2026 Illinois DMV Combination Class A Test 2 (20 Questions And Complete Answers)
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Trailers built before 1975 are:
1. Required to have spring brakes.
2. Not required to have spring brakes.
3. Unsafe to drive.
4. Prohibited from public roadways.
1. Required to have spring brakes.
2. Not required to have spring brakes.
3. Unsafe to drive.
4. Prohibited from public roadways.
Not required to have spring brakes.
If your trailer begins to drift off course while you are backing, you should:
1. Continue trying to back up without stopping.
2. Turn the top of your steering wheel in the direction of the drift.
3. Turn the top of the steering wheel in the direction opposite of the drift.
4. Return the steering wheel to the 12 o’clock position.
1. Continue trying to back up without stopping.
2. Turn the top of your steering wheel in the direction of the drift.
3. Turn the top of the steering wheel in the direction opposite of the drift.
4. Return the steering wheel to the 12 o’clock position.
Turn the top of your steering wheel in the direction of the drift.
When driving a bobtail tractor, you should be aware that:
1. Bobtails stop very easily.
2. Bobtails cannot drive as fast as tractors with semitrailers.
3. Bobtails are more difficult to stop than tractors with semitrailers.
4. Bobtails are illegal in most states.
1. Bobtails stop very easily.
2. Bobtails cannot drive as fast as tractors with semitrailers.
3. Bobtails are more difficult to stop than tractors with semitrailers.
4. Bobtails are illegal in most states.
Bobtails are more difficult to stop than tractors with semitrailers.
What is a bobtail?
1. A tractor without a semi-trailer
2. A tractor with two semi-trailers
3. A tractor that goes faster than the speed limit
4. A tractor that goes slower than the speed limit
1. A tractor without a semi-trailer
2. A tractor with two semi-trailers
3. A tractor that goes faster than the speed limit
4. A tractor that goes slower than the speed limit
A tractor without a semi-trailer
To lower the risk of a rollover, you should:
1. Load the cargo as far forward as possible.
2. Load the cargo as far back as possible.
3. Load the cargo as low as possible.
4. Stack the cargo as high as possible.
1. Load the cargo as far forward as possible.
2. Load the cargo as far back as possible.
3. Load the cargo as low as possible.
4. Stack the cargo as high as possible.
Load the cargo as low as possible.
What does the trailer air supply control look like?
1. It is a square blue knob.
2. It is a triangular yellow knob.
3. It is an eight-sided red knob.
4. It is a circular orange knob.
1. It is a square blue knob.
2. It is a triangular yellow knob.
3. It is an eight-sided red knob.
4. It is a circular orange knob.
It is an eight-sided red knob.
Before a drive, ensure that air flows to all trailers by:
1. Opening the rear shut-off valves and listening for escaping air.
2. Closing the rear shut-off valves and listening for escaping air.
3. Disconnecting air supply lines and listening for escaping air.
4. Rolling each trailer down a hill and testing the brakes.
1. Opening the rear shut-off valves and listening for escaping air.
2. Closing the rear shut-off valves and listening for escaping air.
3. Disconnecting air supply lines and listening for escaping air.
4. Rolling each trailer down a hill and testing the brakes.
Opening the rear shut-off valves and listening for escaping air.
What is off-tracking?
1. When a vehicle’s front wheels follow a different path than its rear wheels
2. When a vehicle's wheels all follow the exact same path
3. When a load shifts during a turn
4. When a vehicle's wheels run over a curb during a turn
1. When a vehicle’s front wheels follow a different path than its rear wheels
2. When a vehicle's wheels all follow the exact same path
3. When a load shifts during a turn
4. When a vehicle's wheels run over a curb during a turn
When a vehicle’s front wheels follow a different path than its rear wheels
While inspecting a coupling, you should go under the trailer and:
1. Detach the jaws from around the kingpin.
2. Make sure the locking lever is in the "emergency" position.
3. Remove the safety latch.
4. Look into the back of the fifth wheel.
1. Detach the jaws from around the kingpin.
2. Make sure the locking lever is in the "emergency" position.
3. Remove the safety latch.
4. Look into the back of the fifth wheel.
Look into the back of the fifth wheel.
When entering or crossing traffic while driving a combination vehicle, it is especially important that you:
1. Sound your horn.
2. Make sure there is a large enough gap for your vehicle.
3. Expect other drivers to make room for your vehicle.
4. Let other drivers wave you into their lane.
1. Sound your horn.
2. Make sure there is a large enough gap for your vehicle.
3. Expect other drivers to make room for your vehicle.
4. Let other drivers wave you into their lane.
Make sure there is a large enough gap for your vehicle.
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