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Alberta Class 4 study materials
Alberta Class 4 study resources

Alberta Class 4 case studies

Alberta Class 4 · Put your knowledge to work in context.

This page is an independent study resource for people preparing for the Alberta Class 4 driver's licence knowledge test. A Class 4 licence is a commercial-class credential used by drivers of certain passenger, ambulance, and small commercial vehicles in Alberta. This material is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by the Government of Alberta, and it is not an official study guide. The practice content is organised into four equal study areas: Class 4 knowledge and rules of the road; safe driving practices and hazard awareness; vehicle inspection, maintenance and load security; and commercial vehicle regulations and records. The Alberta Class 4 case studies are 5 cases and about 2,301 words.

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Winter Mountain Pass with a Loaded Tandem Truck

You are driving a tandem-axle tractor with a loaded van trailer, grossing 38,500 kg, westbound on a two-lane mountain highway at 21:40 in late January. Air temperature is -14 C, the road surface is packed snow with polished ice in the shaded corners, and light snow is falling.

503 words, about 3 min2

Pre-Trip Inspection Finds a Slow Air Leak

It is 05:15 and -8 C. You are doing a pre-trip on a 2019 tractor with a dry van.

448 words, about 2 min3

Overweight Axle on a Legal Gross

You are loading a 53-foot van trailer with pallets of bagged product. The shipper's paperwork shows a total payload that keeps you under the 63,500 kg gross limit for your configuration.

431 words, about 2 min4

Hours of Service and a Delayed Ferry

You are a long-haul driver on a cycle that allows 70 hours in 7 days. As of 06:00 you have 68 hours used, 9 hours of driving left in your 11-hour driving window, and 3.5 hours left in your 14-hour on-duty window, which started at 04:30.

459 words, about 2 min5

Coupling, Load Security, and a Trailer That Will Not Stay Put

You are picking up a loaded flatdeck at a lumber yard. The trailer has been dropped on level gravel with the landing gear down and the spring brakes set.

460 words, about 2 min