From Section 5 of the New Jersey Commercial Driver License Manual

New Jersey CDL Air Brakes Practice Test

Who takes it: every CDL class (A, B and C).

Needed to drive a truck or bus with air brakes. Without it, your CDL gets an air brake restriction. 25 questions, 20 right to pass (80%).

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Practice Air Brakes

  • 10questions a round
  • 1manual section
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Take the Air Brakes test

  • 25questions
  • 20correct to pass
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Section 5 · p. 72–81 of the New Jersey Commercial Driver License Manual (March 2025), opens in a new tab

A Air Brakes question to try

In an s-cam brake, what does air pressure in the brake chamber push out?

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Where it is in the New Jersey Commercial Driver License Manual

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  • Manual section 5
  • Air brakesNot practiced yetp. 5-1 to 5-10

New Jersey answers about this test

CDL Air Brakes Test guide23 rules, with the pages in each state's manual

Practice material, not the official test: check every answer in your state's current handbook. Disclaimer · How the rounds work · MVC

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