Tankers

An emergency forces you to stop your tanker quickly or crash. You should:

Use controlled or stab braking

When you load the small tanks of a cargo tank equipped with bulkheads, you should check your:

Weight distribution

Which of these statements about stopping distance and speed is true?

Wet roads can double stopping distance at any speed

Which of these statements about emergency steering and tankers is true?

When making a quick steering movement, do not apply the brakes

You are driving a tank truck and the front wheels begin to skid. Which of these is most likely to occur?

You will continue in a straight line and keep moving forward no matter how much you steer

Liquid tight separations between compartments inside tanks are called:

Bulkheads

The best way to take a curve with a tanker is to slow to a safe speed before entering the curve, then ____ as you go through it.

Accelerate slightly

Outage means:

Allowance for expansion of liquid

A tanker has lost its brakes. When should the driver use a truck escape ramp?

Always

Separations, (between compartments inside tanks that have openings or holes in them) are called.

Baffles

When you unload the smaller tanks of a tank with bulk heads, be careful to check the:

Distribution of weight

Hauling liquids in tankers requires special care for two reasons. One reason is the ____ center of gravity that tankers have.

High

Hauling liquids in tank vehicles requires special care for two reasons. One reason is:

Liquid movement

Empty trucks:

May require longer stopping distances than full ones

Side to side surge can cause:

Roll over

Baffles in liquid cargo tanks do not usually prevent the movement of surge from:

Side to side

Liquid in a tank with baffles can have what kind of surge?

Side to side

You should know the outage needed for the liquids you carry because:

Some liquids expand more than others when they get warm

You need to be extremely cautious when driving smooth bore tankers. This is especially true when you are:

Starting or stopping

You should be extremely cautious when driving smooth bore tankers, especially when you are:

Starting or stopping

What does liquid surge do to the handling of a tanker?

Surge can move the truck in the direction the liquid waves move

You are driving on a clear night. You must dim your headlights from high to low. You should adjust your speed so you can stop within:

The distance you can see ahead

The amount of liquid to load into a tank depends on:

The legal weight limits The amount the liquid will expand in transit

How would you expect a truck with a cargo tank that has baffles to handle on the road?

There will be less front to back surge than there is in a tanker without baffles

When your cargo tank has baffles, what handling effect do you expect?

There will be less front to back surge than there is in tanks without baffles