2024 ILLINOIS CDL DRIVERS TEST
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the most important reason for doing a vehicle inspection? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSSAFETY
What things should you check during a trip? - CORRECT-ANSWERSTIRES,
BRAKES, LIGHTS AND REFLECTORS, BRAKE AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
TO TRAILER, TRAILER COUPLING DEVICES, CARGO SECUREMENT DEVICES.
Name some key steering system parts. - CORRECT-ANSWERSSTEERING
WHEEL, STEERING ARMS, STEERING WHEEL SHAFT, TIE ROD, STEERING
GEAR BOX, PITMAN ARM, DRAG LINK, STEERING RING KNUCKLE, SPINDLE.
Name some suspension system defects. - CORRECT-ANSWERSSPRING
HANGERS THAT MOVE, CRACKED OR BROKEN SPRING HANGERS, MISSING OR
BROKEN LEAVES, LEAKING SHOCK ABSORBERS, TORQUE ROD ARM
What three kinds of emergency equipment must you have? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSFIRE EXTINGUISHER, SPARE FUSES, WARNING DEVICES
(TRIANGLES)
What three things determine how much liquid you can load? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSTHE AMOUNT THE LIQUID WILL EXPAND IN TRANSIT, THE WEIGHT
OF THE LIQUID, LEGAL WEIGHT LIMITS.
What is outage? - CORRECT-ANSWERSLIQUIDS EXPANDS AS THEY WARM
AND YOU MUST LEAVE ROOM FOR THE EXPANDING LIQUID.
How can you help control surge? - CORRECT-ANSWERSKEEP STEADY
PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. DO NOT RELEASE TO SOON WHEN COMING TO A
STOP. BRAKE FAR IN ADVANCE OF A STOP AND INCREASE YOUR FOLLOWING
DISTANCE.
What two reasons make special care necessary when driving tank vehicles? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSHIGH CENTER OF GRAVITY AND LIQUID MOVEMENT.
Shippers package in order to (fill in the blank) the material. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSCERTIFY
, Driver placard their vehicle to (fill in the blank) the risk. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSCOMMUNICATE
What three things do you need to know to decide which placards (if any) you
need? - CORRECT-ANSWERSHAZARD CLASS, AMOUNT OF MATERIALS, AND
TOTAL WEIGHT OF ALL MATERIALS.
A hazardous materials identification number must appear on the (fill in the
blank) and on the (fill in the blank). - CORRECT-ANSWERSSHIPPING PAPER
AND PACKAGE.
Where must you keep shipping papers describing hazardous materials? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSIN A POUCH ON THE DRIVERS DOOR OR IN CLEAR VIEW
WITHIN IMMEDIATE REACH WHILE THE SEAT BELT IS FASTENED OR ON THE
DRIVERS SEAT WHEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE.
Around which hazard classes must you never smoke? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSCLASS 1 (EXPLOSIVES), 2.1 (FLAMMABLE GAS), 3 (FLAMMABLE
LIQUIDS), 4 (FLAMMABLE SOLIDS), 5 (OXIDIZERS).
Which three hazard classes should not be loaded into a trailer that has a
heater/air conditioner unit? - CORRECT-ANSWERS1 (EXPLOSIVES), 2.1
(FLAMMABLE GAS), 3 (FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS).
Should the floor liner required for Division 1.1 or 1.2 materials be stainless
steel? - CORRECT-ANSWERSNO, THE LINER MUST BE EITHER NON-METALLIC
OR NON-FERROUS METAL.
At the shipper's dock you are given a paper for 100 cartons of battery acid.
You already have 100 pounds of dry Silver Cyanide on board. What
precautions do you have to take? - CORRECT-ANSWERSYOU CANNOT LOAD
THEM TOGETHER IN THE SAME CARGO SPACE.
Name a hazard class that uses transport indexes to determine the amount
that can be loaded in a single vehicle. - CORRECT-ANSWERSCLASS 7
(RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS)
What are cargo tanks? - CORRECT-ANSWERSBULK PACKAGING
PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO A VEHICLE.
How is a portable tank different from a cargo tank? - CORRECT-ANSWERSIT
IS NOT PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO A VEHICLE.
Your engine runs a pump used during delivery of compressed gas. Should
you turn off the engine before or after unhooking hoses after delivery? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSTURN IT OFF BEFORE UNHOOKING HOSES.
EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the most important reason for doing a vehicle inspection? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSSAFETY
What things should you check during a trip? - CORRECT-ANSWERSTIRES,
BRAKES, LIGHTS AND REFLECTORS, BRAKE AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS
TO TRAILER, TRAILER COUPLING DEVICES, CARGO SECUREMENT DEVICES.
Name some key steering system parts. - CORRECT-ANSWERSSTEERING
WHEEL, STEERING ARMS, STEERING WHEEL SHAFT, TIE ROD, STEERING
GEAR BOX, PITMAN ARM, DRAG LINK, STEERING RING KNUCKLE, SPINDLE.
Name some suspension system defects. - CORRECT-ANSWERSSPRING
HANGERS THAT MOVE, CRACKED OR BROKEN SPRING HANGERS, MISSING OR
BROKEN LEAVES, LEAKING SHOCK ABSORBERS, TORQUE ROD ARM
What three kinds of emergency equipment must you have? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSFIRE EXTINGUISHER, SPARE FUSES, WARNING DEVICES
(TRIANGLES)
What three things determine how much liquid you can load? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSTHE AMOUNT THE LIQUID WILL EXPAND IN TRANSIT, THE WEIGHT
OF THE LIQUID, LEGAL WEIGHT LIMITS.
What is outage? - CORRECT-ANSWERSLIQUIDS EXPANDS AS THEY WARM
AND YOU MUST LEAVE ROOM FOR THE EXPANDING LIQUID.
How can you help control surge? - CORRECT-ANSWERSKEEP STEADY
PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. DO NOT RELEASE TO SOON WHEN COMING TO A
STOP. BRAKE FAR IN ADVANCE OF A STOP AND INCREASE YOUR FOLLOWING
DISTANCE.
What two reasons make special care necessary when driving tank vehicles? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSHIGH CENTER OF GRAVITY AND LIQUID MOVEMENT.
Shippers package in order to (fill in the blank) the material. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSCERTIFY
, Driver placard their vehicle to (fill in the blank) the risk. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSCOMMUNICATE
What three things do you need to know to decide which placards (if any) you
need? - CORRECT-ANSWERSHAZARD CLASS, AMOUNT OF MATERIALS, AND
TOTAL WEIGHT OF ALL MATERIALS.
A hazardous materials identification number must appear on the (fill in the
blank) and on the (fill in the blank). - CORRECT-ANSWERSSHIPPING PAPER
AND PACKAGE.
Where must you keep shipping papers describing hazardous materials? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSIN A POUCH ON THE DRIVERS DOOR OR IN CLEAR VIEW
WITHIN IMMEDIATE REACH WHILE THE SEAT BELT IS FASTENED OR ON THE
DRIVERS SEAT WHEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE.
Around which hazard classes must you never smoke? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSCLASS 1 (EXPLOSIVES), 2.1 (FLAMMABLE GAS), 3 (FLAMMABLE
LIQUIDS), 4 (FLAMMABLE SOLIDS), 5 (OXIDIZERS).
Which three hazard classes should not be loaded into a trailer that has a
heater/air conditioner unit? - CORRECT-ANSWERS1 (EXPLOSIVES), 2.1
(FLAMMABLE GAS), 3 (FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS).
Should the floor liner required for Division 1.1 or 1.2 materials be stainless
steel? - CORRECT-ANSWERSNO, THE LINER MUST BE EITHER NON-METALLIC
OR NON-FERROUS METAL.
At the shipper's dock you are given a paper for 100 cartons of battery acid.
You already have 100 pounds of dry Silver Cyanide on board. What
precautions do you have to take? - CORRECT-ANSWERSYOU CANNOT LOAD
THEM TOGETHER IN THE SAME CARGO SPACE.
Name a hazard class that uses transport indexes to determine the amount
that can be loaded in a single vehicle. - CORRECT-ANSWERSCLASS 7
(RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS)
What are cargo tanks? - CORRECT-ANSWERSBULK PACKAGING
PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO A VEHICLE.
How is a portable tank different from a cargo tank? - CORRECT-ANSWERSIT
IS NOT PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO A VEHICLE.
Your engine runs a pump used during delivery of compressed gas. Should
you turn off the engine before or after unhooking hoses after delivery? -
CORRECT-ANSWERSTURN IT OFF BEFORE UNHOOKING HOSES.
