Tanker Flashcards
Which of these statements about stopping distance and speed is true?
a. wet roads can double stopping distance at any speed.
b. you need about two times as much stopping distance at 40mph at 20 mph
a
An emergency forces you to stop your tanker quickly or crash. You should:
a. lock the brakes with the pedal and hold it there.
b. use controlled or stab braking.
b
You should be very cautious when driving smooth bore tankers, especially when your are:
a. going uphill or downhill
b. starting or stopping
b
The best way to take a curve with a tanker is to slow to a safe speed before entering the curve, then ____ as you go through it.
a. speed up slightly
b. brake lightly
a
When you load the small tanks of a cargo tank equipped with bulkheads, you should check the:
a. water content
b. distribution of weight
b
Hauling liquids in tankers requires special care for the following reason:
a. liquid movement
b. high center of gravity
c. both of these answers are correct
c
Which of these statements about emergency steering and tankers is true?
a. a tanker is easier to counter-steer than most vehicles
b. use only the emergency brakes
b
What does liquid surge do to handling of a tanker?
a. it can move the truck in the direction the liquid waves move
b. surge lets you turn corners tighter
a
When should the driver of a tanker that has lost its brakes use a truck escape ramp?
a. always
b. only if the tank has baffles
c. never
a
You should know the outage needed for the liquids you carry because:
a. tank baffles are not always legal with outage.
b. some liquids expand more than others when they get warm.
b
The liquid in a tank with baffles can still have what kind of surge?
a. front to back
b. side to side
b
Separators, with openings or holes in them, that are between compartments in a tank are called:
a. barriers
b. baffles
baffles
How would you expect a truck with a cargo tank that has baffles to handle on the road?
a. The truck will seem heavier than it really is.
b. There will be less front to back surge than there is in a tanker without baffles.
b
Outage means:
a. how fast the liquid tanks drain
b. allowance for expansion of liquid
b
The amount of liquid to load into a tank depends on:
a. the legal weight limits.
b. the amount the liquid will expand in transit.
c. both
c
