How Do I Earn a Class A CDL in Rhode Island?

You will need a Class A CDL if you plan on driving any vehicle with a weight of over 26,000 pounds and a detachable trailer. This includes most tractor-trailers and semi-trucks. In addition to passing the general knowledge test, you will also need to take the combinations vehicle endorsement test. You will also need to pass a road skills test in a Class A qualified vehicle.

How Do I Earn a Class B CDL in Rhode Island?

A Class B CDL is required if you are going to be driving any vehicle that weighs more than 26,000 pounds and the trailer is not detachable, like trash trucks and most dump trucks. Because the trailer cannot detach you will not need to pass the additional combination vehicle endorsement exam, however, if your vehicle has air brakes, you will need to pass that endorsement test. You will also need to perform and pass your road skills test in a qualified Class B vehicle.

How Do I Earn a Class C CDL in Rhode Island?

Requirements for a Class C CDL depend entirely upon which type of vehicle you will be driving. For example: If you are driving a passenger bus, you will need to take the passenger transport endorsement test. If you’re driving a school bus, you will need the passenger transport endorsement as well as the school bus endorsement. There is also a separate endorsement for hazmat vehicles, and you will need to provide whichever vehicle you intend to drive for your road test.

In a dual air brake system, each system typically operates:

Either the front or rear wheels

What can happen if there is a buildup of moisture or oil in the air tanks?

You may experience brake failure

The brakes will work more effectively

When the low air-pressure warning light turns off:

You may still not have reached a safe air pressure in the system

You have reached a safe air pressure in the system

What is the function of the tractor protection valve?

It provides an air supply to the air braking system

It provides air to the truck cockpit

It provides an air supply to the tires

After connecting the air lines, you supply air to the trailer by:

Pushing in the red trailer air supply knob

Pulling out the red trailer air supply knob

Which of the following is NOT true for the trailer air tanks?

The air pressure of the service line is the same as within the air tanks

They are filled by the emergency line (which originates from the tractor)

Air pressure is sent to the brakes through relay valves

The air pressure in the service lines indicated the pressure the relay valves should send to the brakes

What should you check for when inspecting the air and electric lines?

That the lines are safely supported

That the lines are very tight with little-to-no slack

That the lines have very much slack

AFTER making a visual check of the coupling of the converter dolly to the rear trailer but BEFORE raising the landing gear:

Close the service and emergency shut-offs and the converter dolly air tank petcock at the rear of the second trailer

Open the converter dolly air tank petcock at the rear of the first trailer

Connect the air and electric lines

If you want to connect the converter hook to the front trailer:

Reverse the first semitrailer into place in front of the dolly tongue

Hook the dolly to the front trailer

Lock the pintle hook and secure the converter gear support in the raised position

As you inspect the coupling system areas, you notice there is a lot of grease on the fifth-wheel slide. This is:

Good, as it needs to be properly greased to slide correctly

Not good as dust may assemble, it should be cleaned off

When you connect the converter dolly to the rear trailer, the trailer height should be:

Slightly lower than the center of the fifth-wheel

Slightly higher than the center of the fifth-wheel

Much lower than the center of the fifth-wheel

Much higher than the center of the fifth-wheel

If you spot a cargo fire in a van or box trailer:

Fight the fire, especially if a HazMat fire

Which of the following is NOT a positive example of communicating your presence when you are about to pass?

Using the horn continuously for at least 5 seconds

Flashing your lights from low beam to high beam and back

When sick, your ability to drive may be impaired. As a consequence, always:

Take smaller doses of your medicines

Take all your medicines at once

After loading a HazMat:

Do not open any packages during transportation

Do not transfer any content between one package and another during transportation

Do not empty any vehicle, except a cargo tank, while it is on the vehicle

When should you not accept a package with Class 1 materials?

When it is heavier than 100 pounds

When you are already transporting Class 5 packages

Material is packaged to:

Make identification as easy as possible

Make unpacking as easy as possible

Make unloading as easy as possible

An open roof hatch leads to:

A higher top clearance for the bus

An increased risk of injury for riders on the bus

An increased risk of roll over in corners

Which of the following should you NOT check during the pre-trip inspection of the passenger entry/lift?

That each step is no more than 5 inches tall

That any step lights are working and the hand rails are secure

That the treads on the entry steps are not loose

That the entry door can operate smoothly and be securely closed from the inside

A CLP holder with a P or S endorsement:

Is prohibited from operating a CMV with passengers not part of the training

Is permitted to transport up to 10 passengers at any time

Is permitted to transport the accompanying CDL holder and up to 9 other passengers

You are doing a hydraulic brake check on a vehicle with a hydraulic brake reserve system. How can you know if the brake reserve electric motor works?

With the key off, depress the brake pedal and listen for the sound of the back-up reserve system electric motor

With the engine on, listen and feel for vibrations in the brake pedal

What is the appropriate rate of air pressure buildup for dual air systems?

The pressure should rise from 85 to 100 in approximately 45 seconds

The pressure should rise from 85 to 100 in approximately 25 seconds

The pressure should rise from 50 to 100 in approximately 45 seconds

You are inspecting your vehicle. What should you check the condition of the windshield for?

No damage; proper spring tension in windshield wipers; condition of wiper blades

No damage; windshield wipers can cover the entire windshield; windshield wipers are whole

At a multiple-track crossing:

Stop only before the first tracks

If you are unable to drive through the railroad gates or the bus stalls on the railroad tracks:

Move the students off the bus and from the railroad tracks at an angle toward the train

Move the students off the bus and from the railroad tracks at an angle away from the train

Keep the students in the bus and call the dispatch number on a pole next to the railroad tracks

How can you tell if your bus is equipped with ABS?

You can look for a yellow ABS malfunction lamp on the instrument panel

You have to brake hard and see if the wheels lock up

All buses are equipped with ABS

If there is a queue on the opposite side of a railroad crossing, how should you think?

Ensure the bus has enough room on the opposite side of the tracks to completely clear the railroad tracks.

Clear the railroad track right after the vehicle in front

Remain stopped until you have at least 300 feet of clear road on the opposite side of the railroad tracks

What are so-called "active crossings"?

Railroad crossing with a traffic control device

Railroad crossings without any traffic control device

Railroad crossing with a police officer directing traffic

When should you use an unbaffled tank?

To transport certain food products

What endorsements do you need to operate a tanker filled with HazMat?

You need both a Hazardous Materials (H) and a tanker (N) endorsement

You only need a Hazardous Materials (H) endorsement

You only need a tanker (N) endorsement

Why is it important to know if your tank is a "smooth bore" tank?

The forward-and-backward surge will be strong

The forward-and-backward surge will be weak

Smooth bore tanks have baffles inside that slow down the flow of the liquid

How will baffles help to control the forward and backward surge?

The baffled tanks have bulkheads with holes to let the liquid flow through to control surge

The baffled tanks have bulkheads without holes to trap the liquid into smaller compartments

The baffled tanks are used to control sideways surge, not forward and backward surge

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