New York CDL General Knowledge case studies
New York CDL General Knowledge · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The New York CDL General Knowledge test is the core knowledge exam every commercial driver license applicant in New York State must pass before adding endorsements or taking a skills test. It is written for people preparing to drive commercial motor vehicles - tractor-trailers, straight trucks, tank vehicles, buses and similar equipment - and it draws on the New York State Commercial Driver's Manual, document CDL-10, published by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. The New York CDL General Knowledge case studies are 5 cases and about 2,766 words.
1Class B, a 12,000-lb Trailer, and a Pending Ticket
Rosa holds a New York Class B CDL with no endorsements and a current medical examiner's certificate. For two years she has driven a 26,000-lb GVWR straight truck for a bakery.
619 words, about 3 min2Brake Fade on a 7% Grade with an Escape Ramp Ahead
Desmond drives a 78,000-lb five-axle tractor-semitrailer eastbound on a six-mile, 7% downgrade in New York. At the top he is doing 45 mph in 9th gear and decides to 'save the brakes' by staying in 9th and using the service brake only when the speed reaches 55 mph.
553 words, about 3 min3One Axle Over on a Legal Gross Weight
Priya scales a 53-foot dry van at a New York weigh station. The readings are steer axle 11,600 lb (limit 12,000), drive axles 33,200 lb (limit 34,000), trailer axles 34,600 lb (limit 34,000), gross 79,400 lb (limit 80,000).
513 words, about 3 min4Coupling Doubles and the Rear-Trailer Whip
Tyrone is coupling a set of 28-foot doubles at a terminal: tractor, lead trailer, converter dolly, rear trailer. He backs the dolly's pintle eye over the lead trailer's pintle hook, closes the latch, and connects the dolly's two air lines and electrical cord.
567 words, about 3 min5Gasoline Tanker, Placards, and a Tunnel Route
Marco holds a Class A CDL with H and N endorsements. He is assigned 3,600 gallons of gasoline in a 4,000-gallon tanker with two compartments, each loaded to 90 percent.
514 words, about 3 min