Nebraska CDL Combination Vehicles case studies
Nebraska CDL Combination Vehicles · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Nebraska CDL Combination Vehicles knowledge test is the written endorsement-area exam a driver must pass to operate a Class A tractor-trailer or other combination unit under a Nebraska Commercial Driver's License. It sits inside the broader Nebraska CDL testing process, which the Nebraska DMV administers alongside the Commercial Learner's Permit (CLP), the CDL itself, the Restricted CDL (RCDL), third-party testers, and Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT). The Nebraska CDL Combination Vehicles case studies are 5 cases and about 4,049 words.
1Fifth Wheel Won't Show a Lock at the Hastings Elevator
You are at a grain elevator in Hastings picking up a loaded 53-foot hopper-bottom. The trailer scaled 78,000 lb gross on the elevator's own scale.
882 words, about 4 min2Dropping a Loaded Van on Soft Ground in North Platte
It is 1930 and you are at a truck stop in North Platte. You need to drop a loaded 53-foot van - 44,000 lb of cargo - and bobtail to the terminal.
815 words, about 4 min3Air Leak Test Fails at the Grand Island Terminal
It is 0600 at a Grand Island terminal, 18°F, and you are hooked to a 53-foot reefer loaded to 73,000 lb gross for a run east on I-80. You have not moved yet.
744 words, about 4 min4Right Turn Onto Farnam Street with a 53-Foot Trailer
You are in downtown Omaha at 11th and Farnam during the afternoon rush, driving a 53-foot van at 76,000 lb gross. You need to make a right turn onto Farnam.
818 words, about 4 min5Scale Ticket in Waverly: Under Gross, Over on Tandems
You pull onto the eastbound weigh station on I-80 near Waverly with a 5-axle tractor-semitrailer: a 3-axle tractor and a 53-foot van with the trailer tandems in the forward slider position. The scale reads: steer axle 11,600 lb, drive tandems 32,900 lb, trailer tandems 35,100 lb, gross 79,600 lb.
790 words, about 4 min