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  • Updated for December 2024
  • Based on 2024 AR commercial driver's license manual

Free Arkansas CDL Combination Practice Test 2024

In Arkansas, drivers of semi-trucks or tractor-trailers can find economic opportunities in a variety of the state’s key economic sectors. These include agriculture (the state’s biggest employer), manufacturing, retail logistics (chiefly Walmart), and natural resources (especially timber, oil and gas, and minerals).

Arkansas’s agricultural sector produces poultry and eggs, soybeans, and rice, among others. Trucks transport these products to processing facilities, warehouses, and export hubs. Walmart (whose global headquarters is located in Bentonville) operates an extensive logistical network, including multiple distribution centers in Arkansas. This network creates a demand for truck drivers to transport Walmart products. Some truck drivers work directly for Walmart; others work for third-party logistics companies that partner with Walmart.

Arkansas’s economy is heavily dependent upon its timber and paper products industry. Tractor-trailers transport raw timber from forests. In the natural gas and minerals industries, truck drivers transport equipment, raw materials, and finished products.

One of the most important east-west truck routes is Interstate 40, which runs from California through North Little Rock and ends in North Carolina. Other important truck routes include Interstates 30, 49, and 55, and U.S. Routes 65, 67, and 71.

There are three classes of Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs): Class A, Class B, and Class C. A Class A CDL allows you to operate combination vehicles with a Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) of 26,001 pounds or more, in which the towed unit weighs more than 10,000 pounds. You must obtain a Class A CDL to drive semi-trucks or tractor-trailers.

Before you can obtain a CDL of any class, you must first master the theory and practice of general commercial driving. To show you’ve mastered the theory, you must pass the official General Knowledge test. However, to obtain a Class A CDL and drive semi-trucks or tractor-trailers, you must also pass the official Combination Vehicles knowledge test to show that you understand the theory of safely operating combination vehicles.

We can help! This free Arkansas CDL Combination practice test contains 25 questions and answers on such topics as safe driving techniques, combination braking systems, and pre-trip inspections. It’s based on the official Arkansas Commercial Driver’s Manual (Arkansas CDL Handbook 2024), just like the official knowledge test. And it’s structured similarly and up to date as of December, 2024. But unlike theirs, ours comes with an available hint to gently suggest the correct answer and an explanation of the correct answer.

Check out our other Combination Vehicles practice tests too.

Commercial Driver's License
  • Perfect for first-time and renewal CDL/CLP applicants, and those adding endorsements
  • Triple-checked for accuracy

What you need to know

9 min to complete
Available in EN and ES
Verified by Steven Litvintchouk, M.S., Chief Educational Researcher, Member of ACES. See our detailed commitment to accuracy and quality in our practice tests.
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What to expect on the actual AR DMV exam

20

questions

16

correct answers to pass

80%

passing score

List of questions (classic view)

  1. After you lock the kingpin into the fifth wheel, how should you check the connection?
  2. After you connect the air lines but before you back under the trailer, you should
  3. Which statement best illustrates the "crack-the-whip" effect?
  4. When you inspect the landing gear after uncoupling the trailer, where should the tractor be?
  5. What is the safest way to turn right from a two-way road?
  6. To drive a triple combination vehicle, you must have
  7. To prevent rollover, cargo should be
  8. Combination vehicles take longer to stop when they are empty than when they are fully loaded, because
  9. If your vehicle gets stuck on a railroad track, you should
  10. Low-slung vehicles can be risky at railroad crossings because
  11. On a double or triple vehicle, which wheels offtrack the most?
  12. When you're pulling doubles or triples, the shut-off valves should always be
  13. On a trailer, where is the yellow antilock brake (ABS) malfunction lamp located?
  14. Even before antilock braking systems (ABS) were required, some vehicles already had them. How can you check if your vehicle has ABS?
  15. An antilock braking system (ABS) is useful
  16. After coupling, make sure that the air lines are not crossed. How should you do this?
  17. During uncoupling, you should disconnect the electrical cable and
  18. Before you start to uncouple, you must
  19. You can confirm that air is going to all brakes in your trailers by
  20. To uncouple a loaded trailer, after the landing gear has made firm contact with the ground, you should
  21. If the trailer has antilock brakes (ABS) but the tractor doesn't,
  22. To test the tractor protection valve, charge the trailer air brake system, turn off the engine, and
  23. If your test of the tractor protection valve is successful,
  24. The tractor protection valve is designed to close automatically when the air pressure falls into the pressure range specified by the manufacturer, typically
  25. As part of your vehicle inspection test, if your vehicle is equipped with air brakes and has a trailer, you will inspect the air connections between the truck or tractor and the trailer. Make sure that the ________ are locked in place and free of damage or air leaks.
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