Sample Commercial Drivers Written Test - #1

Answer Sheet

1. A pre-trip inspection should be completed:
before operating the vehicle.

2. What should you do when you are driving at night?
Make sure you are driving slow enough so you can stop within the range of your headlights in an emergency.

3. Which of the following is the correct term for a long commercial vehicle’s tendency to swing wide on turns?
Offtracking.

4. When a coolant container is part of a pressurized system, you can:
check the coolant level of a hot engine.

5. When you are parked at the side of the road at night, you must:
warn others by turning on your 4-way emergency flashers.

6. While doing the pre-trip inspection on your vehicle’s steering and exhaust system you found the following problems. Which one, if any, should be fixed before you drive the vehicle?
Play in the steering wheel of more than 15 degrees (3 inches on a 20-inch steering wheel).

7. Containerized loads:
can generally be used when freight is also being carried by either ship, rail, or both.

8. You must exit a highway using an offramp that curves downhill and you are driving a heavy vehicle. You should:
slow to a safe speed before the curve.

9. Water can safely be used on which of these fires?
Neither of the above. (Neither Chemical nor Gasoline.)

10. Three things add up to the total stopping distance for your vehicle. They are:
perception distance, reaction distance, braking distance.