CDL TEST QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

TANK VEHICLES
1. A tank vehicle includes?
Transit mix trucks and cement mixers
2. With tank vehicles 'Outage' means?
Space that must be left in a cargo tank for liquids to expand
3. Why should you find out the 'Outage' for the liquids you are transporting?
Different liquids expand by different amounts.
4. What are two problems especially important to tanker operation?
A high center of gravity and the liquid surge of the cargo transported
5. What is a tank compartment?
A liquid-tight division of a tank
6. How is a bulkhead different from a baffle?
Bulkheads are liquid-tight and baffles have holes in them.
7. Which is a factor that determines the amount of liquid you can load in a tank?
The weight of the liquid
8. One of these helps determine the amount of liquid you can load in a tank.
The legal weight and load limits of your vehicle
9. Which of these helps determine the amount of liquid you can load in a tank?
The amount that the liquid might expand in transit
10. Why is the danger of liquid surge more when a tank is less than full?
Liquid has more room to move in a partially-filled tank.
11. The side-to-side surge of liquid in a tank can cause a vehicle to?
Roll over
12. Do the speed limits posted for on-ramps and off-ramps apply to tankers?
Not necessarily
13. Are smooth bore tankers different to drive than tankers with tank baffles?
Yes, forward and back surge is strong in smooth bore tankers.
14. Baffles offer little resistance to?
Side-to-side surge
15. In what direction does liquid surge cause a vehicle to move?
It will tend to move the vehicle in the direction that the liquid moves.

16. As compared to a smooth bore tank, a tank with bulkheads or baffles?

Will have less front-to-back surge
17. Why are unbaffled tanks used to transport food products?
Sanitation regulations often forbid the use of baffles.
18. The amount that a liquid can expand in transit can be affected by?
The temperature of the load
19. What is a reason for filling a tank only partially?
The shipper ordered a small quantity.
20. Why is the stopping of a tank vehicle on a slippery surface extra hazardous?
Liquid surge will tend to shove the vehicle ahead.
21. What is overturn protection?
Guards to protect fittings and valves in case of a rollover
22. When you load a tank that has bulkheads, it is most important to check?
Weight distribution of the commodity being loaded
23. What is a dome cover?
A cover to protect an opening where a tank is filled
24. If transporting flammable cargo over a railroad track you may shift gears?
Do not shift gears when crossing over railroad tracks.
25. How soon can you remove placards when you unload flammables from a tanker?
After the tank has been cleaned or another commodity has been loaded
26. What can liquid surge do to the handling of a tank vehicle?
Surge may move the vehicle in the direction the liquid moves in the tank.
27. A vehicle with empty tanks may?
Require a greater stopping distance than a loaded tanker
28. Which is true about the emergency steering of tankers?
Do not apply the brakes when making a quick turn.
29. When loading a tanker you must consider weight distribution because?
You do not want to put too much weight on the front or on the rear.
30. A tank vehicle includes any portable tank having a liquid capacity of?
1,000 gallons or more