Service.
Parking.
Emergency.
Use reverse gear to back up off the crash.
Turn on your four-way flashers.
Get out of your vehicle and away from the scene.
The emergency and service air lines.
The electrical service cable.
Nothing. Back up and lock the fifth wheel.
The connected brake circuit becomes a back up air tank.
It will keep dirt and water out of the lines.
If you didn't, you could never build system pressure.
Pulling forward 50 feet, turning right and then left.
Pulling the tractor ahead sharply the trailer brakes to release.
Pulling the tractor ahead gently with the trailer brakes locked.
front
mid-section
back
Neutral.
Low reverse.
High reverse.
You should turn wide before you start the turn.
You should turn wide as you complete the turn.
You should not make a turn and move to another place where you can make a turn without crossing other lane.
Yellow ABS malfunction lamps on the left side of the trailer stays ON.
Yellow ABS malfunction lamps on the right side of the trailer stays ON.
Red malfunction lamps on the trailer brake cylinders stays ON.
Pulled tight, with very little slack.
Secured, but with enough slack for turns.
Resting on the frame of the tractor.
Drive at a lower speed and get the system serviced soon.
Not drive until it is repaired.
Drive normally, but get the system serviced soon.
The brakes and suspension systems of combination vehicles work best with a light load.
Light vehicles need more braking power to stop than heavy ones.
"Bobtail" tractors can take longer to stop than a combination vehicle loaded to maximum gross weight.
Supply air to the trailer system, then pull out the air supply knob.
Make sure that the trailer brakes are off.
Walk around the rig to be sure that it is clear.
Air compressor air to unload instead of pumping.
Tractor's air to dump into the trailer tank through the service line.
Emergency trailer brakes to come on.
The trailer will not swivel on the fifth wheel.
The parking lock is off and you may drive away.
The coupling is not right and should be fixed before driving the coupled unit.
It should not be done.
It results in less skidding than using the brake pedal alone.
It is the best way to brake and keep the vehicle in a straight line.
The trailer brakes are locked.
The air brakes are off.
The air supply knob is in.
To park at loading docks.
To park on a grade.
Never.
Empty.
At normal pressure.
Between 60 and 80 psi.
The shank.
The head.
The base.
Triple towing a 45 feet trailer.
Tractor with two 27 feet trailers.
53-feet bobtail.
When you are unsure of your path of travel.
When your trailer begins to drift to passenger side.
You should never get out of your vehicle when backing.
There is enough clearance between the top of the tractor tires and nose of the trailer.
There is enough clearance between the tractor frame and the landing gear.
Both a and b are correct.
Usually need a glad hand converter.
Often do not have spring brakes.
Have only a service air line.
To ensure a good electrical connection.
To prevent steering problems.
To reduce heat and noise.
Pushing in the trailer air supply valve.
Pulling out the trailer air supply valve.
Connecting the service line glad hands.
Never.
Always.
Only when it will be parked on an incline.
Low gear
Intermediate
High gear
10
20
30
loaded to full capacity.
over loaded.
empty.
Make sure that the brakes are properly adjusted.
Keep both hands firmly on the steering wheel.
Go slow around turns.
Will give you more control over the vehicle when braking.
Will increase the likelihood of a rear wheel power until skid when braking.
Will increase the likelihood of jackknifing when braking.
only with a foot brake.
to test the trailer brakes.
as a parking brake.
Turning on the parking brakes from the cab.
Watching your mirrors to see if the trailer lights come on.
Applying and releasing in the trailer brakes and listening for brake sounds.
Electric lines from the tract to the trailer.
Kingpin from the trailer to the locking jaws of the fifth wheel.
Service and emergency air lines from the vehicle to the trailer.
Supply air to the trailer system, then pull out the air supply knob.
Pull ahead to test the glad hands connections.
Make sure that the trailer brakes are off.
a 45 ft. and a 27 ft. trailer.
triple 27 ft. trailers.
double 45 ft. trailers.
empty
lightly loaded
fully loaded
There is enough clearance between the upper and lower fifth wheel.
The safety latch is in the unlocked position.
There is enough clearance between the tractor frame and the landing gear.
The trailer's tank will exhaust through the open line.
The emergency trailer brakes will come on.
Nothing is likely to happen until you try to apply the brakes.
1/2.
2.
3.
About 1/4 inch.
Just enough to see light through it.
None.
fewer
the same number of
more
45
90
180
The relay valves to close.
An increase in air pressure to the service brakes.
The trailer's emergency brakes to come on.
Turn wide as you complete your turn.
Not make that turn - go to another place where you won't have to cross into another line.
Turn wide before you start your turn.
Look at it carefully.
Rock the trailer back and forth with the trailer brakes locked.
Pull gently forward in low gear against the locked trailer brakes then look at it carefully.
Often do not have spring brakes.
Usually need a glad hand converter.
Cannot be legally operated on interstate highways.
Seeing it in your mirrors.
Feel for "pulling" in the cab.
Hear the wheels skidding.
The hand valve will apply the tractor brakes instead of the trailer brakes.
If the trailer has no spring brakes, you could drive away but you would not have trailer brakes.
The brake lights will not come on when you press the brake pedal.
No, it is not necessary. In fact, most of our students enter our program with little to no prior truck driving experience. In addition to that, you must have your regular Driver’s License. However, if you are coming from another state then OHIO, then yes, you must have the CDL permit.
Watch the steps below;
You need these items below
It is totally up to you. It is mostly about your language level. If you have a good English, it will be better for you to learn everything by the book. If not, you can look at the apps on your phone. A lot of applications are available online, which you can search as “CDL Permit” at your app store. Study those questions and take the exams.
Also remember that! Some states have different language options at the exam sites. So, if you are a foreigner check those options too. It might make your job easier at the exam with your own first language.
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