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| Safe operation of a commercial vehicle requires skills in what? |
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| a.accelerating b.steering c.shifting gears d.braking |
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| Why should you never allow your vehicle to roll backwards when starting from a dead stop? |
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| because you may hit something/someone that you cant see behind you |
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| How can you prevent your vehicle from rolling backwards from a dead stop? |
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| before releasing the brake, depress the clutch slightly to hold the truck in position while you move your foot to the accelerator. If you are on a steep incline, you may use the parking/trailer brake while you build up engine speed and then releasing it to continue forward |
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| True or False? Rough acceleration will not cause damage to the truck or trailers coupling equipment. |
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| When the road surface is slippery, and your drive wheels spin, what should you do? |
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| take your foot off the accelerator and not apply the brakes |
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| When backing of your vehicle is required, what simple 4 rules should you follow? |
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| 1.look at your path 2.back slowly 3.back and turn towards the drivers side whenever possible 4.use a helper when possible |
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| Why should you always back your vehicle towards the drivers side whenever its possible? |
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Definition
| because you have a better visual on the path and your trailer while backing towards the drivers side |
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| What is a pull-up, and how can you benefit from doing one? |
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Definition
| while backing the vehicle, you pull forward to straighten or adjust the angle of your trailer or cab, and doing so you can bring it back to a position to retry the backing maneuver |
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