The High Road Online CDL Training Course (2024)

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These Questions Are From The Illinois CDL Manual

All of the following are key steering system parts except:

Air compressor
Gear box
Pumps
Tie rods

This is a review question from page 7-click here to look up the answer

Quote From Page 14 Of The CDL Manual:

Things to check in the steering system:

Missing nuts, bolts, cotter keys or other parts.
Bent, loose or broken parts, such as steering column, steering gear box or tie rods.
If power steering equipped-check hoses, pumps and fluid level for leaks.
Steering wheel play of more than 10 degrees (approximately 2 inches movement at the rim of a 20-inch steering wheel) can make it hard to steer.

When loading paper rolls with eyes horizontal, which of the following is not a requirement for stacking a second layer:

The bottom layer must extend all the way to the front.
All the wells in the layer beneath must be filled
Place second layer with eyes vertical.
It must be blocked against an eye-vertical blocking roll resting on the floor of the vehicle that is at least 1.5 times taller than the diameter of the roll being blocked.

This is a review question from page 138-click here to look up the answer

Quote From Page 6 Of The CDL Manual:

Requirements for eyes crosswise: secure stacks of paper rolls from front-to-back movement

Do not load paper rolls on a second layer unless the bottom layer extends to the front of the vehicle.
Load paper rolls on higher layers only if all wells in the layer beneath are filled.
Secure the foremost roll in each upper layer (or any roll with an empty well in front of it) against forward movement:
- Either by placing it in a well formed by two rolls on the lower row whose diameter is equal to or greater than that of the roll on the upper row.
- Or by banding it to other rolls.
- Or by blocking it against an eye-vertical blocking roll resting on the floor of the vehicle that is at least 1.5 times taller than the diameter of the roll being blocked.

By obtaining a hazardous materials endorsem*nt, you must be able to do all of these things except:

Identify hazardous materials
Know how to clean a HAZMAT spill
Properly placard your vehicle in accordance with the rules
Safely load shipments

This is a review question from page 63-click here to look up the answer

Quote From Page 87 Of The CDL Manual:

To obtain a Hazardous Materials Endorsem*nt on a CDL, you must initially and at each renewal pass a security background check and a written exam about transporting hazardous materials. To pass the exam, you must know how to:

Identify hazardous materials.
Safely load shipments.
Properly placard your vehicle in accordance with the rules.
Safely transport shipments.

Learn the rules and follow them. Following the rules reduces the risk of injury from hazardous materials. Taking shortcuts by breaking rules is unsafe and against the law.

Quote From Page 0 Of The CDL Manual:

Violations: There are no violations in this example.

Explanation - 11 Hour Limit: After 10 consecutive hours off duty, the driver had 11 hours of drive time available starting at 1:00 a.m. The driver drove between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. (5 hours), then again between the hours of 7:00 a.m to 10:00 a.m. (3 hours) and finally between the hours of noon to 2:00 p.m (2 hours). Since the driver was allwed a total of 11 hours of drive time but only drove 10 hours (5 + 3 + 2), no violation occurred.

Explanation - 30 Minute Break: After 10 consecutive hours off duty, the driver went on duty at midnight. At that point, the driver could perform driving duties until 8:00 a.m. before a 30 minute break off duty would be required to continue any driving tasks. After driving for 5 hours (on duty for a total of 6 hours) the driver fulfilled the break requirement by spending 1 hour off duty between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Starting at 7:00 a.m. the driver was allowed to continue driving for the remainder of his/her available 11 and 14 hour limits.

Explanation - 14 Hour Limit: After 10 consecutive hours off duty, the driver had 14 hours available beginning at Midnight. At 2:00 p.m., the driver had reached the end of the 14 hour window (10 hours driving; 3 hours on duty; 1 hour off duty). The driver may not drive a CMV once he or she has reached the end of the 14 consecutive-hour period and in this example, the driver goes off duty for the required 10 consecutive hours starting at 2:00 p.m.

If a hazardous materials load requires placards, where must they be displayed?

