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 South Dakota 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. Driving with a cargo of hanging meat in a trailer:

Is discouraged during the summer months.

Can be problematic because animals are attracted to the smell of the meat.

Is challenging because the load has a high center of gravity.

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.

2. Oversized loads:

Can never be transported by a truck.

Should only be transported during the day.

Should receive proper authorization to ensure compliance with state and local laws.

Special permits are required for loads that are over-size, over-length, or overweight.

3. When traveling down a steep grade, you switch into a lower gear:

Before beginning the grade.

When you have already started the grade.

As far down the grade as possible.

You should shift your vehicle's transmission into a low gear before staring a downhill grade. Be prepared for gravity to increase your vehicle's speed when traveling downhill.

4. If a tire fails, you should:

Use the brakes.

Stay off the brakes.

Swerve.

Wave your arms at other drivers.

Using the brakes after a tire failure could cause you to lose control of your vehicle. Unless you're about to hit something, stay off of the brake until the vehicle has slowed sufficiently.

5. If a driver begins to feel fatigued while driving, they should:

Continue driving.

Drink coffee.

Stop and rest.

Drive faster to finish the trip more quickly.

If you begin to feel drowsy while driving, the only safe response is to safely leave the road and get some sleep. Using artificial stimulants can be dangerous because they may cause extreme fatigue when they begin to wear off.

6. Cargo with a high center of gravity:

Can make a vehicle likely to tip over.

Is encouraged in inclement weather.

Is required on some roads.

Cargo with a high center of gravity makes a vehicle more likely to tip over than cargo with a low center of gravity. For this reason, it is important that the weight of cargo be distributed as low as possible.

7. Hanging meat as a cargo:

Creates a safe driving situation.

Creates an unstable load.

Should not be done.

Creates a low center of gravity.

Hanging meat can be an unstable load in a vehicle. The truck may become top-heavy and steering may be inhibited by the swinging meat. Drivers carrying such loads should use particular caution when traveling around sharp curves, such as highway entrance and exit ramps.

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