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Tanker Test 4

1. What does liquid surge do to the handling of a tanker?
Surge can move the truck in the direction the liquid waves move
Surge raises the wind drag of the truck
Surge lets you turn corners tighter
None of the above

2. You should be extremely cautious when driving smooth bore tankers, especially when you are:
Driving against the wind
Going up or down a hill
Starting or stopping
All of the above

3. A tanker has lost its brakes. When should the driver use a truck escape ramp?
Only if the tank has baffles
Always
Never
Omly if the tank is empty

4. Outage means:
How fast the tanks drain
Liquid weight
Allowance for expansion of liquid
Liquid movement

5. Which of these statements about stopping distance and speed is true?
You need about two times as much stopping distance at 40 mph as at 20 mph
Wet roads can double stopping distance at any speed
Both of the above are true.
Neither of the above are true.