CDL Test questions

Thats the doozy I think simply because it isnt multiple choice or fill in the bank. Hubby flunked the first time, honestly it was nervousness. The second time he knew the situation and he said that he imagined he rattled off things that the guy had never heard of before. Heres what I told hubby...maybe all could use it also. When studying for the pretrip, look at the truck from front to back top to bottom, innermost to outermost and then one side at a time. Start in the front, go from top to bottom, Section it off, next part will be from bumper to driver door (be prepared to actually point and touch what you are telling the instructor), move on back to tandem area, again from top to bottom, inner to outer, move along that way. Hubby had a good instructor and when he got to the back of the trailer the instructor stopped him and said you gonna do that for the other side? Hubby said yep! The instructor passed him. Oh yeah, know your 7 step air brake test frontwards, backwards, inside and out.

Yeppers, they gonna see if you are using your thinker. Take your time, read the questions and answer first. Then go back read the question, get a mental picture of what its talking about (the computer tests will sometimes have a little pic) and then decide which answer fits the best. Some questions will have what seems to be 2 possibilities, thats when you reread again and really think it out and finally answer the one that is the BEST!


Good luck to all you guys.

 

Passed all my tests for my permit no problem! Got all of my endorsements, too. A few of the questions were a little challenging, but overall they were easier than expected. A lot of the questions were no brainers. I sat there and though, "Are they serious? What's the catch!?"

 

This is how the CDL test started. The federal government said that each state must have uniform testing and ask these questions. They would give them the questions and it was up to the state to select which questions they would use out of the bank. You all know that each section has so many questions in it. Those numbers are all the same no matter where you take the test. But you'll never have any surprises because the questions will be listed in the driver's manual.

I have a CDL study manual the government bought me when CDL's were just coming out. It also came with audio tapes but I never used them. It helped me, I missed one question from all the test and endorsements. But you can also find every question that can be asked at your local library. Just look under the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986. But really there's no need. Just use the CDL manual for your state and it will work. BTW, that question I missed was a stupid question and I'm sure it's gone now.