BC Air Brake Test 8
- Perfect for first-time and renewal commercial applicants, and those adding endorsements
- Based on 2024 BC commercial driver's licence manual
- Triple-checked for accuracy
- Updated for May 2024
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About this test
Driving through B.C. requires quick reflexes and sound judgment—especially when you're in control of a commercial vehicle with air brakes. Use this test with 50 questions to refine your knowledge and skills before the official test. It's aligned with the 2024 BC commercial driver's manual.
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List of questions (classic view)
- Can the foot control valve maintain the application pressure that you've selected, even if there is a small leak downstream from the foot valve?
- In some older vehicles, a device called ________ located near the top of the windshield will drop into the driver's view when air pressure drops below 60 psi.
- Where is the relay valve typically located in an air brake system?
- Under which circumstance should caging of the park brake actually be undertaken?
- What function does a quick release valve perform?
- Which reservoir is most likely to hold the most contaminants in an air brake system?
- What does it mean to compound air brakes?
- In vehicles with air brake systems, two types of mechanical parking brakes are the spring brake and the
- What alternative term is used for a drain valve in an air brake system?
- In a dual air brake system, which section is triggered first when the brakes are applied?
- How frequently should you drain the reservoirs in an air brake system?
- Generally, where is the low-air warning device linked to in an air brake system?
- What function does a dual air brake system serve?
- Apart from a leakage, what other factor could cause low air pressure in an air brake system?
- What other term is commonly used for the foot brake pedal in an air brake system?
- If air brakes are used for parking, what can go wrong?
- What should you do if the low-air pressure warning light illuminates while you're driving?
- What function does the control line serve?
- If a trailer that lacks spring brakes breaks away from the tractor, which of these can stop the trailer?
- Which axles are the spring parking brakes mounted on?
- What indicates that you might have switched the supply line and service line connections?
- What is an alternative term for the supply line?
- Do hand valves operate similarly to the foot valve?
- If all air is depleted and the vehicle requires towing, what method can unlock the spring brakes?
- Some tractor protection systems do not shut off immediately during a breakaway. What do they do instead?
- What should always be performed following the coupling of the tractor to a trailer?
- How much does the braking pressure to the drive axle brakes decrease by when bobtailing?
- What is the connecting mechanism used to link and disconnect air lines from tractors and trailers?
- Pertaining to the spring brakes, what needs to happen before a heavy service brake application?
- What term is frequently used to describe the air delivered from the two-way check valve?
- Should you use the hand valve in normal or emergency braking situations?
- A peace officer can place your vehicle out of service if the tractor protection system permits the tractor pressure to drop below what psi value?
- What is the role of the tractor protection system?
- What function does the supply line serve?
- How many inlet ports are there in the two-way check valves?
- Considering a bobtail tractor's light rear drive axle load, which system helps to prevent easy locking up of the rear brakes?
- What testing method confirms the functioning of the two-way check valve?
- What is the purpose of a hand valve in air braking systems?
- Which air brake system's key component found on a tractor's system is not present on a trailer air system?
- Can you define what a spring brake modulator is?
- Why should glad hands be attached to dead-end (dummy) couplers or each other when they're not in use?
- What happens when the relay emergency valve (if so equipped) senses that the trailer has detached from the tractor?
- What is another term for the control line within the air braking system?
- Should frequent checks be kept on the proper functioning of the tractor protection system?
- How much force is applied to all the brake components when the spring parking brakes are activated?
- What shape and color are most trailer air supply valves typically?
- Which reservoir(s) does the two-way check valve draw upon to supply the parking brake dash control with air?
- Where can you find the automatic front wheel limiting device installed?
- Is a police official allowed to take a trailer off the road if the braking system doesn't engage when the trailer's air supply valve is shut off?
- Do air reservoirs need to be drained on a regular basis even if the air brake system comes with an alcohol evaporator or alcohol injector?