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 Nebraska Commercial Driver License 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. In a dual air brake system, a leak in one system:

Always means there are leaks in both systems.

May not affect the other system.

Is not something to worry about.

Will also affect the other system.

A dual air brake system is made up of two separate air brake systems. If there is an air leak in one system, it may not affect the other.

2. When carrying a sealed load, a driver:

Should unseal the load to ensure safety.

Should ensure the weight does not exceed weight limits.

Must go through the container before driving.

Though a driver cannot inspect a sealed load, they should still ensure that the load does not exceed applicable weight limits.

3. Distracted driving:

Is not a concern.

Only occurs as a result of people who are physically doing something while driving.

Can occur as a result of mental activities, such as daydreaming.

Is encouraged on uncrowded roads.

Distractions while driving can be physical (such as reaching for an object), mental (such as making conversation with a passenger), or both (such as holding a phone to send texts). Strategies to help you avoid distracted driving include pre-programming radio stations; planning out your route in advance; avoiding complex or emotionally taxing conversation while driving; adjusting your mirrors before setting out; and not eating, drinking, or smoking while behind the wheel.

4. When starting a trip while transporting a load, the driver should:

Stop to check on the cargo within the first 50 miles of the trip.

Drive faster than usual to test the security of the load.

Only use the side mirrors to check on the cargo.

Not recheck the cargo if it was secured properly before starting the trip.

The securement of cargo must be checked before beginning a trip, within the first 50 miles of a trip, and then again every three hours or 150 miles thereafter.

5. If convicted of any traffic violations, excluding parking violations, you must:

Notify your employer within 30 days.

Place a sign on the back of your vehicle noting the conviction.

Forfeit your CDL for six months.

If you are convicted of any kind of traffic violation, in any type of vehicle, you must notify your employer within 30 days. You must also inform your motor vehicle licensing agency of the violation within 30 days if the conviction happened in another jurisdiction. This rule does not apply to parking infractions.

6. A truck may need to be under the legal maximum weight limit when being driven:

On a flat road.

On a mountainous road.

In heavy traffic.

At night.

Under some driving conditions, it may not be safe to operate a vehicle at its full legal maximum weight. Keep this in mind when driving in poor weather or on mountainous roadways.