WTY class 2 Specialty Questions Flashcards
Between which two points is the FORWARD DISTANCE of a two-axle truck measured?
The rear axis to the forward most part of the vehicle or its load.
The front axis to the forward most part of the vehicle or its load.
From mid point of rear and front axis to front of vehicle or load
The rear axis to the forward most part of the vehicle or its load.
What is the maximum distance a vehicle or its load may extend FORWARD FROM THE FRONT EDGE OF THE DRIVER’S SEAT?
1 meter
3 meters
4 meters
6 meters
3 metres
What is the MAXIMUM HEIGHT from the ground permitted for a vehicle including its load?
- 0 Meters
- 0 Meters
- 3 Meters
- 3 meters
4.30 meters
What is the MAXIMUM WIDTH allowed for a vehicle including (other than an agricultural vehicle) its load?
- 55 meters or 1.275 meters from the longitudinal centre line.
- 00 meters or 1.5 meters from the longitudinal centre line.
- 50 meters or 1.25 meters from the longitudinal centre line.
- 75 meters or 1.275 meters from the longitudinal centre line.
2.55 metres or 1.275 metres from the longitudinal centre line..
What is the ADDITIONAL WIDTH allowable for fasteners used in securing loads?
20mm
10mm
None is its included in the width now
50mm
None its included in the width now
What is the MAXIMUM WIDTH permitted for a vehicle and its load either side of the longitudinal centre line?
- 00 meters
- 275 meters
- 5 meters
1.275 metres
On a two-axle truck, what is the FORWARD DISTANCE?
The rear axis to the forward most part of the vehicle or its load.
The front axis to the forward most part of the vehicle or its load.
From mid point of rear and front axis to front of vehicle or load
Rear axis and the foremost point of the vehicle or its load.
A vehicle has TWO LOAD-SHARING AXLES spaced 1.5 metres apart. What kind of axle set is this?
Single axle set
Tandem axle set.
Twin-steer axle set
Tri axle set
Tandem axle set.
Apart from the maximum allowable body or load height of 4.30 metres for a heavy motors vehicle, what ADDITIONAL HEIGHT IS ALLOWED FOR TARPAULINS AND LASHINGS used to secure a load?
0 mm
25mm
50mm
100mm
None, its included in the maximum height
What is the maximum forward distance for a heavy rigid vehicle WITHOUT A TOW COUPLING?
- 0 meters
- 5 meters
- 0 meters
- 5 meters
9.5 meters
For a heavy rigid vehicle whose rear-most axle is a non-steering axle, the MAXIMUM REAR OVERHANG permitted including its load is the lesser of:
4 meters or 70 percent of wheelbase
3 meters or 70 percent of wheelbase
4 meters or 60 percent of wheelbase
3 meters or 60 percent of wheelbase
4 meters or 70 percent of wheelbase
What is the MAXIMUM OVERALL LENGTH for a heavy rigid vehicle including its load when NOT TOWING A TRAILER?
12 meters
- 3 meters
- 6 meters
- 9 meters
12.6 metres
What should you do after driving on an uneven surface?
Check tyre pressures
Have a rest
Speed up to make up for lost time
Stop and check your load
Stop and check your load
What is the combined rated STRENGTH OF LASHINGS placed over rigid loads on heavy motor vehicles where LOADED AGAINST A HEADBOARD?
1 x the weight of the load
1 ½ x the weight of the load
2 x the weight of the load
2 ½ x the weight of the load
1 x the weight of the load
When you are CHECKING YOUR LOAD, what is the most important thing to look for?
Load type
Load expiry date
Load security
Load security
How much WEIGHT (SIDEWAYS) must load restraint systems be able to withstand?
Twice the weight of the load
½ the weight of the load
The weight of the load
½ the weight of the load
UNCOVERED, LOOSE BULK LOADS are liable to fall from the vehicle if they are higher than?
100 mm below the side of the vehicle body
200mm below the side of the vehicle body
Same height as the vehicle body
100mm higher then the vehicle body
100mm
When should you check your load?
Every 200Km
At each rest stop
Only when you fill up for fuel
At each rest stop
Why must a driver do a pre-trip safety inspection?
To make sure the load is safety secured
Because its a legal requirement
To make sure the load is safety secured