Front, rear, both sides, roof, and underneath the vehicle
Rear and both sides of the vehicle
Front and rear of the vehicle
Front, rear, and both sides of the vehicle

This is a review question from page 33-click here to look up the answer

Quote From Page 49 Of The CDL Manual:

Placards are used to warn others of hazardous materials. Placards are signs put on the outside of a vehicle that identify the hazard class of the cargo. A placarded vehicle must have at least four identical placards. They are put on the front, rear and both sides. Placards must be readable from all four directions. They are 10 3/4-inches square, turned upright on a point, in a diamond shape. Cargo tanks and other bulk packaging display the ID number of their contents on placards or orange panels.

TruckingTruth's Advice:

Even if you are not planning on obtaining your hazardous materials endorsem*nt, some various general knowledge questions will be asked about hazardous cargo.

Quote From Page 26 Of The CDL Manual:

Most good drivers look 12-15 seconds ahead. That means looking ahead the distance you will travel in 12-15 seconds. At lower speeds, that's about one block. At highway speeds it's about one-quarter of a mile. If you are not looking that far ahead, you may have to stop too quickly or make quick lane changes. Looking 12 - 15 seconds ahead does not mean not paying attention to things that are closer. Good drivers shift their attention back and forth, near and far.

TruckingTruth's Advice:

It's important to memorize this. Be sure you understand that 12 to 15 seconds ahead means about one block at lower speeds and about 1/4 mile at highway speeds. You're likely to have a question about this on your written exam.

For school buses, what additional lighting indicators need to be inspected?

All of these are correct
Alternately flashing red lights indicator
Strobe light indicator, if equipped
Alternately flashing amber lights indicator, if equipped

This is a review question from page 85-click here to look up the answer

Quote From Page 120 Of The CDL Manual:

Lighting indicators: In addition to checking the lighting indicators listed in Section 10.2, school bus drivers also must check the following lighting indicators (internal panel lights):

- Alternately flashing amber lights indicator, if equipped.
- Alternately flashing red lights indicator.
- Strobe light indicator, if equipped.

A tiedown with a marked WLL of 8,000 lbs directly attached to an article has an actual WLL of:

8,000 lbs.
10,000 lbs.
4,500 lbs.
4,000 lbs.

This is a review question from page 157-click here to look up the answer

Quote From Page 2 Of The CDL Manual:

The manufacturers working load limit is reduced by 50% for tiedowns which are directly attached from the vehicle to the article, and tiedowns attached to the vehicle that go around, through or over the article and are reattached to the same side of the vehicle.

What is a reusable, transportable enclosure that is especially designed with integral locking devices that secure it to a container chassis trailer to facilitate the efficient and bulk shipping and transfer of goods by, or between various modes of transport, such as highway, rail, sea, and air.?

Pallet.
Intermodal container.
Hook-lift container.
Container chassis vehicle.

This is a review question from page 158-click here to look up the answer

Quote From Page 2 Of The CDL Manual:

Intermodal Container:

A reusable, transportable enclosure that is especially designed with integral locking devices that secure it to a container chassis trailer to facilitate the efficient and bulk shipping and transfer of goods by, or between various modes of transport, such as highway, rail, sea, and air.

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

There should be no space visible
There should be space visible, but it should be less than 1 inch
There should be 2 to 4 inches of space visible
There should be 1 to 2 inches of space visible

This is a review question from page 52-click here to look up the answer

Quote From Page 77 Of The CDL Manual:

Inspecting Coupling

Use a flashlight if necessary.
Make sure there is no space between upper and lower fifth wheel. If there is space, something is wrong (kingpin may be on top of closed fifth wheel jaws; trailer would come loose very easily).
Go under trailer and look into the back of the fifth wheel. Make sure the fifth wheel jaws have closed around the shank of the kingpin.
Check that locking lever is in the "lock" position.
Check that safety latch is in position over locking lever. (On some fifth wheels, the latch must be put in place by hand.)
If the coupling is not right, do not drive the coupled unit; get it repaired.

TruckingTruth's Advice:

No space should ever be visible between the fifth wheel plate and the trailer. Be sure you visibly inspect the fifth wheel, as well as the king pin and locking jaws every time you hook to a new trailer. It's also a great idea to get into the habit of pulling against the trailer by leaving the trailer brakes on and slightly tugging on the trailer. This will help insure that you are properly connected. Dropped trailers are very common in the trucking industry, simply because drivers become lazy and don't visually check the truck / trailer connection.

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