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This endorsement is required if the driver will pull two or three trailers. To receive this endorsement, applicants must pass a test. The test consists of 20 multiple choice.. Read More

This endorsement is required if the driver will pull two or three trailers. To receive this endorsement, applicants must pass a test. The test consists of 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has four answer choices. To pass, the applicant must answer at least 16 questions correctly. Test questions come from the New York State Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Handbook. Questions come from chapters covering: Driving Safely, Air Brakes (if applicable), Combination Vehicles and Doubles and Triples. The Double/Triple endorsement can be used with the Class A CDL.

Number of Question 20

Passing Score 16

1. The easiest way to recognize that your trailer has begun to skid is to:

Ask another driver.

Use your mirrors to determine if the trailer has left the lane.

Release the brake pedal and then push it down again.

Watch the jackknife warning light on the control panel.

The easiest way to spot a trailer skid is to use your mirrors. Any time you brake hard, check your mirrors to ensure that your trailer is still in its proper position.

2. The trailer hand valve should:

Be used for parking.

Be used only to test the trailer brakes.

Be used together with the brake pedal.

Be used on slippery surfaces.

The trailer hand valve works the trailer brakes but should only be used when testing them. Using it while driving could create a skid. Never use the trailer hand valve while parking because doing so may release the air pressure from the braking system, releasing the brakes that are holding the vehicle in place.

3. The service air line is attached to the:

Relay valves.

Supply line.

Emergency air line.

Steering wheel.

The service air line carries air and is controlled by either the foot brake or trailer hand brake. The service air line is attached to relay valves, which allow the trailer brakes to be applied quickly.

4. A vehicle equipped with an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) can be identified by:

A sticker on the control panel.

A yellow lamp on the instrument panel.

The letters "ABS" on the brake pedal.

A metal plate on the inside of the driver’s side door.

You can tell that your vehicle is equipped with an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) if it has a yellow ABS malfunction lamp on the instrument panel.

5. For safety purposes, when should you turn off a retarder?

When the roadways are slippery

When you are carrying a passenger

When you are carrying a heavy load

When driving in heavy traffic

Retarders are mechanisms in some vehicles that help slow a vehicle and reduce the need for braking. However, using a retarder may cause wheels to skid when they have poor traction. Turn off retarders when traveling under wet, snowy, or icy conditions.

6. To avoid becoming an aggressive driver, you should:

Plan trips without allocating extra time for traffic.

Tailgate.

Drive slowly in the left lane.

Not make gestures to other drivers.

To avoid becoming an aggressive driver, begin a trip with realistic expectations of how long the trip will take, allowing extra time for traffic delays. Do not tailgate other vehicles. To avoid upsetting other drivers, do not drive slowly in the left lane and do not gesture at the drivers (even in seemingly minor ways, like shaking your head).

7. If confronted by an aggressive driver, you should:

Try to get out of their way.

Avoid making eye contact.

Ignore their hand gestures.

All of the above.

If confronted by an aggressive driver, the most important thing to do is try to get out of their way. Avoid making eye contact with the driver and do not let yourself be provoked by gestures. Do not try to challenge aggressive drivers by speeding up.

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