Georgia CDL Combination Vehicles Test case studies
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The Georgia CDL Combination Vehicles knowledge test is the written endorsement exam a driver must pass to operate a tractor-trailer or other combination vehicle under a Georgia Class A commercial driver's license. It is aimed at new Class A applicants, drivers upgrading from a Class B or Class C license, and out-of-state drivers transferring a combination-vehicle endorsement. The Georgia CDL Combination Vehicles Test case studies are 5 cases and about 3,526 words.
1Coupling a Loaded 53-Foot Van with a Mispositioned Air-Slide Fifth Wheel
At a shipper's yard in Savannah you are assigned a 53-foot dry van loaded to 41,800 pounds. The tractor's sliding fifth wheel is still positioned for the 48-foot trailer you pulled yesterday, and its air-slide control is in the cab.
794 words, about 4 min2Trailer Spring Brakes That Will Not Release on a Cold Atlanta Morning
in Atlanta the temperature is 28°F. You hook to a refrigerated trailer that sat overnight and charge the system.
697 words, about 3 min3Right Turn Around a Utility Pole with a 53-Foot Trailer
You are driving a 53-foot trailer with a 13-foot-6-inch height through a historic Georgia town. You need to make a right turn from a two-lane road onto a narrower two-lane street.
710 words, about 4 min4Brake Fade and Trailer Push on a Wet 6% North Georgia Grade
You are descending a 6% grade on a two-lane state route in the north Georgia mountains with a 44,000-pound load in a 53-foot trailer. The pavement is wet from an earlier shower.
653 words, about 3 min5Lowboy High-Centering Risk at a Passive Georgia Railroad Crossing
You are pulling a 53-foot lowboy hauling a track excavator, gross combination weight 78,000 pounds, on a two-lane Georgia county road. The route crosses a passive railroad crossing with no gates or lights, only a crossbuck.
672 words, about 3 min