Alberta Air Brake Test 07

Taking the Alberta Air Brake practice test proved to be instrumental in successfully passing the official exam with flying colors. The practice test, available online, offered valuable insights into the various aspects of air brake systems, including important safety guidelines, and provided an opportunity to familiarize oneself with the layout and structure of the actual exam.

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When is the air system checked for leaks during the pre-trip inspection?

Before starting the ignition

After one application on the brake pedal

The air tanks start full, cycled down, then back up to check for leaks

After hearing the air dissipating in a line

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What does the driver need to do differently with a vehicle equipped with the Stability Control System?

Learn to have a greater feel of the accelerator

Learn to have a greater feel of the brake pedal

Nothing

Learn to listen to sounds coming from the vehicle

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Which is not an air brake major defect?

Checking the park brake and it operates

Low air pressure warning system fails or activates

Tractor protection system malfunction in towing vehicles

Air pressure loss rate exceeds the proscribed limit

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During the pre-hill inspection, what must be checked as a minimum brake inspection?

Gauges

Air brake leaks

Brake lights on the trailer

Hydraulic brakes

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Which systems are more advanced?

Stability Control Systems

They are all equal

Anti-lock Brake Systems

Automatic Traction Control Systems

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Which statement is false? Why conduct a post-trip air brake inspection?

Open the drain valves on the tanks to allow the tanks to drain

Ensure the foundation brakes have maintained adjustments

Confirm the foundation brakes have overheated

Confirm the foundation brakes have not overheated

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Which statement is false? The purpose of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Regulation of the Traffic Safety Act is...

Reduces the chance of a collision caused by mechanical failure

Provides minimum standards for trip inspections

Ensures the air brake system is in a safe operating condition

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During a vehicle inspection, can a vehicle be driven if it has a minor defect?

No it can't

Can be driven to the maintenance yard

Yes it can

It must be placed out-of-service

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What does the Stability Control System correct?

Unusual vehicle behaviour of the steering, brakes, rollover and jackknife

Tire inflation

Speed control

None of the above

10 / 30

When descending a steep hill, your brakes must be inspected...

When a green sign is located

When a white sign is located

When a yellow sign is located

When directed to by fellow drivers

11 / 30

To check the automatic feature of the trailer air supply valve, which statement is false?

Turn the key to the 'run' position

Push the trailer supply valve

The park control valve should be in

Ensure the engine is turned off

12 / 30

During an en-route air brake inspection during the shift, which statement is false?

Check that the trailer air line couplers are still firmly connected and suspended

Confirm the ABS system is working

Confirm that the foundation brakes are not overheating

Pull the supply tank drain lanyard to check for any moisture

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The ATC has a dashboard light that illuminates at certain times? What does it mean if it flashes?

The ATC is only partially working

It's a self-test

The ATC system is activated

There is a problem with the ATC system

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To check the automatic feature of the park control valve, which statement is false?

Park control valve should pop out by 20-45 psi

Pull out the park control valve

Pump the foot valve to reduce air pressure

Push in the park control valve

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When should the commercial vehicle inspection report be submitted to the carrier?

Within 24 hours

Within 20 days

Within 14 days

Within 7 days

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If any new items were added to the vehicle after the daily inspection, what happens?

Just add it and move on

It should be ignored until the next daily report is done

Nothing

It should be inspected and written down on the Trip Inspection Report prior to its use

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During the Tractor Protection System, the trailer air supply valve should pop out at what psi?

60-80 psi

70-90 psi

80-100 psi

20-30 psi

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Which is tested with the engine running?

Park Control Valve

Tractor protection system

Air system leaks

The supply circuit

19 / 30

When must drivers incorporate the air brake pre-trip inspections?

Every two hours

Every 48 hours

Separately from other inspections

During the daily pre-trip inspection

20 / 30

During the Tractor Protection System, low air pressure warning should turn on by what psi?

40 psi

50 psi

30 psi

60 psi

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What is not an in-service brake check?

Be aware of brake system response when brakes are applied

Check air pressure gauges

Check dash to see if the low air pressure warning indicator is on

Listening for any sounds during brake application

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What is a minor defect with the air brake system?

Low air pressure in the primary tank

None of the above

Low air pressure in the secondary tank

Audible air leaks and slow air pressure build-up

23 / 30

While regulations govern the legislative requirements for vehicle inspections, how often do industry best practices require vehicles to be inspected?

Roadside inspections

Often throughout the shift

The pre-trip and the post trip inspections

Just the pre-trip inspection

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When performing the air brake inspection during the daily inspection, when should the trailer be inspected?

After coupling and the trailer is charged

Before the trailer is coupled to the tractor

None of the above

After the trailer is driven one vehicle length

25 / 30

During the pre-hill brake inspection, which statement is false?

Check the air system for leaks

Check the security of trailer air lines

Ensure the compressor has some air and is not dropping too much

Check brake temperature

26 / 30

When should the completed inspection report be available for peace officers?

Within 12 hours of asking for it

As soon as they ask for it

Within 7 days of asking for it

Within 48 hours of asking for it

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Ideally, when should the en-route inspections be done?

Every few days

Every few hours

At the end of the trip

Once a day

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If a wheel spin is detected by the ATC system, what happens?

It locks the spinning wheel

It slows down all the wheels on that side of the vehicle

It applies the wheel's brake, slowing the wheel spin

It slows down that wheel and the pairing wheel

29 / 30

Which system does the Stability Control System replace?

The Antilock Brake System

The air brake system

The Automatic Traction Control System

Nothing

30 / 30

What does the procedure on the Air Brake Practical Test form serve as?

A checklist for the air brake system pre-trip inspection

Can be used while writing the test

No real purpose

A guide to study from

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