Tanker Endorsement Flashcards
Which of these is the best way to take a curve?
A. Maintain speed until you enter and down shift to slow down while you are in the curve.
B. Slow to a safe speed before entering then coast through the curve.
C. Slow to a safe speed before entering and accelerating slightly though the curve.
C. Slow to a safe speed before entering and accelerating slightly through the curve
You should know the outage needed for the liquids you carry because:
A. You must unload some liquids at faster rate than others
B. Some liquids expand more than others when they get warm
C. Tank baffles are not always legal with outage
B. Some liquids expand more than others when they get warm
Compared to normal trucks…loaded tank vehicles have:
A. The same center of gravity
B. A lower center of gravity
C. A higher center of gravity
C. A higher center of gravity
Forward to Back surge can:
A. Decrease your outage
B. Shove a stopped truck out into an intersection
C. Cause truck to rollover
B. Shove a stopped truck out into an intersection
Side to Side surge can cause:
A. Rollover
B. Uneven tire wear
C. Tire Failure
A. Rollover
You are driving on a clear night with your low beam headlights on, if your headlights let you see 250 feet ahead of you adjust your speed so you can stop within about:
A. 100 feet
B. 500 feet
C. 250 feet
C. 250 feet
Hauling liquids in tank vehicles require special care for two reasons. One reason is the:
A. Extreme weight
B. Uneven expansion
C. Liquid movement
C. Liquid movement
An emergency forces you to stop your tanker quickly or crash, you should:
A. Use light pressure on the brake pedal
B. Use controlled or stab braking
C. Lock the brakes with the pedal and hold it there
B. Use controlled or stab braking
When loading and unloading a cargo tank a qualified person must be watching from a distance no further than:
A. 35 feet
B. 15 feet
C. 25 feet
C. 25 feet
When our cargo tank has baffles, what handling effect do you expect?
A. There will be more slow surge than quick surge
B. There will be less side to side surge than there is in a tank without baffles
C. There will be less front to back surge than there is for a thank without baffles
C. There will be less front to back surge than there is for a thank without baffles
When transporting cargo drivers of tank vehicles must inspect the cargo within the first:
A. 75 miles of the trip
B. 125 miles of the trip
C. 25 miles of the trip
C. 25 miles of the trip
Which of these statements about stopping distance and speed is true?
A. Wet roads can double stopping distance and at any speed
B. You need about two times as much stopping distance at 40mph as at 20mph
C. At 55 mph it will take about 10 seconds to stop your vechicle
A. Wet roads can double stopping distance and at any speed
Hauling liquids in tanker require special cares for two reasons. One reason is the:
A. Counterweight center of gravity
B. Flat center of gravity
C. High center of gravity
C. High center of gravity
When your vehicle goes into a skip it is a sign that you:
A. Have too heavy of a load
B. Should be waiting for better weather
C. Have been driving too fast for conditions
C. Have been driving too fast for conditions
What does liquid surge do to the handling of a tanker?
A. Surge lets you turn corners tighter
B. It makes it roll easier
C. It can move the truck in the direction the liquid waves move
C. It can move the truck in the direction the liquid waves move
Which of these statements about tank vehicles is true?
A. You should use only the emergency brakes to stop tanker in order to avoid a crash
B. Fully loaded tank vehicles take longer to stop than empty ones
C. The posted speed for a curve maybe too fast for a tank vehicle
C. The posted speed for a curve maybe too fast for a tank vehicle
If your drive wheels begin to skip when you are pulling a tank trailer:
A. You should immediately apply full pressure to your brakes
B. Your trailer should stay in line with the tractor
C. Your vehicle may jackknife
C. Your vehicle may jackknife
When you unload the smaller tanks of a tank with bulkheads, you should check your:
A. Water content
B. Air to fuel ratio
C. Weight distribution
C. Weight distribution
A traffic emergency requires you to leave the road and escape to shoulder, if it is possible slow down to:
A. 40 mph before using your brakes
B. 20 mph before using your brakes
C. 30 mph before using your brakes
B. 20 mph before using your brakes
Portable tanks:
A. are bulk containers not permanently attached to the vehicle
B. can be loaded only when they are attached to the vehicle
C. are not allowed to carry load more than 1000 gallons
A. are bulk containers not permanently attached to the vehicle
On all tank vehicles, it is important to check for:
A. Leaks in the tank
B. That all baffles have been removed
C. Dense in bottom tanks are shuttled
A. Leaks in the tank
Baffles in liquid cargo tanks do not usually prevent:
A. Front to back surge
B. Top to bottom surge
C. Side to side surge
C. Side to side surge
Which of these statements about emergency steering and tankers is true?
