CDL · Vehicle equipment
What is true of a vehicle's anti-lock brake system (ABS)?
Correct answer: It helps you keep better control of the vehicle while braking.
Answer options
- AIt is not required on trucks built in recent years.
- BIt helps you keep better control of the vehicle while braking. Correct
- CIt is not available on double or triple trailer combinations.
Why
By keeping the wheels from locking up under hard braking, ABS lets you keep steering and lowers the chance of a skid. Federal rules have required ABS on most new trucks, tractors and trailers since the late 1990s.
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Topic: Vehicle equipment License: CDL
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