Saskatchewan Professional Driver Test 07

Taking the free Saskatchewan Professional Driver Practice Test is the first step towards acing your official exam with flying colors. This comprehensive and challenging test is designed to test your knowledge of the Saskatchewan Commercial Driver license test material, and it is an excellent tool to help you prepare for the real thing.

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Depending on the amount of change in direction while backing, the tractor must follow in a track related to the track of the trailer, otherwise what could happen?

The tractor stalls

A jackknife position will be reached

The trailer begins going in the opposite direction

The brakes lock

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What's the purpose of performing a trip inspection?

It ensures your vehicle is safe to drive before you start your trip

It's company policy

It removes blame if something goes wrong

All of these

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For vehicles 2.06 width or over, what colour should the clearance light be at the rear of the vehicle?

Yellow

Amber

Red

Clear

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While inspecting heavy trailers, when should the trailer breakaway switch something which needs to be checked?

Daily

Only a week

Every 48 hours

Between each trip

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In the case of trucks, the average design provides for about what percentage of the cargo on the rear tires?

70%

75%

90%

50%

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When having to do a 3-point turn, where should it be done?

A dead-end road

All of these

At a traffic light

An intersection where the intersecting highway is built up with a solid base and wide shoulders

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What's the purpose of conducting a post-trip inspection at the end of your trip?

It's company policy

It can remove blame for the next driver of the vehicle

It can help identify any defects and needed repairs before your next trip

All of these

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Which statement is false? While performing a school bus inspection, you should check all of the drive belts for...

Wear

Tension

Sizing

Cracks and fraying

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For vehicles 2.06 width or over, what colour should the clearance light be at the front of the vehicle?

Red

Amber

Clear

It doesn't matter

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Where should fire extinguishers be located on a school bus?

At the rear of the bus by the emergency door

None of these

Next to the emergency hatch

Where it can easily be reached by the driver

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On narrow streets, what may be necessary to avoid having the power unit travel over the centre line of the street you are entering or into the second (right) traffic lane?

To make a J-turn

To make a C-turn

To make an S-turn

Nothing can avoid it

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Traveling around a curve to the left, why should drivers keep the front wheels close to the right edge of the pavement?

To prevent the rear wheel from crossing into the other traffic lane

Because the width of the vehicle takes up more lanes

To prevent the rear wheels from moving onto the shoulder

To allow the driver to have better visibility

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Where do you record any defect found in a post-trip inspection?

In an email

You don't, as long as you inform the employer

On a separate schedule of inspection

Recorded on the trip inspection report that you completed at the start of your trip

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Even though the total load may not be over the total carrying capacity of the vehicles, what could poor distribution of weight could cause?

A lack of acceleration

An extended braking distance

All of these

Overloading an axle or set of tires

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When making right turns at intersections with vehicles which have an appreciable amount of off-track, an S-turn requires you to do what?

All of these

Adjust your turning arc in accordance to the amount of off-track

Start your right turn with the truck and trailer in the left lane

Drive over the curb

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Which statement is false? What is the problem if a very heavy load is loaded on one side?

It causes the driver's seating position to become tilted to one side

It overloads one spring on that side

It overloads one tire on that side

It could allow the brakes to lock on the wheels on the light side

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How should left turns be done while driving a tractor trailer?

So that the trailer 'tracks' from the left lane through the intersection to the left lane on the street you are entering

So that the trailer 'tracks' from the right lane through the intersection to the left lane on the street you are entering

So that the trailer 'tracks' from the left lane through the intersection to the right lane on the street you are entering

None of these

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Who is responsible to ensure that a load does not drop or is not likely to drop on a highway?

Just the owner

Just the driver

Whoever loaded the vehicle

The driver and owner

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What creates a greater amount of off-track?

The wider the rear tires

The shorter the vehicle

The greater the distance (wheel base) between the front wheels and the rear wheels of the vehicle

The shorter the rear tires

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The proper place for the concentrated load is...

Just ahead of the rear axle with the longest side on the floor

As far to the rear to balance the weight coming from the cab

Centred over the rear axle

Anywhere on the bed that's flat

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All right turns must be started from the right lane as close to the right side of the street or road as possible and be completed into which lane?

The first available driving lane

Always the curb lane

The second lane

Whichever lane you want

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What colour is the side marker light and reflector at the rear of the trailer?

Yellow

Clear

Red

Amber

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Traveling around a curve to the right, why should drivers keep the front wheels close to the centre line?

To prevent the rear wheels to cross the centre line

None of these

To prevent dropping the rear wheels off the pavement shoulders

Because the width of the vehicle takes up more lane

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What's the advantage of stopping at regular intervals to inspect your vehicle?

It's the law, which means no ticket

It gives you a break

It keeps your employer happy

It could eliminate any unnecessary delays later on in your trip

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What is referred to as off-track?

When the rear wheels have a wider tread pattern compared to the front wheels

When a vehicle moves around a curve, the rear wheels follow a path that is different from the front wheels

None of these

When the rear wheel axle is shorter than the front, which allow the rear wheels to track inside of the front wheels

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How many flares/reflectors must be present on the school bus?

A minimum of five

A minimum of six

A minimum of three

Two

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To turn the vehicle around, what is recommended?

Cut through a parking lot

A U-turn

Anything that gets the job done safely

Go around the block

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Which answer is false? While inspecting the hubs during a heavy trailer endorsement inspection, they must not be...

Old

Distorted

Cracked

Bent

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Which of the following is not to be checked on a school bus during its inspection?

Ensure the stop arm is not bent

Make sure all safety lights are working at the rear

Check the operation of the stop arm

Make sure all safety lights are working at the front

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Why should periodic checks of the load be made?

To ensure lashing ropes or binder cables have not become slack or chaffed

To move the load back after it has shifted

To ensure part of the load is not missing

None of these

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