General Knowledge
Numbers
Air Brakes
Wild Card
Combination Vehicles
100

To prevent a load from shifting, there should be at least one tie-down for every how many feet of cargo?

What is 10 feet?

100

4/32

What is the tire tread depth of the front wheel tires?

100
At what psi does the warning buzzer come on for the service air tanks?
What is 60psi?
100

ABS was required on all vehicles in this year.

What is March, 1998?

100
Part of the kingpin that locking jaws close around.
What is the shank?
200
How far ahead of the truck should a driver look while driving?
What is 12-15 seconds?
200

How much you cut your speed in snowy weather

What is 1/2?

200
What does the air compressor governor control?
What is air pumped into the air tanks?
200

Lose you license for a year with this Blood Alcohol Concentration.

What is .04%?

200
Air line colors on a combination vehicle, emergency and service lines.
What is the color red and blue?
300
You must park on the side of a level, straight, two-lane road. Where should you place the reflective triangles.
What is 10ft to the rear, 100ft to the rear, 100ft to the front
300

First 50 miles, then every 150 miles or 3 hours.  And, at every stop.

When do you check your cargo?

300
What are spring brakes held back by during normal driving?
What is air pressure?
300

Emergency equipment for truckers.

What is a fire extinquisher, spare fuses, and 3 relective triangles?

300
Semitrailers made before 1975 did not come with these.
What is spring brakes?
400
You are driving a vehicle at 55mph on dry pavement. About how much total stopping distance will you need to bring it to a stop?
What is the length of a football field?
400

if you triple your speed, your impact is  _____ times greater.

What is 9?

400

A straight truck air brake system should not leak at a rate of more than psi per minute with the engine off and the brakes released?

What is 2psi?

400

 Two braking methods used to stop your truck quickly in an emergency.

What is stab or controlled braking?

400
Maximum space between the upper and lower fifth wheel after coupling.
What is nothing?
500

A sign that is a RED triangle with an orange center.

What is a slow moving vehicle sign?

500

Following distance for a 50 ft. truck going 55 mph

What is 6 seconds?

500
The most common type of foundation brake found on heavy vehicles.
What is S-cam drum brakes?
500

Downshift before doing these two things.

What is before going downhill and before entering a curve?

500

The air leakage rate for a combination vehicle engine off brakes ON should be less how many psi per minute?

What is 4psi?

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