Cheat sheet for cdl written test

Gotta remember something....as a former school teacher i can attest to this, they are not testing you to see if you remeber the material, anyone can cram and remember facts and such for a few days, they want to see if you can learn the info. They want to make sure you have a brain and can learn concepts, cause as we know in trucking you are constantly learning. If hou cant learn new things they dont want you out here.

 

Maybe the biggest lesson you're learning is that as a driver, it's the DOT's world and you're just living in it.

Well, the DOT and Walmart.

 

When the government changed from a regular truck license to a CDL you had to take the written and driving test..like you were a brand new driver..they did this over a 4-5 year span..so you could let your class 1 expire and get the CDL..and new York ..the only state let you take the test at home..as in an open book test..everybody else had to do it from memory like we have to do today.upsetting the other states for now we could have sub par drivers..the CDL was supposed to be a national standard test,setting up ONE drivers license..because before you could have 2- 3-4 drivers license..giving the cop one or another depending on how many tickets or warrants were on the others..the tests were basically be the same in Kansas as they were in Nevada or new Jersey... And all states are supposed to be on the same network to be able to pull up that ticket that you got in Washington or Florida... And as always..some of the answers aren't right..but closest to be right..

 

There's no open book test,that would defeat the purpose.I'll be studying for my double endorsement the old fashioned way,from the cdl manual.

 

I know in California that if you owned your truck ..you didn't need a truck driving license aka chauffeurs license as you were not an employee for many years..when I got started in the early 70s you did have to get your chauffers license no matter what...don't ask me what a candle power is but a light strength measument..clearance light minimum was 500..and they were pretty dim..and the max tow bar was 15 feet..unless you were towing a truck..why need to know...thank God things have gotten cleaned up with what you need to know...then log books were so much simpler..except for the 70 hours in 8 days..trying to keep the recap straight..and the laws weren't being changed almost Daily like they are now...

 

think who wrote these tests..some government worker who probably has never been in a truck..let alone drive one..they really shouldn't have questions about alcohol except ..anything over a.04 your drunk..and anything over a .00 with has mat...I remember I lived in Texas a long time ago..questions on their test in 2009 how many fatalities in Texas..or in2013 how many injuries..things like that don't test your driving knowledge or skills. I guess anymore its gotten agenda driven..each state making their own...the CDL was supposed to stop that..I guess old ways are hard to break..

 

How about the old questions about the low air flag. I am guessing they took that question out in the mid 90s at some point.