Arkansas CDL — General Knowledge: Traffic Laws Practice Test

Question 1

A trucking company is considering hiring you to drive. How many years of past driving jobs must you list for it?

Accepted Answer

10 years — A commercial driving job application requires you to tell the employer about every driving job you have held during the past 10 years.

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3 years

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5 years

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7 years

Question 2

Individual Vehicle Distance Records used for IRP and IFTA must be kept for at least how long?

Accepted Answer

Four years — The IVDR is the source document for calculating the fees and taxes owed to each jurisdiction, so the original records must be kept for at least four years. Taxing jurisdictions may audit them.

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One year

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Two years

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Seven years

Question 3

Which statement about traffic convictions you receive in another state is correct?

Accepted Answer

You must report them to your licensing agency within 30 days, whatever vehicle you were driving — A traffic conviction (other than parking) in another jurisdiction must be reported to your state's licensing agency within 30 days, no matter which type of vehicle you were driving.

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Only convictions earned in a CMV have to be reported

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Parking tickets must also be reported within 30 days

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The other state reports them, so you need not

Question 4

Which of these would lead to a driver being denied, or losing, a hazardous materials endorsement?

Accepted Answer

Renouncing United States citizenship — Grounds for denying or taking away the HazMat endorsement include not being a lawful permanent resident, renouncing U.S. citizenship, certain felony charges or convictions, and being judged a security threat by TSA.

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Receiving a parking ticket

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Holding a Class B CDL instead of a Class A

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Driving only within one state

Question 5

The previous driver's inspection report lists a safety defect. When should you sign that report?

Accepted Answer

After the carrier certifies that the defect was repaired or that no repair was needed — The motor carrier has to fix safety items on the report and certify either that the work was done or that it wasn't needed. Your signature goes on only after defects were noted and that certification exists.

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Before the carrier has looked at the defect

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Never, because only the mechanic signs

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Only if you disagree that a defect exists

Question 6

When you step out of the cab of a truck hauling hazardous materials, where should the shipping papers be?

Accepted Answer

On the driver's seat — While driving, keep hazmat shipping papers in the door pouch on the driver's side or in plain view within reach. When you leave the vehicle, put them on the driver's seat so responders can find them quickly.

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Locked in the glove box

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In the sleeper berth

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With the cargo in the trailer

Question 7

Which tires are prohibited on the front wheels of a bus?

Accepted Answer

Re-grooved, recapped, or retreaded tires — Among the tire problems the manual lists, re-grooved, recapped, or retreaded tires may not be used on a bus's front wheels.

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Radial tires

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Tires with more tread than the legal minimum

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Tires from a different maker than the rear tires

Question 8

Most CDL holders who drive in interstate commerce are 'non-excepted.' What must they give the state driver licensing agency?

Accepted Answer

A current medical examiner's certificate — Non-excepted interstate drivers must give the state licensing agency a current medical examiner's certificate, often called a medical certificate or DOT card.

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A letter of recommendation from their employer

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Proof of IRP registration for their truck

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A copy of their logbook

Question 9

Your truck carries only drinking water in a permanently mounted 2,000-gallon tank. Do you need the tank vehicle endorsement?

Accepted Answer

Yes, because the endorsement depends on tank capacity, not on whether the liquid is hazardous — The tank endorsement covers tanks rated over 119 gallons each with 1,000 gallons or more in total, whether mounted permanently or temporarily. The manual notes that the cargo inside need not be hazardous.

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No, because water is not a hazardous material

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No, unless the tank is only temporarily attached

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Only if the vehicle also needs placards

Question 10

You drive in excepted interstate commerce on some days and non-excepted interstate commerce on others. How should you self-certify?

Accepted Answer

As non-excepted interstate, so you are qualified for both — When your work falls into both kinds of interstate commerce, the manual says to choose non-excepted interstate. That status qualifies you for both types of trips.

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As excepted interstate, since some of your work is excepted

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As intrastate, since neither type applies all the time

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You may pick either one

Question 11

The background check required for a hazardous materials endorsement reviews which records?

Accepted Answer

Criminal, immigration, and FBI records — TSA and the U.S. DOT require a background check, including fingerprints, for drivers certified to haul hazardous materials. The check looks at criminal, immigration, and FBI records.

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Credit reports and tax returns

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Only the applicant's driving record

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Medical and vision records

Question 12

A driver with a hazardous materials endorsement is indicted for a disqualifying crime. How soon must the driver notify the issuing state and surrender the endorsement?

Accepted Answer

Within 24 hours — A HazMat endorsement holder has 24 hours after a conviction or indictment for a disqualifying crime, in any civilian or military jurisdiction, to notify the CDL-issuing state and surrender the endorsement.

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Within 10 days

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Within 30 days

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At the next CDL renewal

Arkansas CDL — General Knowledge: Traffic Laws practice test

Study questions with answers

1. A trucking company is considering hiring you to drive. How many years of past driving jobs must you list for it?

2. Individual Vehicle Distance Records used for IRP and IFTA must be kept for at least how long?

3. Which statement about traffic convictions you receive in another state is correct?

4. Which of these would lead to a driver being denied, or losing, a hazardous materials endorsement?

5. The previous driver's inspection report lists a safety defect. When should you sign that report?

6. When you step out of the cab of a truck hauling hazardous materials, where should the shipping papers be?

7. Which tires are prohibited on the front wheels of a bus?

8. Most CDL holders who drive in interstate commerce are 'non-excepted.' What must they give the state driver licensing agency?

9. Your truck carries only drinking water in a permanently mounted 2,000-gallon tank. Do you need the tank vehicle endorsement?

10. You drive in excepted interstate commerce on some days and non-excepted interstate commerce on others. How should you self-certify?

11. The background check required for a hazardous materials endorsement reviews which records?

12. A driver with a hazardous materials endorsement is indicted for a disqualifying crime. How soon must the driver notify the issuing state and surrender the endorsement?

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