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Chapter 10: vehicle and air brake pre-trip inspections

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1. Rust streaks on the rim may indicate?

Damaged brake drums

Loose lug nut

Oil or gas leaks

Lug nuts are tight

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2. This sign means?

Yield to the traffic

Stop and proceed when the way is clear

Slow down and proceed with caution

Slow down and prepare to stop

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

A vehich such as truck

A taxi or Truck

A limousine

Any bus or special vehicles

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

2.05m

1.05 m

4.05 m

3.05 m

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5. This sign indicates you should do

pre-hill inspection

post-trip inspection

Pre-trip inspection

enroute inspection

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

The lug nuts tight

Oil or gas leaks

Damaged brake drums

A loose lug nut

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

Check your lights

Check your brakes

Check your seatbelts

Check your radiators and fluids

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

20 days

60 days

7 days

30 days

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

Within 80km of where the freight was loaded

Once your speed has been raised to 105km/h

3 hours of driving

A change in duty status

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

The battery

The brakes

The engine

The gear

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

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

Be inspected once a week.

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

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

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

While standing in front of the vehicle

While standing beside the vehicle

While standing directly behind the vehicle

When you are approaching it

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

Reverse light

Interior lights

Low beam headlight

4-way flashers

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

Fog light

Brake light

Interior light

Headlights

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

45 minutes or less

15 minutes or less

20 minutes or less

30 minutes or less

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

Vehicle cleanliness and passenger comfort

Brakes and hubs

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

Tires and wheels

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

All vehicles must stop

Class 2 vehicles

School buses

Motorhomes and truck-RV trailer combinations

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18. 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.

During the pre-trip inspection.

Whenever you are approaching a hill with a steep grade.

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

Approximately every 100 kilometres.

Approximately every 240 kilometres.

Approximately every 300 kilometres.

Approximately every 500 kilometres.

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

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

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.

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

You are facing oncoming traffic

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

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

You can see under the truck more easily

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

Ignore the defect.

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

Repair the defect anyway.

Call your boss for further instructions.

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23. 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 driver

The employer

The truck manufacturer

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24. 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 driver

the carrier

both the carrier's agent and the driver

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

Your carrier may be fined

You may be fined

Your carrier will get a warning letter

You'll get a warning letter

Your score is

The average score is 76%