Quebec Commercial Driver Test 05

If you want to obtain a commercial driver’s license in Quebec, taking the free practice test is an excellent way to set yourself up for success. This test is designed to accurately simulate the official exam, allowing you to gain valuable experience and build up your confidence behind the wheel. By thoroughly reviewing the Quebec driver’s handbook and taking as many practice tests as possible, you’ll be fully prepared to pass your official exam with flying colors.

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Under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, all trailers and semi-trailers 2.05 m wide or wider with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,500 kg or more must have what?

Engine retarders

Additional lights

Reflective strips

Air over hydraulic brakes

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What must a driver do to be authorized to drive across a bridge or an overpass with a vehicle exceeding the posted weight limit or legal load limitation?

Must hold a special travel permit issued specifically for that purpose

Must have the vehicle inspected first

None of these

Must travel on that road outside of peak travel times

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Why should you avoid sudden steering or braking movements when negotiating a curve or turning at an intersection when driving a tank truck?

The width makes it difficult to remain in your lane

The additional weight

The additional length

The high centre of gravity

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If there is not enough weight on the drive wheels, what can happen?

The brakes can fail

All of these

The wheels can spin

The vehicle can skid

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Where an article of cargo is not blocked or immobilized by a front-end structure, a bulkhead, another article of cargo that has been immobilized, how many tiedowns are used?

Any article longer than .75 m and no longer than 2.04 m requires at least two tiedown devices

Any article longer than 1.52 m and no longer than 4.04 m requires at least two tiedown devices

Any article longer than 1.52 m and no longer than 3.04 m requires at least two tiedown devices

None of these

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Which statement is false? Under the Regulation, you are exempt from performing inspections of cargo and the cargo securement system only in the following situations...

The cargo is flammable

The vehicle is loaded in a manner that prevents access to the cargo or portions of the cargo

The driver has been ordered not to open sealed cargo to inspect the cargo

The cargo is sealed in a vehicle

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Which statement is false? The following method explains how to correctly hitch a semi-trailer equipped with air suspension to a fifth-wheel tractor equipped with the same type of suspension...

Make sure the mechanisms show no sign of damage

Make sure the fifth wheel is firmly anchored to the tractor chassis frame

Make sure the fifth wheel has very little lubrication

Make sure the fifth wheel is in the correct position to be hitched

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Load distribution can affect...

Your vehicle's stability and manoeuvrability

All of these

Your vehicle's aerodynamics

Your vehicle's travel time

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Some road transport vehicles are subject to specific regulations because...

All of these

Some safety devices are missing

The age of the vehicle

Their size or load exceeds the limits allowed

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It is essential to distribute the load so that its centre of gravity is...

As far forward as possible

As far back as possible

As low as possible

As high as possible

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. If they meet certain conditions, which vehicles are generally exempt from the Cargo Securement Standards Regulation?

All of these

Farm vehicles

Flatbed trucks

Straight trucks

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Where an article is blocked or immobilized by a front-end structure, a bulkhead, another article of cargo that has been immobilized, use one tiedown for the first how many metres of length?

2.78 m

3.27 m

3.04 m

2.04 m

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Which statement is false? Under the Highway Safety Code, a vehicle's load must be...

The correct type of load for that vehicle

Secured in compliance with the requirements of the Cargo Securement Standards Regulation

Properly secured or covered so that it cannot shift around or be dislodged from the vehicle

Placed so as not to obstruct the driver's view, interfere with the vehicle's stability or handling, or block its lights

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Heavy vehicle owners may not allow a pollution control device or system installed on any of their vehicles be removed or modified, except...

All of these

To increase mileage

To replace it if it is defective

To improve vehicle performance

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What is the maximum length of a semi-trailer?

15.4 m

16.8 m

14.8 m

16.2 m

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The Cargo Securement Standards Regulation spells out the general standards that apply to all types of cargo for road vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of how many kg?

Any vehicle

2,800 kg or more

Less than 4,200 kg

4,500 kg or more

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Which statement is false? A second semi-trailer can be hitched to the first semi-trailer using the following equipment...

A ball hitch

A tandem-axle B converter dolly with 2 pintle eyes, in the case of a C train

A sliding fifth wheel below the first semi-trailer or a stationary fifth wheel secured to the back of the semi-trailer, in the case of a B train

An A converter dolly with one pintle eye, in the case of an A train

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For easier vehicle handling and to ensure compliance with mandatory load limits, cargo should be loaded so that its weight is distributed...

As evenly as possible over each axle

As evenly as possible over the rear axles

Whatever's easiest

As evenly as possible over the front axle

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Who must make sure that all persons who transport dangerous substances have training directly related to their duties and the tasks they will have to perform?

The union

The maintenance team

The driver

The employer

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What is the maximum length of a trailer without a dolly?

13 m

14.65 m

14.2 m

12.5 m

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You must also inspect the vehicle's cargo and the cargo securement system used to restrain the load and you must make any necessary adjustments how far from the point where the cargo was loaded onto the truck?

Not more than 120 km from the point where the cargo was loaded onto the truck

Not more than 60 km from the point where the cargo was loaded onto the truck

Not more than 80 km from the point where the cargo was loaded onto the truck

Not more than 160 km from the point where the cargo was loaded onto the truck

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Why should livestock transported by truck must be restrained or in cages?

All of these

To avoid any risk of the vehicle overturning

To keep them in shipping order

For easier unloading

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How long is the dangerous substances training certificate good for?

18 months

36 months

12 months

24 months

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Which statement is false? The cargo must be re-inspected when any of the following situations occurs...

The weather changes

The vehicle has travelled 240 km

The vehicle has been driven for 3 hours

Your activities or duty status changes

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What should drivers do with the dangerous substances training certificate?

The certificate is filled in the office

The certificate is given to the government

They must carry the certificate with them at all times when transporting dangerous substances

None of these

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What is the maximum length of a trailer with a dolly?

14.65 m

14.15 m

13.95 m

13.25 m

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Which statement is false? Before taking possession of dangerous substances, you must make sure that...

The dangerous substances have been classified

The shipper has provided placards to be displayed on the vehicle

That the employer is notified

The shipper has affixed the appropriate safety marks on the containers (label, placard or sign)

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Which statement is false? If the cargo or any article of cargo is in danger of shifting around during transport, it must be immobilized with...

Tires

Chocks

Wedges

Cradles

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What does WLL stand for?

Water Lowest Level

Working Load Limit

Wheel Load Limit

Weight Load Limit

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Even though you do numerous checks all throughout the hitching process, do you have to perform a circle check on the entire vehicle combination when everything is hitched up and ready to go?

Only for C trains

Depending on the vehicle

Yes

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