1 . When driving with trailers, you should:

Make quick, sudden changes.
Avoid making sudden moves.
Accelerate by pushing the accelerator to the floor.

2 . Combination vehicles:

Often have taller trailers than single commercial vehicles.
Are usually lighter than single commercial vehicles.
Require more skill to drive than single commercial vehicles.

3 . If color-coded, which color is used to identify service lines?

White
Yellow
Blue

4 . When driving a tractor-trailer equipped with ABS, you should:

Stop harder than you would otherwise.
Use extra braking force to ensure the ABS kicks in.
Brake as you normally would.
Brake using less pressure than you would otherwise use.

5 . Rollovers happen when:

A truck driver is driving too fast.
The driver of a vehicle in front of a truck is moving to slowly.
A truck driver is driving too slowly.
ABS is working effectively.

6 . In a double or triple combination, the ____ trailer should be directly behind the cab.

Lightest
Heaviest
Smallest

7 . When should the trailer hand valve be used?

Only when the trailer is carrying a load
Only to test the trailer’s brakes
Only in inclement weather when the trailer may skid

8 . The trailer hand valve:

Should always be used for parking.
Should only be used for parking on a downgrade.
Should never be used for parking.

9 . An Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS):

Allows wheels to lock up.
Prevents wheels from locking up.
Makes it easier to turn a large vehicle.
Assists with the operation of brake lights.

10 . An air supply control in its "emergency" position will:

Turn on the air supply.
Apply the trailer emergency brakes.
Prevent a skid.
Accelerate the vehicle.

11 . If you use the trailer hand brake while your trailer is skidding, it will:

Stop the skid.
Straighten the trailer.
Continue the skid.
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12 . If you are backing and become unsure about your path of travel, you should:

Continue backing.
Stop and get out to look.
Continue backing, but more slowly than before.

13 . Push in the trailer air supply control to:

Activate the emergency brakes.
Deactivate the air brakes.
Sound the horn.
Supply the trailer with air.

14 . If your trailer begins to drift off course while you are backing, you should:

Continue trying to back up without stopping.
Turn the top of your steering wheel in the direction of the drift.
Turn the top of the steering wheel in the direction opposite of the drift.
Return the steering wheel to the 12 o’clock position.

15 . When coupling a trailer, you should:

Couple together the proper glad hands.
Couple glad hands with any other glad hands.
Leave one pair of glad hand loose.

16 . When backing up to couple a trailer, you should position the tractor:

At a 90-degree angle in front of the trailer.
Directly in front of the trailer.
At a 30-degree angle in front of the trailer.
At a 60-degree angle in front of the trailer.

17 . If colors are being used to distinguish glad hands, which color is used for emergency lines?

Orange
Yellow
Blue
Red

18 . Operating a combination vehicle usually requires ­­­­­____ operating a single vehicle.

Less skill than
About the same level of skill as
More skill than
Exactly the same level of skill as

19 . Using the trailer hand brake while experiencing a trailer jackknife will:

Stop the skid.
Straighten the trailer.
Increase traction.
Continue the skid.

20 . If you need to back your trailer but cannot back up in a straight path, you should:

Back toward the passenger's side.
Back toward the driver's side.
Swerve back and forth while backing.
Always turn to your right.