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 three or four possible answer choices. Test questions come from the Mississippi Professional 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. When starting the engine of a truck with a trailer, you can tell that your vehicle's ABS is not working if:

The yellow light on the left rear of the trailer stays on.

The red light on the right side of the trailer flashes three times.

All the rear lights flash and then turn off.

When turning on your vehicle's engine, the lights on the dash should come on and then turn off. If the ABS malfunction light stays on, the system is not working properly. In the case of a truck with a trailer, if the yellow light on the left rear of the trailer stays on once the engine has been started, the system is not working properly.

2. Parked delivery trucks may be hazardous because:

The trucks are often shiny.

People are often in a hurry when exiting such trucks and may not look for other vehicles.

Packages often fall out of the trucks and into the road.

Passing parked delivery or postal trucks can be dangerous because the driver may be in a hurry and pull into traffic without warning, or may they suddenly step out of the vehicle without checking for other traffic.

3. What is removed when an air tank is drained?

Water and oil

Ammonia

Liquid cleaners

In an air brake system, air tanks have drains to remove accumulations of water and compressor oil. Allowing water and oil to accumulate in the system could cause damage to the brakes.

4. When stopped on the side of the road, the driver should:

Keep their side door open.

Turn on their emergency flashers.

Wave their arms.

Turn off all their lights.

If you must stop on the side of the road, it is important to turn on your four-way emergency flashers to warn other road users.

5. The maximum amount of play that is safe on a 20-inch steering wheel is:

One-quarter of an inch.

Two inches.

10 inches.

A steering wheel with play of more than 10 degrees may be defective. On a 20-inch wheel, this is equal to about two inches of movement at the rim of the wheel.

6. If you’re not sure how to handle a fire, you should:

Use water.

Stay inside the vehicle.

Wait for the firefighters.

Keep the vehicle running.

If you are unsure of which method is appropriate to use to extinguish a fire, you should wait for firefighters to arrive and let them handle it. This is especially important when dealing with hazardous materials fires.

7. When doing a pre-trip inspection, you should:

Always go through the steps in the same order.

Be as quick as possible.

Not worry about small mechanical issues.

Pre-trip inspections should be conducted in the same way every time. This will reinforce the steps, making it less likely that you will forget to inspect something important.

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