Instructions

Knowledge Test Class A

This license is required for driving any legal combination of vehicles, with a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, provided the GVWR of a trailer exceeds 10,000 pounds To receive this license, applicants must pass a 50-question test. To pass, applicants must answer 40 questions correctly. Each question has three possible answer choices. Test questions come from the Kentucky Commercial Driver License Manual. Questions come from chapters covering: Introduction, Driving Safely, Transporting Cargo Safely, Air Brakes (if applicable), Combination, Doubles and Hazardous Materials. Endorsements that may be used with a Class A CDL are: Hazardous materials, Tank, Passenger, HazMat and Tank, Air Brakes and School bus.

Number of Question 50

Passing Score 40

1. You should specifically look out for black ice:

When it is snowing.

When the temperature is below freezing and the road looks wet.

When the temperature is above freezing and there is snow on the ground.

Black ice is a thin layer of ice that is clear enough for the road surface to be seen through it. Be alert to black ice any time the temperature is below freezing and the road surface looks wet.

2. If your vehicle is hydroplaning, you should:

Accelerate.

Not use the brakes.

Put the vehicle in reverse.

If your vehicle begins to hydroplane, do not apply the brakes. Instead, slow down by releasing the accelerator and pushing in the clutch. This will help you to regain traction.

3. Applicants seeking a hazardous materials endorsement must pass a threat assessment through which agency?

The TSA

The FBI

The CIA

Applicants seeking a hazardous materials endorsement must undergo a threat assessment conducted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

4. When turning, you should:

Signal before the turn.

Turn off your turn signal just before starting the turn.

Signal only if vehicles are in front of you.

Be sure to activate the appropriate turn signal well in advance of a turn or lane change. Signal continuously throughout the turn and make sure to cancel the signal after the turn is completed, if your vehicle doesn't have self-canceling signals.

5. If exiting a bus, a driver must:

Never make contact with the handrail.

Maintain contact with the handrail.

Move quickly.

When exiting your vehicle during the basic vehicle control skills test, you must face the vehicle and maintain three points of contact at all times. If your testing vehicle is a bus, you must maintain contact with the handrail. Exiting the vehicle incorrectly may result in automatic failure of the basic vehicle control skills test.

6. Hanging meat:

Should never be transported by trailer.

Can be an unstable load.

Must be approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

An operator should drive with care when transporting a cargo of hanging meat. Such a load is unstable, both because it has a high center of gravity and because the swinging of the meat can affect the driver's handling of the vehicle.

7. An after-trip inspection should be done:

Once a week.

Once a month.

After every trip.

You should always complete an after-trip inspection of your vehicle at the end of a trip, day, or tour of duty. Complete a vehicle inspection report, if required.

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