Montana CDL General Knowledge case studies
Montana CDL General Knowledge · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Montana CDL General Knowledge test is the core written knowledge exam that anyone applying for a Montana commercial driver license - Class A, Class B, or Class C - must pass before moving on to endorsement tests and the skills (road) test. It is administered as a multiple-choice, closed-book, computer-based test at a Montana Motor Vehicle Division driver exam station, delivered in English. The Montana CDL General Knowledge case studies are 5 cases and about 2,698 words.
1Cold-Morning Air Brake Pre-Trip on a Loaded Combination
At 05:40 on a cold Montana morning, you are doing a pre-trip on a 2019 Freightliner Cascadia pulling a 53-foot dry van. The tractor has a tandem drive axle and the trailer has sliding tandems.
507 words, about 3 min2Tight Alley Backing With a Low Wire and a Dead Spotter Radio
At 07:15 in a small Montana town, you must back a 53-foot trailer into a narrow alley between a hardware store and a bakery. The alley is 14 feet wide at the entrance, narrows to 11 feet, and has a 90-degree turn after 60 feet.
574 words, about 3 min3Brake Fade on a Snowy Montana Pass
You are driving a 78,000-lb five-axle tractor-trailer eastbound on I-90 approaching Homestake Pass in Montana. The grade is posted 6% for 6 miles.
559 words, about 3 min4HOS and Snow: When the Receiver Will Not Wait
At 04:30 you begin a day trip from Billings. You drive 4 hours, spend 1 hour on-duty not driving at a shipper, drive 3 more hours, take a 1-hour lunch, then drive 2 more hours.
489 words, about 2 min5Port of Entry: Overloaded Tandem and Questionable Tie-Downs
At a Montana port of entry on US-2, your five-axle combination is weighed. The steer axle is 12,100 lb, the drive tandem is 34,300 lb, the trailer tandem is 33,400 lb, and the gross is 79,800 lb.
569 words, about 3 min