Michigan CDL General Knowledge ( Updated 2024 ) Complete Questions & Answers (Solved) 100% Correct
- What is the most important reason why you should inspect you vehicle?
Answer: To make sure it is safe
- What should you Inspect during a trip?
Answer: Gauges, tires, brakes, light and reflecters, brake and electrical connection to trailers, trailer coupling devices and cargo securement devices
- Why should you make an inspection report?
Answer: To make sure it is safe ad secure, and write down anything tat would not make it safe
- What are some tire problems you should look for?
Answer:
- Air pressure
- Tread wear
- cut or damage
- dual tires that come in contact with each other
- mismatched sizes
- radial and bias-ply tires used togather
- cuts or cracked valve systems
- re-grooved, replaced or retreaded tires
- What are some Wheel and rim problems you should look for?
Answer:
- Damaged
- Rust on nuts
- Missing clamps, spacers, studs or lugs
- Mismatched, bent or cracked lock rings
- Wheels or rims that had welding repairs
- How much tread depth should you have on the front tires? Back one?
Answer: 4/32, and 2/32
- What does it mean when there is rust around wheel nuts?
Answer: They may be loose
- What are the Brake drums or shoes problems you should look for?
Answer:
- Cracked drums
- Shoes pads with oil, grease, or brake fluid 1 / 3
- shoes worn too thin
- What are some steering system effects you should look for while inspecting?
Answer:
- Missing bolts, nuts, and cotter keys
- bent, loose or broken parts
- Leaks in power steering hoses, pumps and fluid level
- Steering wheel play of more then 10 degrees
- What is a suspension system?
Answer: A system that holds up the vehicle and its loads
- What should you look for in suspesion system?
Answer:
- Spring hangers that allows movement of axel from proper position
- Missing or broken leaves in any leaf spring
- Axel positioning parts that are cracked, damaged or missing
3.broken leaves in a multi-leaf spring 4.Leaking shock absorbers
- Loose, cracked, broken or missing frame members
- Air supsession system that are damaged or leaking
- What happens is an exhaust system is broken?
Answer: The system can let poison fumes into the vehicle
- What are some problems you need to look for in the exhaust system?
Answer:
- Loose, broken, or missing pipes, mufflers, tailpipes or vertical stacks
- Loose, broken or missing mounting brackets, clamps, bolts or nuts
- Parts rubbing against fuel system pats, tires or other moving parts
- Leaking parts
- What emergency equipment must a bus contain?
Answer: Fire extinguisher, spare electrical fuses and 3 reflective warning triangles
- What are the seven-steps of the inspections method?
Answer:
Step 1: Review last vehicle inspection report
Step 2: Check Engine compartment
Step 3: Start engine and inspect inside vehicle
Step 4: Turn off engine and check lights
Step 5: Walk around inspection
Step 6: Check signal lights 2 / 3
Step 7: Start engine and check brake system
- When approaching your vehicle to begin inspection, what should you look for?
Answer: Damage or fresh oil, coolant, grease or fuel leaks
- What should you make sure is on before you check the engine compartment?
Answer: Parking brakes
- What should you check in the engine compartment?
Answer:
- Oil Level
- Coolant level
- Power steering fluid level
- wiper fluid level
- Battery fluid level
- Transmission fluid level
- Belts for tightness or excessive wear
- leaks
- Cracked, worn electrical wiring insulation
- What parts of the engine have belts?
Answer: Alternator, water pump and air com- pressor
- What is ABS?
Answer: Anti-lock break system is a computerized system that keeps your wheels from locking up during hard brake application
- What should you check when inspecting inside the car?
Answer:
- Gauges
- Condition of the controls
- mirrors and windshield
- emergency equipment
- What Gauges shold you look at?
Answer:
- Oil Pressure
- Air pressure
- Ammeter or voltmeter
- coolent temp
- Engine oil temperature
- Warning lights a buzzers for the gauges
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