BC Class 1 Commercial Licence Practice Test 2
- 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 October 2024
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- Drivers must hold an industrial air brake endorsement if they will be __________ on industrial roads.
- Drivers on Cycle 1 must not drive after completing ____ hours of on-duty time in seven consecutive days.
- Drivers on Cycle 2 must not drive after completing ____ hours of on-duty time in 14 consecutive days.
- Which of the following drivers are exempt from wearing seatbelts?
- In the context of commercial cargo securement, what is dunnage?
- During a pre-hill inspection of a combination vehicle equipped with air brakes, you should do which of the following?
- During a pre-hill inspection of a vehicle equipped with hydraulic brakes, you should do which of the following?
- As part of your pre-trip inspection of a combination vehicle with air brakes and one trailer, you should make sure that the air-loss rate per minute is not greater than
- Every motor vehicle must be equipped with at least ______ separate braking systems.
- How are flares, fusees, and reflectors used?
- According to the British Columbia Driving Commercial Vehicles Manual, what is horsepower?
- How can you tell how much air pressure is in the service reservoirs?
- How can you tell if you have cross-connected the supply line and the service line on a tractor-trailer with air brakes?
- While coupling a tractor to a trailer, how can you check that the tractor has properly connected to the trailer?
- How can you downgrade from a commercial licence to a non-commercial licence?
- When adjusting a manual slack adjuster, how can you tell whether you are turning the adjusting bolt in the correct direction?
- When using the applied stroke method to check pushrod stroke, how much pressure should you apply to the service brakes?
- How often should you inspect your vehicle?
- If your vehicle is carrying cargo, how often must you perform an en-route inspection of the cargo and the cargo securement system?
- Idling for longer than five minutes can
- If a crash occurs while you are backing up with the aid of a guide, who will be held responsible?
- If a load is supported on rollers, how many of the rollers must be locked?
- If a trailer is not equipped with spring brakes and the trailer air brake system leaks, what will happen?
- If you must adjust an automatic slack adjuster that has a hexagonal (six-sided) adjusting bolt, you should turn the adjusting bolt in which direction?
- If you are carrying a six-metre load weighing 8,000 kg, and each tiedown has a safe working load limit of 3,000 kg, how many tiedowns should you use?
- If you are convicted of causing a crash while you were driving impaired by alcohol or drugs, you may face which of the following consequences?
- If you are required to keep a logbook, what must you have in your possession?
- You are sharing a vehicle with another driver during a trip. The two of you disagree about which defects should be reported. What should you do?
- If you are unable to keep up with traffic on a steep grade, what should you do?
- Why is it risky to drive faster than the traffic flow?
- You're driving a vehicle equipped with an automatic front-wheel limiting system (ratio valve). If you brake hard during an emergency stop, the air pressure delivered to the front brakes will be approximately _____ of the air pressure to the rear brakes.
- During your brake tests, you find that the brakes are not operating safely. What should you do?
- Reducing a tire’s air pressure when it is hot
- If you want to tow a trailer that weighs more than 4,600 kg, and neither the trailer nor your towing vehicle has air brakes, which of the following will you need?
- If your cable tiedowns are not marked with their safe working load limits, what should you do?
- If your trailer starts to swerve and whip, what should you do?
- If your vehicle becomes disabled, what should you do?
- During your pre-trip inspection, you discover a defect that does not affect the safe operation of the vehicle. What should you do?
- Partway through your trip, you must couple to another trailer. What should you do?
- Which of the following can impair your driving?
- Under what conditions are you allowed to operate a vehicle with a weight exceeding 4600 kg with a class 2 or 3 licence?
- According to the NSC, when do pre-trip inspections always need to be conducted?
- Is it necessary to follow all of the steps for upgrading your commercial licence if you already hold a different class of commercial licence?
- On average, how long does it take a driver to perceive a problem while driving?
- Which of these licence classifications can operate a school bus?
- Where does the energy absorbed as heat during braking dissipate?
- Due to the combination vehicle's weight and its load, even though it features a diesel engine producing over 400 horsepower, how much time & distance might it take to accelerate to 100 km/h?
- What's the minimum age to operate a class 1 vehicle legally?
- With a heavy trailer endorsement (code 20) on a Class 4 or 5 driver's licence, what type of trailer can you tow?
- With a class 1 licence, what kind of vehicle are you restricted from operating?