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FREE BC Air Brake Practice Test 1
- Based on 2025 BC commercial driver's licence manual
- Updated for September 2025
- Perfect for first-time and renewal commercial applicants, and those adding endorsements
- Triple-checked for accuracy
To drive commercial vehicles with air brakes on British Columbia’s public roads, you must obtain an air brake endorsement on your commercial driver’s licence (Class 1, 2, or 3). To do this, you must meet a series of requirements that depend on whether you hold a Class 1 licence.
If you don’t already hold a commercial licence, you must meet an even longer series of requirements to obtain one, which depend on which class of licence you plan to obtain. One of the most crucial requirements is to pass a knowledge test on the basics of commercial driving. You must pass this test to get a commercial learner’s licence, which will allow you to practice commercial driving under supervision. If you are seeking a Class 1 licence, your knowledge test will include questions on air brakes. And for Class 1, you must also enroll in a Class 1 Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT) course (which includes air brake training) once you have obtained a commercial learner’s licence. Regardless of the class of licence you’re seeking, after at least two weeks have elapsed and you’ve practiced enough to drive safely, you can book a road test for your full-privilege commercial licence.
How to obtain an air brake endorsement on your commercial licence depends on the licence class. For Class 2 or 3, you must first complete an approved air brake course or prove you already have equivalent experience with air brakes. Then pass an air brake knowledge test and an air brake pre-trip inspection test of a single-unit vehicle with air brakes. For Class 1, you must satisfactorily complete the MELT course before the road test. Your Class 1 road test will include a pre-trip inspection test of a combination vehicle with air brakes.
If you’re looking for intensive practice to reinforce your knowledge of air brakes, you’ve definitely come to the right place! We have fifteen British Columbia Air Brake practice tests, of which this test is just the first. We’ve designed all of them to help you ace all the official air brake knowledge test questions you may encounter, whether on the Air Brake knowledge test or the Class 1 knowledge test.
If you have trouble with any practice question, you can ask our AI Assistant to rephrase the question, give you a hint, or answer any question you might have on commercial driving. If you still answer incorrectly, the AI Assistant will tell you the correct answer and explain why it is correct.
- Based on 2025 BC commercial driver's licence manual
- Perfect for first-time and renewal commercial applicants, and those adding endorsements
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Written by Andrei Zakhareuski Updated over a week ago
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We leverage feedback from our vast community of users to understand which topics are most frequently tested. This helps us focus on the areas that are most relevant and beneficial for your preparation. - Expert Content Creation:
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