Quebec Commercial Driver Test 05

If you want to obtain a commercial driver’s license in Quebec, taking the free practice test is an excellent way to set yourself up for success. This test is designed to accurately simulate the official exam, allowing you to gain valuable experience and build up your confidence behind the wheel. By thoroughly reviewing the Quebec driver’s handbook and taking as many practice tests as possible, you’ll be fully prepared to pass your official exam with flying colors.

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Who must make sure that all persons who transport dangerous substances have training directly related to their duties and the tasks they will have to perform?

The employer

The driver

The maintenance team

The union

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Which statement is false? Before taking possession of dangerous substances, you must make sure that...

The shipper has provided placards to be displayed on the vehicle

That the employer is notified

The dangerous substances have been classified

The shipper has affixed the appropriate safety marks on the containers (label, placard or sign)

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Which statement is false? Under the Highway Safety Code, a vehicle's load must be...

Secured in compliance with the requirements of the Cargo Securement Standards Regulation

Placed so as not to obstruct the driver's view, interfere with the vehicle's stability or handling, or block its lights

The correct type of load for that vehicle

Properly secured or covered so that it cannot shift around or be dislodged from the vehicle

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For easier vehicle handling and to ensure compliance with mandatory load limits, cargo should be loaded so that its weight is distributed...

As evenly as possible over the rear axles

As evenly as possible over the front axle

As evenly as possible over each axle

Whatever's easiest

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Why should you avoid sudden steering or braking movements when negotiating a curve or turning at an intersection when driving a tank truck?

The width makes it difficult to remain in your lane

The additional weight

The additional length

The high centre of gravity

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Heavy vehicle owners may not allow a pollution control device or system installed on any of their vehicles be removed or modified, except...

To replace it if it is defective

To improve vehicle performance

All of these

To increase mileage

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Where an article is blocked or immobilized by a front-end structure, a bulkhead, another article of cargo that has been immobilized, use one tiedown for the first how many metres of length?

3.27 m

3.04 m

2.78 m

2.04 m

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Under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, all trailers and semi-trailers 2.05 m wide or wider with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,500 kg or more must have what?

Reflective strips

Air over hydraulic brakes

Additional lights

Engine retarders

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It is essential to distribute the load so that its centre of gravity is...

As low as possible

As high as possible

As far back as possible

As far forward as possible

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Load distribution can affect...

Your vehicle's travel time

All of these

Your vehicle's stability and manoeuvrability

Your vehicle's aerodynamics

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Which statement is false? A second semi-trailer can be hitched to the first semi-trailer using the following equipment...

An A converter dolly with one pintle eye, in the case of an A train

A sliding fifth wheel below the first semi-trailer or a stationary fifth wheel secured to the back of the semi-trailer, in the case of a B train

A ball hitch

A tandem-axle B converter dolly with 2 pintle eyes, in the case of a C train

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What should drivers do with the dangerous substances training certificate?

They must carry the certificate with them at all times when transporting dangerous substances

None of these

The certificate is given to the government

The certificate is filled in the office

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You must also inspect the vehicle's cargo and the cargo securement system used to restrain the load and you must make any necessary adjustments how far from the point where the cargo was loaded onto the truck?

Not more than 60 km from the point where the cargo was loaded onto the truck

Not more than 80 km from the point where the cargo was loaded onto the truck

Not more than 120 km from the point where the cargo was loaded onto the truck

Not more than 160 km from the point where the cargo was loaded onto the truck

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What must a driver do to be authorized to drive across a bridge or an overpass with a vehicle exceeding the posted weight limit or legal load limitation?

Must travel on that road outside of peak travel times

Must hold a special travel permit issued specifically for that purpose

Must have the vehicle inspected first

None of these

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The Cargo Securement Standards Regulation spells out the general standards that apply to all types of cargo for road vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of how many kg?

4,500 kg or more

Any vehicle

Less than 4,200 kg

2,800 kg or more

16 / 30

What is the maximum length of a trailer without a dolly?

13 m

12.5 m

14.65 m

14.2 m

17 / 30

Some road transport vehicles are subject to specific regulations because...

All of these

Their size or load exceeds the limits allowed

Some safety devices are missing

The age of the vehicle

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Even though you do numerous checks all throughout the hitching process, do you have to perform a circle check on the entire vehicle combination when everything is hitched up and ready to go?

Only for C trains

Depending on the vehicle

Yes

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What is the maximum length of a trailer with a dolly?

13.95 m

13.25 m

14.65 m

14.15 m

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Which statement is false? The cargo must be re-inspected when any of the following situations occurs...

Your activities or duty status changes

The weather changes

The vehicle has been driven for 3 hours

The vehicle has travelled 240 km

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How long is the dangerous substances training certificate good for?

36 months

12 months

24 months

18 months

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Which statement is false? The following method explains how to correctly hitch a semi-trailer equipped with air suspension to a fifth-wheel tractor equipped with the same type of suspension...

Make sure the fifth wheel is firmly anchored to the tractor chassis frame

Make sure the fifth wheel is in the correct position to be hitched

Make sure the fifth wheel has very little lubrication

Make sure the mechanisms show no sign of damage

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. If they meet certain conditions, which vehicles are generally exempt from the Cargo Securement Standards Regulation?

Flatbed trucks

All of these

Farm vehicles

Straight trucks

24 / 30

Why should livestock transported by truck must be restrained or in cages?

To keep them in shipping order

To avoid any risk of the vehicle overturning

All of these

For easier unloading

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Which statement is false? If the cargo or any article of cargo is in danger of shifting around during transport, it must be immobilized with...

Chocks

Wedges

Tires

Cradles

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If there is not enough weight on the drive wheels, what can happen?

The brakes can fail

All of these

The wheels can spin

The vehicle can skid

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What does WLL stand for?

Water Lowest Level

Wheel Load Limit

Weight Load Limit

Working Load Limit

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Where an article of cargo is not blocked or immobilized by a front-end structure, a bulkhead, another article of cargo that has been immobilized, how many tiedowns are used?

Any article longer than 1.52 m and no longer than 3.04 m requires at least two tiedown devices

Any article longer than .75 m and no longer than 2.04 m requires at least two tiedown devices

None of these

Any article longer than 1.52 m and no longer than 4.04 m requires at least two tiedown devices

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What is the maximum length of a semi-trailer?

16.8 m

16.2 m

14.8 m

15.4 m

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Which statement is false? Under the Regulation, you are exempt from performing inspections of cargo and the cargo securement system only in the following situations...

The vehicle is loaded in a manner that prevents access to the cargo or portions of the cargo

The driver has been ordered not to open sealed cargo to inspect the cargo

The cargo is sealed in a vehicle

The cargo is flammable

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