- Perfect for first-time and renewal commercial applicants, and those adding endorsements
- Based on 2024 BC commercial driver's licence manual
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- Updated for May 2024
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About this test
With a BC Class 3 commercial licence, you can drive large trucks with more than 2 axles, like straight-body trucks, heavy equipment trucks like mixer or dump trucks, tow trucks of any weight, and mobile truck cranes. You can also tow a tractor or vehicle provided it is not equipped with air brakes. With a Class 3 licence you cannot drive vehicles from other classes except for Class 5. This practice test will help you prepare for your Class 3 knowledge exam by quizzing you on the multiple-choice questions from the official manual.
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List of questions (classic view)
- In the context of commercial driving, what is a turnout?
- A controlled railway crossing may have
- What are some uses of governors?
- If you place a very heavy load on one side of a vehicle, what may happen?
- Which of the following are true about a humpback railway crossing?
- Where are a large vehicle's blind spots?
- How should a long, heavy load be placed on a single-unit (straight) truck?
- Different-sized tires can
- On a long, narrow stretch of highway, a truck has just reached a passing lane. The truck is travelling very slowly. What should the driver of the truck do?
- A Class 3 driver's licence allows you to drive which of the following?
- A Slow-Moving Vehicle sign should be placed on any vehicle that travels no faster than
- Under hours of service regulations, a sleeper berth can be
- What can cause a trailer to swerve or whip across the roadway?
- A tiedown assembly can be made of
- A tiedown must not be used for cargo securement if
- A vehicle that is twice the weight of a car and is travelling at twice the speed of that car requires how much braking power to stop in the same distance?
- A vehicle with a higher centre of gravity is
- Why should you adjust your head restraint so its top is at least level with the top of your head?
- After working 120 hours in a 14-day cycle, drivers must take ____ consecutive hours of off-duty time before taking 70 hours of on-duty time.
- Airbags are
- When can flashing amber lights be mounted on a vehicle?
- What is an aggregate load?
- When must an aggregate load be covered?
- Before you enter a curve, what gear should you select?
- Which of the following statements about a vehicle's retarder is FALSE?
- What effects can a poorly distributed load have on your vehicle?
- What is the purpose of an antilock braking system (ABS)?
- When you're driving on a slippery road, hard braking may cause
- The Motor Vehicle Act gives public transit buses the right-of-way. What does this mean?
- Written inspection reports must be completed daily by the drivers of which vehicles?
- Double-clutching is
- Drivers must hold an industrial air brake endorsement if they will be __________ on industrial roads.
- Drivers on Cycle 1 must not drive after completing ____ hours of on-duty time in seven consecutive days.
- Drivers on Cycle 2 must not drive after completing ____ hours of on-duty time in 14 consecutive days.
- Which of the following drivers are exempt from wearing seatbelts?
- In the context of commercial cargo securement, what is dunnage?
- During a pre-hill inspection of a truck equipped with air brakes, you should do which of the following?
- During a pre-hill inspection of a vehicle equipped with hydraulic brakes, you should do which of the following?
- As part of your pre-trip inspection of a single-unit (straight) truck with air brakes, you should make sure that the air-loss rate per minute is not greater than
- Every motor vehicle must be equipped with at least ______ separate braking systems.