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Chapter 10: vehicle and air brake pre-trip inspections

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1. How often should you make en route inspections of your vehicle?

Approximately every 240 kilometres.

Approximately every 300 kilometres.

Approximately every 100 kilometres.

Approximately every 500 kilometres.

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2. Regardless of maintenance policies, who is responsible for ensuring that the brakes of a vehicle are in working order before the vehicle is placed into operation?

The carrier

The truck manufacturer

The driver

The employer

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3. You must carry a daily written Pre-trip inspection report if you are operating. ?

A limousine

A taxi or Truck

Any bus or special vehicles

A vehich such as truck

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4. This sign means?

Slow down and proceed with caution

Yield to the traffic

Slow down and prepare to stop

Stop and proceed when the way is clear

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5. Which of the following may you need someone else to help you check during your exam?

Fog light

Interior light

Brake light

Headlights

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6. Pre-trip inspection reports must be given to the carrier within?

20 days

7 days

30 days

60 days

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7. When conducting a pre-trip inspection, the walk-around should be done in a counterclockwise direction so that?

It is easier to inspect the trailer attachment points and safety chains if these are approached from the rear

You are facing oncoming traffic

You can see under the truck more easily

It is easier to inspect for body damage since most circle checks are done in the morning and there is less glare

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8. Commercial trailers are required to have reflective markings when they exceed what width?

4.05 m

2.05m

3.05 m

1.05 m

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9. This sign indicates you should do

pre-hill inspection

post-trip inspection

Pre-trip inspection

enroute inspection

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10. Which of the following is NOT something that you should check during an en-route inspection?

That you have the exact change for the bus when you reach your destination

Tires and wheels

Brakes and hubs

Vehicle cleanliness and passenger comfort

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11. Which of the following is NOT an indication of when en-route inspections should be conducted?

3 hours of driving

A change in duty status

Once your speed has been raised to 105km/h

Within 80km of where the freight was loaded

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12. Rust streaks on the rim may indicate?

Loose lug nut

Lug nuts are tight

Oil or gas leaks

Damaged brake drums

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13. The Motor Vehicle Act Regulations specify that all commercial vehicles that fall under the National Safety Code must:

Be inspected before they are used each day (pre-trip inspections).

Be inspected at the end of the final trip of each day (post-trip inspections.)

Be inspected both before and after they are used each day.

Be inspected once a week.

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14. Which step is not part of the pre-trip check?

Check your lights

Check your seatbelts

Check your radiators and fluids

Check your brakes

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15. The rust streks around the rim of wheel is indication of?

Damaged brake drums

The lug nuts tight

Oil or gas leaks

A loose lug nut

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16. When conducting a Class 4 unrestricted pre-trip inspection, it should be completed in what amount of time?

15 minutes or less

20 minutes or less

30 minutes or less

45 minutes or less

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17. What is the consequence of not carrying a trip inspection report?

Your carrier will get a warning letter

You'll get a warning letter

You may be fined

Your carrier may be fined

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18. Which of the following is not part of the class 4 pre-trip inspection?

Interior lights

4-way flashers

Low beam headlight

Reverse light

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19. Before doing a Pre-trip inspection you should check?

The battery

The gear

The engine

The brakes

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20. Who is responsible for using your written trip inspection report to record all defects found during your trip inspection?

The head of the maintenance team

the carrier

both the carrier's agent and the driver

the driver

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21. Which vehicles don't have to stop to perform a pre-hill inspection according to law?

All vehicles must stop

Motorhomes and truck-RV trailer combinations

School buses

Class 2 vehicles

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22. When is it easier to spot leaks and body damage?

While standing directly behind the vehicle

While standing beside the vehicle

While standing in front of the vehicle

When you are approaching it

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23. What is the purpose of removing the keys from the ignition during a pre-trip inspection?

When you're prepared to drive away, it's important to know where your keys are

To prevent losing the key

To prevent the keys from being locked inside the cab.

To ensure that nobody tries to move the vehicle while you’re checking underneath.

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24. If during your pre-trip inspection, you discover a defect that does not effect the safe operation of the vehicle, you should:

Repair the defect anyway.

Ignore the defect.

Make a note of the defect but may wait to do repairs.

Call your boss for further instructions.

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25. When must you complete a pre-hill inspection?

Whenever you are approaching a hill.

Whenever you are approaching a hill and you see a sign indicating that vehicles of a certain weight must check their brakes.

Whenever you are approaching a hill with a steep grade.

During the pre-trip inspection.

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The average score is 76%