Tank Endorsement

Question 1

How many identical placards must be placed on a vehicle?

Answer 1

4

Question 2

Carrying gases or liquids in a leaking tank is:

Answer 2

Illegal

Question 3

When the vehicle is being operated, vents:

Answer 3

Should be clear

Question 4

Tanks have a high center of gravity, which means:

Answer 4

They can roll over easily

Question 5

When coming to a stop, the liquid in a tank may surge. This can:

Answer 5

Cause the truck to be pushed forward

Question 6

When loading a tank that is divided into smaller tanks by bulkheads, the load should be:

Answer 6

Heaviest in the middle

Question 7

Smooth bore tanks have:

Answer 7

Nothing inside to slow the flow of liquids

Question 8

Which type of products is usually transported by unbaffled tanks?

Answer 8

Food

Question 9

Cargo tanks should never be completely full because:

Answer 9

There needs to be room for the liquid to expand

Question 10

Liquids expand:

Answer 10

At different rates

Question 11

When carrying more than 500 gallons of flammable liquid in a tank truck, a driver may drive no more than ________ within a single work period

Answer 11

10 hours

Question 12

Tanks equipped with baffles may still roll over because:

Answer 12

There may be a significant side-to-side surge

Question 13

When loading or unloading a tank that is divided by bulkheads, the person loading the tank should be mindful of:

Answer 13

Equal weight distribution

Question 14

When loading liquid cargo, you should take into account:

Answer 14

The weight of the liquid

Question 15

The amount of liquid cargo being loaded into a tank should depend on:

Answer 15

Legal weight limits

Question 16

When loading liquid cargo, you should keep in mind:

Answer 16

How much the liquid will expand in transit

Question 17

If you must make a quick stop while transporting liquids, one safe option is to:

Answer 17

Use the controlled braking method

Question 18

If you must use the controlled braking method while transporting liquid cargo, you should:

Answer 18

Apple the brakes as hard as possible without locking the wheels

Question 19

If you must make a quick stop while transporting liquids, one safe option is to:

Answer 19

Use the stab braking method

Question 20

If you must use the stab braking method while transporting liquid cargo, you should:

Answer 20

Apply the brakes completely until the wheels lock up, release the brakes until the wheels start rolling the repeat the process

Question 21

Before operating a tank vehicle, it is important to:

Answer 21

Check grounding and bonding cables

Question 22

To drive safely, it is important to remember:

Answer 22

How much distance you vehicle needs to stop

Question 23

You can lower the risk of jackknifing by:

Answer 23

Steering smoothly

Question 24

How many hazardous materials classes are there?

Answer 24

9

Question 25

If you are transporting explosives and your vehicle breaks down, you may notify other drivers:

Answer 25

With electric lights

Question 26

An improperly placarded vehicle can only be moved:

Answer 26

During an emergency

Question 27

To operate a vehicle that is used to transport hazardous materials, a driver must have:

Answer 27

A CDL with a hazardous materials endorsement

Question 28

On a shipping paper describing both hazardous and non-hazardous materials, the hazardous materials may be identified by being:

Answer 28

Listed first

Question 29

In general, before loading or unloading any flammable liquids, an engine should be:

Answer 29

Turned off

Question 30

When loading compressed gas, the liquid discharge valves should be:

Answer 30

Opened

Question 31

When checking a tank vehicle, it is most important to verify that:

Answer 31

There are no leaks

Question 32

Before driving a tank, you should:

Answer 32

Check pipes, connections, and hoses for leaks

Question 33

What do bulkheads do?

Answer 33

Separate one large tank into several smaller tanks

Question 34

Baffled tanks:

Answer 34

Contain bulkheads with holes, allowing liquid to move among sections of the tank

Question 35

A fully-loaded tank vehicle:

Answer 35

Requires less room to stop that an empty vehicle

Question 36

A tank endorsement is:

Answer 36

Required to transport both liquids and gases

Question 37

If a spill occurs from a tank vehicle you are operating:

Answer 37

You may have to pay for clean-up efforts

Question 38

A surge may occur when:

Answer 38

Liquid cargo quickly moves to the front or rear of a tank

Question 39

When driving a tank vehicle, the driver should:

Answer 39

Increase their usual following distance

Question 40

To help control liquid surge, a driver should:

Answer 40

Brake well in advance of a stop

Question 41

Manhole covers:

Answer 41

Should be closed when a vehicle is being driven

Question 42

Due to the risk of liquid surge in tanks, you should:

Answer 42

Accelerate slowly

Question 43

Liquid surge occurs in:

Answer 43

Partially-filled tanks

Question 44

Front-to-back surge is usually very strong in:

Answer 44

Unbaffled tanks

Question 45

Before a tank is loaded:

Answer 45

The vehicle should be inspected by the driver

Question 46

When inspecting a tank, a driver should:

Answer 46

Refer to their specific vehicle’s operator manual

Question 47

Because of tanks’ high centers of gravity drivers of tanks should:

Answer 47

Reduce their speed on curves

Question 48

If a tank is found to be leaking, the driver should:

Answer 48

Get the leak fixed immediately

Question 49

Dense liquids:

Answer 49

May easily cause a tank to exceed legal weight limits

Question 50

To control a surge, brakes should:

Answer 50

Not be released too quickly after stopping