Alberta Air Brake Test 06

Passing the Alberta Air Brake test requires a high level of competency and knowledge, as well as a significant amount of practice and preparation, which you have undoubtedly achieved. It’s no small feat to earn an endorsement for operating vehicles with air brakes, and your accomplishment should be celebrated. Your success highlights the importance of studying diligently, asking for help when needed, and staying motivated throughout the learning process.

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What is Automatic Traction Control (ATC)?

It slows down the vehicle to a crawl

It uses ABS sensors to monitor drive-wheel spin on slippery roads

It allows the tires to grip the road better

None of the above

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What potential problem can happen while applying brakes on combination vehicles?

Longer stopping distances

Skids or jackknifes

Wider turns

Nothing in particular

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What is the biggest challenge for combination units causing the loss of brake balance?

An uneven load distribution

Low tire pressure

Loss of air pressure

Windy conditions

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What are Hydraulic Driveline Retarders similar to?

Transmissions

Torque converters

Clutch plate

Nothing

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What will a heavy load at the front of a trailer will cause the drive axles to have?

No difference compared to weight at the back of a trailer

More momentum to get up to speed

Good traction for pulling and braking

Better steering ability

6 / 30

What do exhaust retarders essentially do?

To help the back pressure stays within the engine's back pressure capacity

To help dissipate the exhaust

To help block the flow of exhaust

To help the back pressure move

7 / 30

To descend safely in rural areas, which statement is false?

Follow advisory speed limits

Use 4-way flashers and stay in the right lane when possible

Follow the actions of all the other drivers

Use the vehicle's auxiliary retarder

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Antilock Brake Systems (ABS) are handled by sensors, modulators and a computer. Which statement is false? The modulators can be located...

Wing mounted directly to the relay of the axle group

Wing mounted directly to the quick release valve of the axle group

Near the chambers they control

On the wheel itself

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What is an Electric Driveline Retarder do?

It's an electromagnet that can pause the driveline

It's an electromagnet designed to retard drive shaft rotation

It's an electromagnet that can in front of the transmission

It's an electromagnet that can be placed beside an axle

10 / 30

What's another work for jackknife?

Pull

Yaw

Yank

Push

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What does a flashing ABS dash light indicate?

None of the above

A problem with the ABS system

The vehicle has just been started

Controlling the service brakes

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To brake safely with ABS, what should you not do?

Be cautious when steering around objects

Apply firm, steady pressure to the brake pedal

Read the manufacturer's operational manual for instructions

Pump the brakes

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If approaching a large amount of water on the road, what should you not do?

Maintain speed to keep momentum

Reduce speed and cover the brake pedal when approaching

Apply slight constant pressure to reduce the amount of water entering between the brake drums and shoes

Test the brakes after exiting the water to help to dry them out

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What do ABS brakes do?

Allows for shorter stopping distances

Allows for a by-pass of the air brake system

None of the above

Prevents wheel lock-up and skids

15 / 30

When using runaway lanes, which does not apply?

Use the lane when the brakes no longer control the descent

Use the lane before the vehicle is out of control

You may use these lanes for other purposes

A narrow steep runaway lane will be very difficult to use if the vehicle is out of control

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Brake management systems are effective, when should drivers rely on them?

With heavy trailer loads

Never

Only in poor weather

At higher speeds

17 / 30

Trailers equipped with ABS brakes will have an ABS warning light. Where is this light located?

At the rear of the left side

At the rear of the right side

At the front of the left side

At the front of the right side

18 / 30

What is the cause of almost all of the brake failures and runaway crashes?

No pre-trip inspections

The brake system's inability to handle excessive heat

Malfunction of a primary air cylinder

Poor maintenance

19 / 30

While braking on icy roads, what is not recommended?

Icing chains to create better traction

Using snow tires to create better traction

Locking the wheels slightly to create friction and better traction

Light braking to allow for a slow control stop

20 / 30

When descending on unfamiliar grades, which statement is false?

Select a low gear and turn on the retarder before the hill is crested

On extreme grades, change gears often

There is a balance between the retarder, speed, load and grade is reached

Stay in a low gear until the steepest part of the descent

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When should the driver check the ABS light on the trailer?

After hearing the ABS activate

While parked

After start-up and occasionally when braking

Never

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When were ABS brake mandatory on all air brake trucks, buses and trailers?

Since 2010

Since 1992

Since 2000

They're not mandatory

23 / 30

What does a steady ABS dash light indicate?

It's supposed to stay lit

A self-test is being performed

A problem with the ABS system

The vehicle has just been started

24 / 30

If speed increases on a downgrade, what should you not do?

Continue down the hill using the auxiliary retarder to control the speed

Repeat this process as necessary until the retarder can maintain the speed without service brakes

Use a splitter valve

25 / 30

When using tire chains, what is not recommended?

Stop and check tightness after moving one vehicle length

Maintain normal speeds

In extreme conditions, it may be safer to park

Ensure they are correctly sized and tightly installed

26 / 30

With regard to ABS, which statement is false?

ABS brakes are different with hydraulic brakes compared to air brakes

If the tractor or trailer do not have ABS, use a light, steady braking technique

Make sure you know which units in a combination have ABS

ABS brakes work with air brakes and hydraulic brakes

27 / 30

What does water in the brake drums cause?

Reduction in braking ability

Nothing

It cools down the rotors

Acts as a lubricant

28 / 30

At what point do air brakes generate the most ongoing heat?

Braking from a high rate of speed

Travelling on downgrades

None of the above

Braking in rainy conditions

29 / 30

When do auxiliary retarders work best?

At normal speeds

At higher speeds

At lower vehicle speeds, and with the engine just under the rated rpm

Whenever you want them to work

30 / 30

The brakes under the empty rear of the trailer receiving the same amount of application air pressure as the drive axles, without the load to hold them down onto the ground, what can happen?

Longer braking distances

None of the above

May cause the rear of the trailer to slide and swing

Wheel lock-up

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Alberta Air Brake Test 06

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