A. The clutch should be pressed before making a quick steering movement
B. When making a quick steering movement, do not put on the brakes
C. A tanker is easier to counter-steer than most vehicles
B. When making a quick steering movement, do not put on the brakes
The amount of liquid to load into a tank depends on:
A. The liquids center of gravity
B. You should always fill it up to reduce surge
C. Safety requirements and remaining within lawful weight limits
C. Safety requirements and remaining within lawful weight limits
Which of these is true:
A. all liquids expand by the same amount as they warm
B. half full cargo tanks are more stable than empty tanks
C. you should never load a cargo tank totally full
C. you should never load a cargo tank totally full
Which of these statements about emergency steering is true:
A. You can turn faster and safer with one hand rather than two
B. If an oncoming driver moves slowly into your lane, moving to your right will be best
C. Almost always you can stop faster than turn
B. If an oncoming driver moves slowly into your lane, moving to your right will be best
You are driving on a clear night, you must dim your headlights from high to low. You should adjust your speed so that you can stop within:
A. the distance you will travel in the next 15 seconds
B. The distance you can see ahead
C. 100 feet
B. The distance you can see ahead
If you are driving a tanker and you need to steer to avoid a crash you should:
A. Never leave the road
B. You will find that tankers are more easy to counters-steer than the most of the vehicles
C. You should not apply the brakes while you turn
C. You should not apply the brakes while you turn
Before loading and unloading, when driving a tank, the first thing you should do is to:
A. Make sure you have all the necessary placards
B. Inspect the vehicle
C. Properly secure all the baffles
B. Inspect the vehicle
A tank vehicle must be used to carry any liquid or liquid gas in the amount of:
A. 1000 gallons or more
B. 750 gallons or more
C. 500 gallows or more
A. 1000 gallons or more
When inspecting pipes, connections and hoses for leaks, pay special attention to:
A. Joints
B. Smooth sections
C. Suspension leaks
A. Joints
Liquid surge:
A. Could affect the handling of your truck
B. Is only a problem when driving on a slippery road
C. Should never occur in a tank-truck that is properly loaded
A. Could affect the handling of your truck
Which of these air brake system shut off valves should be closed before beginning to drive a truck that is holding/hauling a tank-trailer?
A. Mid-Section
B. Back
C. Front
B. Back
Tankers that are used to transport liquid food products:
A. Are not affected by side to side surge
B. Should always have baffles
C. Often have very strong front and back surge
C. Often have very strong front and back surge
When parking a tank-trailer you always should use:
A. Trailer hand valve
B. Johnson bar
C. Spring brakes or wheel chocks
C. Spring brakes or wheel chocks
When your cargo tank has baffles, what handling effect do you expect?
A. There will be less side to side surge than there is in a tank without baffles
B. There will be less front to back surge than there is for a tank without baffles
C. There will be more slow surge than quick surge
B. There will be less front to back surge than there is for a tank without baffles
Tanker carrying liquids should take curves:
A. at the posted speeds
B. slower than the posted speed
C. slightly quicker than the posted speed
B. slower than the posted speed
Baffled liquid tanks have bulkheads:
A. With holes on them which allow liquid to pass through
B. To decrease the amount of side to side surge
C. To separate the liquids from different areas of the tank
A. With holes on them which allow liquid to pass through
If there is an oncoming vehicle slowly moving into your lane, you should:
A. Move to your right
B. There is no less than one full turn of the steering wheel to avoid it
C. Try to stop rather than turn
A. Move to your right
Smoothbore tanks:
A. Allow you to take turns at the posted speed limit
B. Has more baffles in them than conventional tank trucks
C. Has no baffles in them to slow down the surge of liquid
C. Has no baffles in them to slow down the surge of liquid
Empty trucks:
A. May require a longer stopping distance than full trucks
B. Have better traction when stopping than full trucks
C. Need less space ahead than full trucks
A. May require a longer stopping distance than full trucks
When loading individual tanks of a tanker that is equipped with bulkheads, you should make sure that:
A. Most of the weight is in the front of the vehicle
B. All the tanks are filled evenly
C. The largest tank contain the largest amount of liquid
B. All the tanks are filled evenly
Except when you are loading or unloading a cargo tank the liquid discharge valve should always be:
A. Unlatched
B. Closed
C. Open
B. Closed
You should be very cautious when driving smooth bore tankers especially when you are:
A. Driving against the wind
B. Starting or Stopping
C. Going uphill or downhill
B. Starting or Stopping
The liquid in a tank with baffles can still have what kind of surge?
A. Top to bottom
B. Front to back
C. Side to side
C. Side to side
If you steer a tank vehicle very quickly when stopping, you:
A. May cause the vehicle to roll over
B. May reduce the amount of liquid surge
C. Decrease safe stopping distance
A. May cause the vehicle to roll over
Hauling liquids in tank vehicles require special care for two reasons. One reason is the:
A. Liquid movement
B. Uneven expansion
C. Extreme weight
A. Liquid movement
When should the driver of a tanker that has lost its brakes use a truck emergency escape ramp?
A. Never
B. Always
C. Only when the tank is empty
B. Always
When you load the small tanks of a cargo tank equipped with bulkheads, you should check the:
A. Side to Side
B. Weight Distribution
C. Front to Back
B. Weight Distribution
You are driving a tanker truck. The front wheels begin to skid, Which of these is most likely to occur?
A. You will continue in a straight line and keep moving forward no matter how you steer
B. Liquid surge will pull the tank from the truck
C. The truck will roll over
A. You will continue in a straight line and keep moving forward no matter how you steer
Outage means:
A. Liquid weight
B. How fast the liquid tanks drain
C. Allowance for expansion of liquid
C. Allowance for expansion of liquid
Liquid-tight separators between compartments inside tanks are called:
A. Bulkheads
B. Baffles
C. Barriers
A. Bulkheads
The amount of liquid to load into a tank depends on:
A. The amount the liquid will expand in transit
B. The legal weight limits
C. Both of the above factors
C. Both of the above factors
Separators, with openings or holes in them, that are between compartments in a tank are called:
A. Bulkheads
B. Baffles
C. Barriers
B. Baffles
The movement of the liquid in partially filled tanks is called:
A. Splashing
B. Surging
C. Waves
B. Surging
A full tank of dens liquids (such as some acids):
May often exceed legal weight limits.
Stop valves in a cargo tank…:
Close in an emergency
Which is the most stable tanker shape?
Elliptical
