Chapter 8 - Medium and Heavy Truck Extrication

Question 1

The ________ is perhaps the most common of all truck types - those built of a rigid frame and not intended to pull a trailer. Most have either two or three axles and a GVWR between _____ lbs and _____ lbs

Answer 1

Straight Truck

10,0000 and 40,000 lbs

Question 2

___________ consist of a highway tractor and one or more separate trailers. The tractors may have either two or three axles and may weight up to _____ lbs by themselves. The entire truck/trailer combination may weight up to _______ lbs.

Answer 2

Tractor/Semitrailer Combination
18,000 lbs
140,000 lbs

Question 3

The flash point of Diesel varies from ____ to ____.

Answer 3

126* to 204*

Question 4

Saddle tanks on medium and heavy trucks may vary from ___ to ____ gallons.

Answer 4

50 to 300 gallons

Question 5

Tanker trailers are made of ____, _______, ______, and ______ and have capacities that range from ____ to ______ gallons.

Answer 5

Steel, Aluminum, Stainless Steel, and other materials

200 to 14,000 gallons

Question 6

________, in the United States, have a gross vehicle weight limited to ______ lbs by the DOT.

Answer 6

Dump Trailers

80,000 lbs

Question 7

49 CFR 172 allows up to ____ lbs of hazardous cargo without placarding.

Answer 7

440 lbs