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North Dakota CDL DMV Combination 1

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6
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20
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1. Before a drive, ensure that air flows to all trailers by:
Opening the rear shut-off valves and listening for escaping air.
Closing the rear shut-off valves and listening for escaping air.
Disconnecting air supply lines and listening for escaping air.
Rolling each trailer down a hill and testing the brakes.

Before a trip, ensure that air in the air brake system reaches all trailers. Do this by waiting for air pressure to build, then sending air to both the emergency and service lines and opening the shut-off valves on the rear of the last trailer. If air escapes from the shut-off valves in the rear of the combination, the air is being supplied to the entire vehicle.

2. To prevent a rollover, a driver should:
Keep cargo low.
Place cargo high.
Keep cargo loose.
Turn quickly.

Rollovers can happen when a combination vehicle is turned too quickly. To help prevent the risk of rollover, it is important to keep the vehicle's center of gravity low by loading cargo as close to the ground as possible.

3. What is the Johnson bar?
A hand valve that works the trailer brakes
A valve that indicates the fuel level
A valve that measures the amount of liquid in the air brake system
A valve that allows for the release of excess pressure in the braking system

The trailer hand valve, also called the trolley valve or Johnson bar, is used to work the trailer brakes. It should be used only to test the brakes.

4. When driving a trailer with ABS, you should:
Not depress the brakes as much as you would when driving a vehicle without ABS.
Use extra braking force to ensure the ABS kicks in.
Brake as you would when driving a vehicle without ABS.
Try to not brakes as often as you would when driving a vehicle without ABS.

When driving a tractor-trailer combination equipped with an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), you should brake in the same manner that you would if operating a vehicle without ABS.

5. Large combination vehicles take the longest amount of time to stop:
When fully loaded.
When partially loaded.
When empty.
When mostly loaded.

Large combination vehicles take longer to stop when they are empty than when they are loaded. The decreased weight causes a vehicle's wheels to have decreased traction on the surface of the road.

6. The trailer hand valve should be used:
Regularly to activate the trailer brakes in all driving conditions.
Only to test the trailer brakes.
Only in inclement weather when the trailer may skid.
Only if the trailer is carrying a load.

The trailer hand valve should be used only to test the trailer brakes. It should not be used while driving because it may cause the trailer to skid.

7. Pull out the trailer air supply control to test:
The parking brake.
The trailer emergency brakes.
The trailer service brakes.
The landing gear.

Be sure to test the trailer emergency brakes before beginning a trip. After ensuring that the trailer rolls freely, you can test the emergency brakes by pulling out the trailer air supply control, or placing it in the "emergency" position. Pull forward slightly with the tractor and make sure the trailer does not move.

8. If a trailer begins to skid, the driver should:
Lock the brakes.
Release the brakes.
Steer in the opposite direction.
Accelerate.

If your trailer starts to skid while you are braking, you should release the brakes and allow them to begin to regain traction. Once its wheels have regained their grip on the road, the trailer will begin to straighten out and follow the tractor.

9. When entering or crossing traffic while driving a combination vehicle, it is especially important that you:
Sound your horn.
Make sure there is a large enough gap for your vehicle.
Expect other drivers to make room for your vehicle.
Let other drivers wave you into their lane.

Combination vehicles require more space on the road than other vehicles. When entering or crossing traffic while driving a combination vehicle, it is especially important that there is a large enough gap in traffic for you to safely do so.

10. If a trailer is too high:
It will not make a difference when coupling.
It may not couple correctly.
Coupling will be more secure.
Coupling will be easier.

Before coupling together a tractor and a trailer, you should make sure the trailer is at the proper height. If the trailer is too low, the trailer nose may be damaged. If the trailer is too high, it may not be able to couple correctly.

11. ____ are the cause of more than half of all accident-related truck driver deaths.
Truck rollovers
Motorcycles
Slippery roads
Pedestrians

More than half of all accident-related truck driver deaths are a result of truck rollovers. To help prevent a rollover, be sure to load cargo low to the ground and centered on your rig. Take corners slowly and carefully.

12. If colors are being used to distinguish glad hands, which color is used for service lines?
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue

When trailer air lines are color-coded, the service lines are generally blue and the emergency lines are generally red.

13. Look for matching colors when coupling glad hands. Service lines are often:
Green.
Orange.
Red.
Blue.

When coupling glad hands, make sure to couple together matching glad hands. To help drivers avoid mistakes, color coding is sometimes used. Service lines are often coded with the color blue and emergency lines are often coded with the color red.

14. When a combination vehicle goes around a corner:
The turn should be made as tightly as possible.
The front and rear wheels move in different paths.
The rear wheels should run over the curb.
It is acceptable for street signs to be knocked over if they are too close to the road.

When a vehicle goes around a corner, the rear wheels follow a different path than the front wheels. This is called off-tracking. This effect is especially pronounced on vehicles with trailers.

15. Trailers manufactured after ____ must be equipped with Anti-Lock Braking Systems (ABS).
1943
1998
2009
2015

Trailers and converter dollies manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 are required to have Anti-Lock Braking Systems (ABS).

16. In a vehicle equipped with an automatic tractor protection valve, the valve will pop out when:
Air pressure drops to a level between 20 and 45 psi.
You are experiencing a trailer jackknife.
Wheels have regained traction after a skid.
Air pressure is above 45 psi.

In vehicles equipped with an automatic tractor protection valve, the valve will pop out if air pressure drops to a level between 20 and 45 psi. When the valve pops out, the protection valve will close, stopping the flow of air.

17. Proper coupling technique:
Is the same on all vehicles.
Is essential to the safe operation of a vehicle.
Includes ensuring that the fifth wheel plate is not greased.
Can be learned over time.

Knowing proper coupling and uncoupling technique is fundamental to the safe operation of combination vehicles. Improper coupling can be very dangerous.

18. The easiest way to recognize that your trailer has begun to skid is to:
Ask another driver.
Use your mirrors to determine if the trailer has left the lane.
Release the brake pedal and then push it down again.
Watch the jackknife warning light on the control panel.

The easiest way to spot a trailer skid is to use your mirrors. Any time you brake hard, check your mirrors to ensure that your trailer is still in its proper position.

19. The trailer hand valve should be used:
To test the trailer brakes.
To check the connection between the trailer and tractor.
To accelerate.
To test the lights on the trailer.

The trailer hand valve, also called the trolley valve or Johnson bar, is used to work the trailer brakes. It should be used only to test the brakes.

20. Having ABS on only one axle:
Does not change braking in any way.
Is not possible.
Will allow the driver additional control over their vehicle when braking.
Will cause extra strain on the other axles.

Having an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) on only the trailer, or even on just one axle, will still provide a driver with additional control over the trailer when braking.

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