Saskatchewan Professional Driver Test 07

Taking the free Saskatchewan Professional Driver Practice Test is the first step towards acing your official exam with flying colors. This comprehensive and challenging test is designed to test your knowledge of the Saskatchewan Commercial Driver license test material, and it is an excellent tool to help you prepare for the real thing.

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All right turns must be started from the right lane as close to the right side of the street or road as possible and be completed into which lane?

Always the curb lane

The second lane

Whichever lane you want

The first available driving lane

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Depending on the amount of change in direction while backing, the tractor must follow in a track related to the track of the trailer, otherwise what could happen?

The brakes lock

A jackknife position will be reached

The tractor stalls

The trailer begins going in the opposite direction

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In the case of trucks, the average design provides for about what percentage of the cargo on the rear tires?

75%

90%

50%

70%

4 / 30

Which answer is false? While inspecting the hubs during a heavy trailer endorsement inspection, they must not be...

Bent

Distorted

Cracked

Old

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Traveling around a curve to the left, why should drivers keep the front wheels close to the right edge of the pavement?

To allow the driver to have better visibility

To prevent the rear wheel from crossing into the other traffic lane

Because the width of the vehicle takes up more lanes

To prevent the rear wheels from moving onto the shoulder

6 / 30

While inspecting heavy trailers, when should the trailer breakaway switch something which needs to be checked?

Only a week

Daily

Every 48 hours

Between each trip

7 / 30

What colour is the side marker light and reflector at the rear of the trailer?

Red

Clear

Amber

Yellow

8 / 30

For vehicles 2.06 width or over, what colour should the clearance light be at the rear of the vehicle?

Clear

Yellow

Amber

Red

9 / 30

Where should fire extinguishers be located on a school bus?

Next to the emergency hatch

At the rear of the bus by the emergency door

None of these

Where it can easily be reached by the driver

10 / 30

Why should periodic checks of the load be made?

To move the load back after it has shifted

To ensure lashing ropes or binder cables have not become slack or chaffed

None of these

To ensure part of the load is not missing

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Where do you record any defect found in a post-trip inspection?

You don't, as long as you inform the employer

Recorded on the trip inspection report that you completed at the start of your trip

On a separate schedule of inspection

In an email

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Which statement is false? What is the problem if a very heavy load is loaded on one side?

It overloads one tire on that side

It causes the driver's seating position to become tilted to one side

It overloads one spring on that side

It could allow the brakes to lock on the wheels on the light side

13 / 30

Which statement is false? While performing a school bus inspection, you should check all of the drive belts for...

Cracks and fraying

Sizing

Tension

Wear

14 / 30

What's the purpose of performing a trip inspection?

It's company policy

It removes blame if something goes wrong

All of these

It ensures your vehicle is safe to drive before you start your trip

15 / 30

On narrow streets, what may be necessary to avoid having the power unit travel over the centre line of the street you are entering or into the second (right) traffic lane?

To make a C-turn

To make an S-turn

Nothing can avoid it

To make a J-turn

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When having to do a 3-point turn, where should it be done?

All of these

At a traffic light

A dead-end road

An intersection where the intersecting highway is built up with a solid base and wide shoulders

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What is referred to as off-track?

When a vehicle moves around a curve, the rear wheels follow a path that is different from the front wheels

When the rear wheel axle is shorter than the front, which allow the rear wheels to track inside of the front wheels

None of these

When the rear wheels have a wider tread pattern compared to the front wheels

18 / 30

What's the purpose of conducting a post-trip inspection at the end of your trip?

It can help identify any defects and needed repairs before your next trip

It's company policy

All of these

It can remove blame for the next driver of the vehicle

19 / 30

Who is responsible to ensure that a load does not drop or is not likely to drop on a highway?

Just the owner

Just the driver

The driver and owner

Whoever loaded the vehicle

20 / 30

What's the advantage of stopping at regular intervals to inspect your vehicle?

It keeps your employer happy

It could eliminate any unnecessary delays later on in your trip

It gives you a break

It's the law, which means no ticket

21 / 30

To turn the vehicle around, what is recommended?

Go around the block

Cut through a parking lot

Anything that gets the job done safely

A U-turn

22 / 30

The proper place for the concentrated load is...

Just ahead of the rear axle with the longest side on the floor

As far to the rear to balance the weight coming from the cab

Centred over the rear axle

Anywhere on the bed that's flat

23 / 30

For vehicles 2.06 width or over, what colour should the clearance light be at the front of the vehicle?

Clear

Amber

It doesn't matter

Red

24 / 30

When making right turns at intersections with vehicles which have an appreciable amount of off-track, an S-turn requires you to do what?

Adjust your turning arc in accordance to the amount of off-track

All of these

Drive over the curb

Start your right turn with the truck and trailer in the left lane

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Traveling around a curve to the right, why should drivers keep the front wheels close to the centre line?

To prevent the rear wheels to cross the centre line

To prevent dropping the rear wheels off the pavement shoulders

None of these

Because the width of the vehicle takes up more lane

26 / 30

What creates a greater amount of off-track?

The wider the rear tires

The greater the distance (wheel base) between the front wheels and the rear wheels of the vehicle

The shorter the vehicle

The shorter the rear tires

27 / 30

How should left turns be done while driving a tractor trailer?

So that the trailer 'tracks' from the left lane through the intersection to the left lane on the street you are entering

None of these

So that the trailer 'tracks' from the right lane through the intersection to the left lane on the street you are entering

So that the trailer 'tracks' from the left lane through the intersection to the right lane on the street you are entering

28 / 30

Even though the total load may not be over the total carrying capacity of the vehicles, what could poor distribution of weight could cause?

An extended braking distance

Overloading an axle or set of tires

A lack of acceleration

All of these

29 / 30

Which of the following is not to be checked on a school bus during its inspection?

Make sure all safety lights are working at the front

Ensure the stop arm is not bent

Check the operation of the stop arm

Make sure all safety lights are working at the rear

30 / 30

How many flares/reflectors must be present on the school bus?

A minimum of three

Two

A minimum of five

A minimum of six

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