is 1 3/4 seconds. At 55 mhp this accounts for 142 feet travelled.
TruckingTruth's Advice:
Perception time and distance must be memorized.
- 75 in
- 16 ft
- The width of the road.
- Half the length of the trailer.
Quote From Page 3 Of The CDL Manual:
Shortwood
- Normally up to about 2.5 m (100 in) in length.
- No longer than 4.9 m (16 ft) in length.
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Also called:
- Cut-up logs
- Cut-to-length logs
- Bolts
- Pulpwood
- Slow down to a safe speed before entering the curve
- Remain in gear during the curve
- Brake hardest during the middle of the curve
- Downshift to the right gear before entering the curve
Quote From Page 25 Of The CDL Manual:
Before entering a curve – Slow down to a safe speed, and downshift to the right gear before entering the curve. This lets you use some power through the curve to help the vehicle be more stable while turning. It also lets you speed up as soon as you are out of the curve.
- Stand up wind and use a fire extinguisher
- Pull into a service station
- Stop in an open area
- Turn the engine off as soon as possible
Quote From Page 46 Of The CDL Manual:
Knowing how to fight fires is important. Fires have been made worse by drivers who do not know what to do. Know how the fire extinguisher works. Study the instructions printed on the extinguisher before you need it. Follow these procedures in case of a fire:
- Pull off the road: The first step is to get the vehicle off the road and stop.
- Park in an open area, away from buildings, trees, brush, other vehicles or anything that might catch fire.
- Do not pull into a service station.
- Notify emergency services of your problem and your location.
- It is located inside of the brake chamber and records any mechanical failures
- In older vehicles, this is a mechanical type of low air pressure warning indicator
- A new technology using GPS which automatically fills the air tanks when a steep decline is ahead
- This is a type of supply pressure gauge which normally hangs from near the visor
Quote From Page 64 Of The CDL Manual:
Another type of warning is the "wig wag." This device drops a mechanical arm into your view when the pressure in the system drops below 60 psi. An automatic wig wag will rise out of your view when the pressure in the system goes above 60 psi. The manual reset type must be placed in the "out of view" position manually. It will not stay in place until the pressure in the system is above 60 psi.
TruckingTruth's Advice:
Except in very old commercial vehicles, the Wig-Wag warning device is about extinct and is no longer used. Simply know what it is as there may be a question asked about it on the written exam. It is likely you will never encounter a wig wag warning device in real life.
- Lean them against each other.
- Lean them to the outside.
- Turn them so only their corners are touching.
- Place them in direct contact with each other.
Quote From Page 4 Of The CDL Manual:
Choose one of two options for positioning bundles:
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Option #1:
Place bundles in direct contact with each other.
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Option #2:
Provide a means (such as dunnage or blocking) to prevent the bundles from shifting towards each other.
- Keep people far away and downwind
- Not say anything to anyone as it could cause unnecessary panic
- Ask as many people as you can to come help contain the spill
- Keep people far away and upwind
Quote From Page 102 Of The CDL Manual:
Accidents/Incidents - As a professional driver, your job at the scene of an accident is to:
- Keep people away from the scene.
- Limit the spread of material, only if you can safely do so.
- Communicate the danger of the hazardous materials to emergency response personnel.
- Provide emergency responders with the shipping papers and emergency response information.
Follow this checklist:
- Check to see that your driving partner is OK.
- Keep shipping papers and ERI with you.
- Keep people far away and upwind.
- Warn others of the danger.
- Send for help.
- Follow your employer's instructions.
TruckingTruth's Advice:
If safely possible, you should always try to contain a hazardous material spill, but the main concern is human safety. Keep people away from the spill and warn anybody nearby of the danger. Don't try to contain the spill unless you can do it safely. Otherwise, contact and wait for emergency crews to arrive.