Instructions

Knowledge Test Class B

This license is required for driving a single vehicle with a GVWR of more than 26,001 pounds, and a trailer not to exceed 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, or a vehicle designed to transport 24 or more people (including the driver). To receive this license, applicants must pass a 50-question test. To pass, applicants must answer 40 questions correctly. Each question has two, three or four possible answer choices. Test questions come from the Minnesota Commercial Driver’s Manual. Questions come from chapters covering: Introduction, Driving Safely, Transporting Cargo Safely, Air Brakes (if applicable), Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection Test, Basic Vehicle Control Skills Test and On-Road Driving.. Endorsements that may be used with a Class B CDL are: Hazardous materials, Tank, Passenger, HazMat and Tank, Air Brakes and School bus.

Number of Question 50

Passing Score 40

1. Cargo inside a trailer:

Does not need to be secured.

Should be stacked no taller than three feet high.

Should be secured to prevent movement in transit.

Should be loaded with the heaviest items on top of lighter items.

Cargo must be properly secured to prevent it from moving in transit. Loose cargo can be dangerous to the driver operating the CMV, as well as to other road users.

2. When driving in fog, you should:

Use the windshield wipers.

Use the low beam lights.

Use the high beam lights.

Use the heater.

If you must drive in fog, you should use your low beam headlights and fog lights, even during the day.

3. When stopping, you should:

Press down the brake pedal quickly.

Press down the brake pedal gradually.

Lift up the brake pedal quickly.

When stopping, press down the brake pedal smoothly and gradually.

4. An applicant will be denied a hazardous materials endorsement if they:

Are a U.S. citizen.

Are wanted for a misdemeanor.

Are wanted for certain felonies.

Already have a driver license.

Your application for a hazardous materials endorsement can be denied, or your existing endorsement canceled, if you do not have legal permanent status in the United States; you renounce U.S. citizenship; you are wanted for, under indictment for, or convicted of certain felonies; you are judged mentally incompetent or are involuntarily committed to a mental institution; or you are deemed by the Transportation Security Administration to pose a security threat.

5. Which of the following is a sign of a potentially drunk driver?

They are staying in their traffic lane.

They are driving a consistent speed.

They are stopping without a reason.

They have alcohol-related bumper stickers on their vehicle.

Warning signs that a driver may be impaired include that they are having trouble staying in their lane, they are having trouble maintaining an appropriate driving speed, or they are stopping without a clear reason.