Practice question

For proper coupling, trailer height should be:

  1. So high the kingpin misses the fifth wheel
  2. So low the tractor hits the trailer nose
  3. Irrelevant if air lines are connected
  4. Slightly low so the fifth wheel lifts the trailer as it backs under

Answer: D — Slightly low so the fifth wheel lifts the trailer as it backs under

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