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Knowledge Test Class A

This license is required for driving any legal combination of vehicles, with a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, provided the GVWR of a trailer exceeds 10,000.. Read More

This license is required for driving any legal combination of vehicles, with a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, provided the GVWR of a trailer exceeds 10,000 pounds. To receive this license, applicants must pass a 50-question test. Test questions come from the Commercial Driver Guide. To pass, applicants must answer 40 questions correctly. Each question has three possible answer choices. Questions come from chapters covering: Introduction, Driving Safely, Transporting Cargo Safely, Air Brakes (if applicable), Combination Vehicles, Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection Test, Basic Vehicle Control Skills Test and On-Road Driving. Endorsements that may be used with a Class A CDL are: Hazardous materials, Tank, Passenger, Doubles/Triples, HazMat, Tank, Air Brakes and School bus.

Number of Question 50

Passing Score 40

1. Poisonous fumes can enter a cab due to:

A defective exhaust system.

Using the wrong type of fuel.

A lack of oil in the engine.

A faulty exhaust system is a serious safety hazard. It may allow poisonous fumes to enter the vehicle's cab or sleeper berth.

2. When starting from a complete stop, a vehicle should:

Jerk forward.

Roll backwards.

Not move backwards.

To avoid hitting vehicles behind you, you must ensure that your vehicle will not roll backward when you start moving forward from a stopped position.

3. A safety valve is set to open at ____ pounds per square inch (psi).

100

150

200

The safety valve protects air tanks and the rest of an air brake system from accumulating too much air pressure. The safety valve is usually set to open at 150 psi.

4. If an air compressor is belt-driven, the belt should be routinely checked to ensure that it is:

Thin.

Properly tightened.

Cracked.

If your vehicle has air brakes, the air compressor drive belt should be checked before each drive. Check the tightness of the belt and verify that it is in good condition.

5. You will be denied a HazMat endorsement if:

You are a resident of the state in which you are applying.

You have no prior felony convictions.

You are considered to pose a threat.

You will be denied a hazardous materials endorsement, or lose an existing endorsement, if you renounce your U.S. citizenship; are not a lawful permanent U.S. resident; are wanted for, indicted for, or convicted of certain felonies; are judged mentally defective or are committed to a mental institution; or are deemed by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to pose a security threat.

6. On a slippery surface, stopping distance:

Is longer than on a regular driving surface.

Is not as long as on a regular driving surface.

Is about the same as on a regular driving surface.

A vehicle's regular stopping distance increases on slippery surfaces because there is less available traction.

7. If you have more than one license:

You likely won’t be caught.

You should not tell anyone.

You may get caught through the states' shared computer network.

All states share driver information through a computerized database in order to prevent the issuance of multiple licenses to a single person. It is prohibited for a person to have more than one driver license.

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