1 . When braking with ABS, you should:

Push the brake pedal harder than usual.
Push the brake pedal as you normally would.
Push the brake pedal more lightly than usual.

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

Stop the skid.
Straighten the trailer.
Continue the skid.

3 . When glad hands are coupled, the seals should be pressed together at a ____ angle.

50-degree
180-degree
90-degree

4 . If the emergency air line loses pressure:

The Anti-Lock Braking System will activate.
The service air line will activate.
The emergency brakes will activate.

5 . The trailer hand valve should be used:

To test the trailer brakes.
To check the connection between the trailer and tractor.
To accelerate.

6 . All trailers made after ____ must be equipped with Anti-Lock Braking Systems (ABS).

1943
1998
2009

7 . Older trailers are not equipped with spring brakes. This means that if the air supply for a vehicle's air braking system leaks away:

The trailer will stop normally.
The trailer will not have brakes.
The trailer will speed up.

8 . How much space should be between the upper and lower fifth wheel?

About five inches of space
A maximum of two inches of space
No space

9 . What is a bobtail tractor?

A tractor without a semi-trailer
A tractor with two semi-trailers
A tractor that travels faster than the speed limit

10 . If a trailer begins to jackknife, the driver:

Should not apply the trailer hand brake.
Should firmly apply the brakes.
Can straighten the trailer with the parking brake.

11 . When coupling, after you've connected the air lines to the trailer, you should:

Supply air to the trailer.
Activate the emergency brake.
Disconnect the glad hands.
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12 . When backing up your tractor while coupling it to a trailer, the trailer brakes should be:

Deactivated.
Locked.
Unlocked.

13 . What does an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) do?

It allows a vehicle's wheels to lock up.
It prevents a vehicle's wheels from locking up.
It makes turning a vehicle easier.

14 . A driver should test the tractor protection valve by:

Pulling the yellow, diamond-shaped knob.
Releasing air with the brake pedal.
Unlocking the trailer doors.

15 . In a vehicle equipped with an automatic tractor protection valve, the valve will pop out when air pressure drops to a level between:

20 and 45 psi.
75 and 105 psi.
50 and 65 psi.

16 . After completing a pre-trip inspection, you should ensure that the:

Service line valve is closed.
Trailer hand brake is applied.
Emergency line valve is open.

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

Lightest
Heaviest
Smallest

18 . A trailer that is too high:

May not couple correctly.
Will couple securely.
Is not an issue.

19 . If the emergency air line loses pressure:

The service brakes will activate.
The tractor protection valve will close.
The rear trailer will detach from the combination.

20 . The best way to recognize that your trailer has started to skid is by:

Seeing other drivers' faces.
Checking the trailer in your mirrors.
Feeling the trailer move.