Heavy Duty Truck System Chapter 1

What type of truck suspension is most commonly found on highway trucks today? A. Air Springs B. Solid rubber spring C. Steel coil spring D. Steel leaf spring

A. Air Springs

What do fully automatic transmissions use to transmit drivetrain torque? A. Planetary gearsets B. Computer controls C. Twin countershafts D. Triple countershafts

A. Planetary gearsets

Convert 500,000 linehaul miles to engine hours. A. 5,000 B. 10,000 C. 50,000 D. 1000,000

B. 10,000

What is the GVW range of a Class 6 truck? A. 16,001 to 19,500 pounds B. 19,501 to 26,000 pounds C. 26,001 to 33,000 pounds D. Over 33,001 pounds

B. 19,501 to 26,000 pounds

What is used to provide steering power assist in most heavy duty highway truck systems? A. Compressed air B. Hydraulic pump C. Electric pump D. Drag link

B. Hydraulic pump

What term is used to describe the organization of tracking, moving, storing, and delivering cargo in the trucking industry? A. P&D B. Logistics C. JIT D. LTL

B. Logistics

Which of the following is the accounting term for a come-back repair? A. Freebie B. Policy Adjustment C. OOS repair D. Catastrophe

B. Policy Adjustment

In order to obtain Master Truck Technician certification, how many ASE test must a technician pass? A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

C. 7

Which of the following does most to reduce driver fatigue in highway trucks? A. 20 speed transmissions B. 6 speed transmissions C. Computer controlled automated manual transmissions D. Hydromechanical power shift transmissions

C. Computer controlled automated manual transmissions

How many major OEMs manufacture Class 8 trucks for the North American market? A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Six

C. Four

What type of frame is used on most heavy duty trucks? A. Mono-coque B. Unibody C. Ladder D. Aluminum

C. Ladder

Which of the following is a correct definition of gross vehicle weight? A. The mean weight of a vehicle B. The weight of the vehicle plus freight C. The maximum allowable weight of a vehicle plus its cargo D. The minimum allowable weight of a vehicle minus its cargo

C. The maximum allowable weight of a vehicle plus its cargo

A truck equipped with 6 wheels, 4 of which is driven, would be classified as: A. 4x6 B. 2x8 C.10x4 D. 6x4

D. 6x4

How many ASE truck technician test are currently available? A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

D. 8

What percentage of all of transportation revenues is accounted for by the trucking industry in the United States? A. 5 percent B. 10 percent C. 20 percent D. 80 percent

D. 80 percent

Which classification group of highway trucks would be called "heavy duty"? A. Class 1 and 2 B. Class 3 and 4 C. Class 5 and 6 D. Class 7 and 8

D. Class 7 and 8

What is used to power most heavy duty trucks on our highways? A. Propane-fueled engines B. Gasoline-fueled engines C. Hydromechanical diesel engines D. Computer-controlled diesel engines

D. Computer-controlled diesel engines

A truck that operates long distance, terminal to terminal, would be classified as: A. LTL B. P&D C. Vocational D. Linehaul

D. Linehaul

What is the GVW range of a Class 8 truck? A. A. 16,001 to 19,500 pounds B. 19,501 to 26,000 pounds C. 26,001 to 33,000 pounds D. Over 33,001 pounds

D. Over 33,001 pounds

Which of the following is an appropriate classification for a concrete truck? A. P&D B. LTL C. JIT D. Vocational

D. Vocational