California CDL Tank Vehicle Endorsement Test

Driver License Examination
Commercial Driver's License
Tank Vehicle Endorsement Test
The following Drivers Examination was issued Nov 16, 2000 in Compton, CA

The answers are not given as it is recommended you use the Commercial Driver Handbook to look up the answers and you will score higher on the exam.

We suspect there is more than one version of the test used by the Department of Motor Vehicles, but many of the questions will be similar. If you receive a different test, we need you to forward it to the address at the bottom of the page and we will publish it here as an aid to other drivers.

TANK VEHICLE ENDORSEMENT TEST
(From the 1999 Commercial Driver Handbook)

During the written test you must not use any reverence materials or notes: visit with other person(s): or leave the test area with your test before it has been graded. To do so will result in test failure.

HOW TO COMPLETE THE TEST:
Mark your choice of answer with an X in the box across from the answer.

PASSING GRADE --- 3 ERRORS OR LESS

1. If your drive wheels begin to skid when you are pulling a tank trailer:

you should immediately apply full pressure to your brakes.

your vehicle may jackknife.

your trailer should stay in line with your tractor.

2. What does liquid surge do to the handling of a tanker?

It lets you turn corners tighter.

It makes it roll easier.

It can move the truck in the direction the liquid waves move.

3. The best way to take a curve is to slow to a safe speed before entering the curve, then ___as you go through it.

accelerate slightly

coast

brake lightly.

4. Which one of these statements about tank vehicles is true?

Fully loaded tank vehicles take longer to stop than empty ones.

You should use only the emergency brakes to stop a tanker in order to avoid a crash.

The posted speed for a curve may be too fast for a tank vehicle.

5. As compared to normal trucks, loaded tank vehicles have ____ center of gravity.

a lower

a higher

the same

6. When your vehicle goes into a front-wheel skid, it is a sign that you:

have too heavy a load

should have waited for better weather.

have been driving too fast for conditions.

7. Which of these statements about emergency steering is true?

If an oncoming driver drifts into your lane, a move to your right maybe best.

You can almost always stop more quickly than you can turn.

You can steer more quickly and safely with one hand than two.

8. Baffles in liquid cargo tanks do NOT usually prevent _____ surge.

side-to-side

top-to-bottom

front-to-back

9. You are driving a tank vehicle and you must stop quickly to avoid a crash. You should:

use light, steady pressure on the brake pedal.

push the brake pedal as hard as you can and hold it there.

use controlled or stab braking.

10. If you are driving a tanker and need to steer quickly to avoid a hazard you:

will find that tankers are easier to countersteer than most vehicles.

should not apply the brakes while turning.

should never leave the roadway.

11. Except when you are loading or unloading a cargo tank, the liquid discharge valves should always be

open.

closed.

unlatched.

12. Which of these i>¤

11. Except wheYou should never load a cargo tank totally full

All liquids expand by the same amount as they warm

Half full cargo tanks are more stable than empty tanks

13. Empty trucks:

have better traction when stopping than full ones.

require greater stopping distances than full ones.

need less space ahead than full ones.

14. Before loading, unloading, or driving a tanker, the first thing you should do is:

properly secure all the baffles.

inspect the vehicle.

make sure you have all the necessary placards.

15. Which of these statements about stopping distance and speed ">15. Which of these statements about stopping distance and speed ">15. Which of these statements about need about two times as much stopping distance at 40 MPH as at 20 MPH.

¤15. Which of these statements about stopping distance and speed ">15. Which of these statements abWet roads can double stopping distance at any speed.

¤15. Which of these statements about stopping distance and speed ">15. Which of these statements abAt 55 mph, it will take about 10 seconds to stop your vehicle.

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