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.

1 / 30

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

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

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

None of the above

2 / 30

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

Ambulance, Bus, and taxi

Class 1 vehicles alone

Any 3-axel vehicles

Motorcycle

3 / 30

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

12 Hours

18 Hours

16 Hours

13 Hours

4 / 30

What is an air-over hydraulic braking system?

This is a combination of air and hydraulic foundation brakes

None of the above

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

This is a system that uses hydraulic brakes filled with air

5 / 30

Which vehicles can you drive with a Class 1 license?

Only 3-axle vehicle

All but motorcycle

Motorcycle

Taxi, ambulance, or bus only

6 / 30

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

An air brake endorsement is not required

It is required if leaving the province of Alberta

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

7 / 30

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

Every five years

Every year

Every two years

You don't

8 / 30

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

25 years

21 years

16 years

18 years

9 / 30

What is an air-actuated hydraulic braking system?

None of the above

A system that lessens the braking power

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

Air assisted, but all foundation brakes are hydraulic

10 / 30

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

11 / 30

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

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

You do not need an air brake endorsement

You have the option of having the air brake endorsement

You must have an air brake endorsement

12 / 30

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

Driving at a consistent and fast speed saves time and fuel

Always drive defensively

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

Be patient and tolerant of other drivers

13 / 30

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

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

Class 6 vehicles alone

Class 1 vehicles alone

Class 2 vehicles alone

14 / 30

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

25 years

19 years

21 years

18 years

15 / 30

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

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

Class 1 alone

Motorcycle

Class 6 with a passenger

16 / 30

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

An air pump attached to the vehicle

An engine-driven compressor

A canister that has been filled with air

A compressor pre-filled with air before each trip

17 / 30

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

18 / 30

Which statement is false?

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

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

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

Every driver is responsible to develop their own safety program

19 / 30

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?

A Dangerous Goods Certificate

A Safety Fitness Certificate

None of the above

A national Safety Code certificate

20 / 30

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

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

Class 6

Class 7

Class 5 or a Class 5 GDL driver's license

21 / 30

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

Mechanical

Electromagnetic

Vacuum-assisted

Hydraulic

22 / 30

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

Minimum tandem axle tractor and a tandem axle trailer

Total weight no more than 4500 kg

A 13-speed manual transmission

Full-air brake system on both tractor and trailer

23 / 30

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

Your employer

Online

Any hospital

A registry agent, a doctor, or a nurse practitioner

24 / 30

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

Your vision

Your age

Your eye colour

Your height

25 / 30

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

12 passengers

8 passengers

15 passengers

24 passengers

26 / 30

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

27 / 30

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

Only school-purpose buses

Taxis

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

Ambulances

28 / 30

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

Personal injury

Steady work hours

A loss of job

A loss of income

29 / 30

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

They send you to an optometrist or ophthalmologist

You lose all driving privileges

You can no longer upgrade your license

You wait 24 hours and try again

30 / 30

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

If you currently have a Class 1 license

If you run more than one farm vehicle

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

You don't

Your score is

Alberta Commercial Driver Test 01

About

Practice Tests

Getting a License

Get In Touch