Alberta Commercial Driver Test 01

Taking the Alberta commercial driver practice test is a crucial step towards obtaining a truck driver license. It is essential to be well-prepared, as the official exam can be challenging, covering a wide range of topics, including vehicle safety, traffic laws, and handling hazardous materials.

To pass the official exam with flying colors, it’s crucial to devote time and effort to practice and learn the intricacies of safe driving. The practice test is an excellent way to identify knowledge gaps and areas needing improvement. By dedicating themselves to mastering the material, drivers can maximize their chances of success on the exam.

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A Class 2 license will allow you to drive which type of vehicle?

Class 1 alone

Class 6 with a passenger

Motorcycle

Operate any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles that the holder of a Class 3, Class 4, or Class 5 license may operate

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What is the minimum age to learn to become a commercial driver in Alberta?

18 years

21 years

16 years

25 years

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What is an air-over hydraulic braking system?

This is a combination of air and hydraulic foundation brakes

This is a system that closes off hydraulic brakes and only uses air brakes

None of the above

This is a system that uses hydraulic brakes filled with air

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Which vehicles can you drive with a Class 1 license?

Taxi, ambulance, or bus only

Only 3-axle vehicle

Motorcycle

All but motorcycle

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In an air-actuated hydraulic braking system the air compressor is used to boost what type of braking system?

Electromagnetic

Hydraulic

Vacuum-assisted

Mechanical

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You must have a medical report to upgrade to a Class 1,2 or 4 license. Where can you get such a form?

A registry agent, a doctor, or a nurse practitioner

Online

Any hospital

Your employer

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When it comes to becoming a professional driver, which statement is the truest?

Driving different types of vehicles allows you to become a good professional driver

Getting paid is all it takes to become a good professional driver

Being a professional driver involves more than driving, it also includes attitude and pride in being a professional driver

None of the above

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During a work shift, a driver cannot drive after driving for how many hours?

13 Hours

18 Hours

12 Hours

16 Hours

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Which statement is false? For a Class 1 road test, you must provide a tractor-trailer with the following configurations...

A 13-speed manual transmission

Full-air brake system on both tractor and trailer

Total weight no more than 4500 kg

Minimum tandem axle tractor and a tandem axle trailer

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If you do not pass your vision test, what happens next?

They send you to an optometrist or ophthalmologist

You can no longer upgrade your license

You lose all driving privileges

You wait 24 hours and try again

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A Class 4 license will allow you to operate which types of vehicles?

Any 3-axel vehicles

Class 1 vehicles alone

Motorcycle

Ambulance, Bus, and taxi

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What is an air-actuated hydraulic braking system?

Air assisted, but all foundation brakes are hydraulic

None of the above

A system that lessens the braking power

Hydraulic brakes but the air is ready to be used if they fail

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A vehicle with an air brake system has brakes that are initiated by air pressure. Where does this air pressure come from?

A compressor pre-filled with air before each trip

An air pump attached to the vehicle

An engine-driven compressor

A canister that has been filled with air

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Do drivers need an air brake endorsement to drive vehicles equipped with an air-actuated hydraulic braking system?

It is only required if hauling dangerous goods

It is required if leaving the province of Alberta

It is required provided the weight of the vehicle is more than 11794 kg

An air brake endorsement is not required

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To be a professional commercial driver, which statement is false?

Be patient and tolerant of other drivers

Protect yourself, the vehicle, the passengers, and the cargo

Driving at a consistent and fast speed saves time and fuel

Always drive defensively

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Federal law applies to carriers wishing to operate outside of Alberta while driving a truck, tractor, trailer, or any combination of these vehicles registered for or weighing in excess of 4,500 kg to possess what kind of certificate?

None of the above

A national Safety Code certificate

A Safety Fitness Certificate

A Dangerous Goods Certificate

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Which type of vehicle must carriers also have a Safety Fitness Certificate?

Only school-purpose buses

A commercial passenger vehicle with an original manufacturer's seating capacity of 11 or more persons including the driver

Ambulances

Taxis

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When would you need to have an air brake endorsement if driving a farm vehicle?

If you run more than one farm vehicle

If you currently have a Class 1 license

You don't

If driving a farm vehicle combination that requires the driver to hold a Class 1 driver's license

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Having a Class 2 license will allow you to learn which type of vehicle?

Class 4 and 6

Class 3 and 6

Class 3 and 4

Class 1 and 6

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As a smart, professional driver, being involved in a collision may result in many negative outcomes. Which statement is false?

Steady work hours

A loss of income

Personal injury

A loss of job

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What is the minimum age to become licensed as a commercial driver in Alberta?

19 years

25 years

18 years

21 years

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When a driver successfully completes an approved Alberta air brake course through an authorized agency, which letter is placed on their license?

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What is checked before upgrading your Alberta driver's license?

Your age

Your eye colour

Your height

Your vision

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Until the age of 45, how often do you require a medical report?

Every five years

Every year

Every two years

You don't

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Which statement is false?

Every driver is responsible to carry out those inspections and maintenance required by the owner

Every driver is responsible to develop their own safety program

Every driver is responsible to understand the company's maintenance plan

Every driver is responsible to carry out any inspections required by legislation, such as vehicle trip inspections

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No holder of a Class 3 driver's license shall operate a motor vehicle with a maximum passenger limit of...?

24 passengers

15 passengers

8 passengers

12 passengers

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To learn to drive a commercial vehicle, which type of license must you possess?

Class 7

Class 5 or a Class 5 GDL driver's license

Class 6

Does not matter which type, as long as you have one

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To drive a school bus, Licence Class 1,2, or 4 will have which letter added to their license?

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A Class 3 license will allow you to drive the following vehicles.

Class 1 vehicles alone

Class 2 vehicles alone

Drive passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, and 3 or more axel vehicles without air brakes

Class 6 vehicles alone

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When learning to operate a vehicle that is equipped with air brakes, which of the following statement is true?

You do not need an air brake endorsement

You must have an air brake endorsement

It's up to your employer if you need the air brake endorsement

You have the option of having the air brake endorsement

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