FREE NL Class 2 (Bus) Commercial Licence Practice Test 2025
With a Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Class 2 commercial driver’s licence, you’re not limited to driving Class 2 vehicles (full-size buses). You may also drive Class 3 vehicles (single-unit trucks), Class 4 vehicles (smaller buses), and Class 5 vehicles (cars and small trucks). You may find employment opportunities operating any of these types of vehicles, including coach buses, school buses, shuttle buses, transit buses, youth program shuttles, and seniors’ and accessible transportation.
To apply for a Class 2 commercial driver’s licence in NL, you must have held a full Class 5 driver’s licence for at least one year and pass a vision test.
Next, you must pass an official written knowledge test on the theory of driving Class 2 vehicles. The passing score is 80%. Because most Class 2 vehicles in NL have air brakes, you should also obtain an Air Brake endorsement. To do this, pass the official Air Brake knowledge test. (You can take the Air Brake knowledge test online.)
Once you pass the Class 2 knowledge test, you must submit a Routine Medical Form about your medical status to any Digital Government and Service NL location. Once the form is approved, you may obtain a Class 2 learner’s licence, which will allow you to practice commercial driving under supervision. Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT) is not required for a Class 2 licence in NL.
Once you feel ready, you may take the road test for a commercial driver’s licence. You must take the road test in a Class 2 bus. If the vehicle has air brakes, you must have an Air Brake endorsement.
Digital Government and Service NL has not published a general commercial driver’s licence manual, although it has published an official Air Brake Manual. The final chapter of the NL Driver’s Handbook has some information about general commercial driving. Want more intensive knowledge training in Class 2 driving than this? We can help!
We have seven Newfoundland and Labrador Class 2 Knowledge practice tests for you to try, of which this one is just the first. We designed these practice tests to help aspiring commercial drivers like you pass their Class 2 knowledge tests – on their first try. This practice test covers the basics of operating Class 2 vehicles. If you get stuck on a question, ask our AI Assistant to give you a hint, discuss the question in more depth, or answer your own questions about commercial driving. If you still miss the question, the AI Assistant will give you the correct answer and an explanation.
- A bus driver should choose a safe driving speed, primarily based on
- The air pressure of a spare tire should equal
- When should the bus driver perform a safety check of the bus?
- You're approaching an intersection, and you notice that the roadway beyond the intersection is blocked with traffic. What should you do?
- When travelling slower than the other traffic, you should
- If you're approaching a level railway crossing that is not protected by gates or railway crossing signals, what should you do?
- A vehicle being used for the removal of snow from a roadway must be equipped with a
- What is the main purpose of maintaining the correct air pressure in the tires?
- Under Ontario law, when a school bus stops with its red signals flashing, other drivers must
- A broken centre line on a roadway means that you may
- Which of the following items of equipment is not required on a school bus?
- If a front tire blows out, what should you do first?
- If your right wheels drop off the roadway, what should you do to get back onto the roadway?
- Generally the safest drivers are those who
- If a bus becomes disabled on a roadway at night, flares or reflectors must be placed approximately _________ in front of and behind the vehicle.
- When driving in fog, you should use
- You're driving on a two-way street when you hear the siren of an approaching emergency vehicle. What must you do?
- What is the most important concern for a bus driver?
- If your vehicle lacks antilock brakes (ABS), how can you stop quickly on a wet or icy roadway?
- When travelling at over 60 km/h (40 mph), a bus driver must maintain a following distance of at least _________ behind the vehicle ahead, except when passing.
- A controlled railway crossing may have
- A light-rail transit (LRT) train may take up to ________ to stop in an emergency.
- A Slow-Moving Vehicle sign should be placed on any vehicle that travels no faster than
- A tire that is overinflated or underinflated can
- A tractor-trailer travelling at high speeds creates air turbulence in which of the following areas?
- A vehicle that is twice the weight of a car and is travelling at twice the speed of that car requires how much braking power to stop in the same distance?
- A white diamond marking in your lane indicates that
- A white X pavement marking in your lane means that
- What is a danger zone?
- Which dashboard gauge can help you decide when to upshift?
- Airbags are
- An engine governor is
- An octagonal (eight-sided) red sign is
- An oncoming vehicle at night has not dimmed its high-beam headlights. What should you do?
- Any defect or deficiency that you find on your bus must be
- At a railroad crossing, flashing red lights and ringing bells mean that
- At a stop sign, you must
- At an intersection with no traffic lights or traffic signs, you should
- At an intersection, the traffic light is red, but a police officer motions you to go through. What should you do?
- At what speed should you back up your vehicle?
- At which of the following engine speeds should you drive your vehicle?
- Before you drive your vehicle, you should
- Before you drive, you should
- Before you enter a curve, what gear should you select?
- Before you may turn left at an intersection, you must yield to
- Besides regular brake maintenance, who is responsible for ensuring that the brakes of a vehicle are working properly before the vehicle is driven?
- Cars A and B have arrived at this intersection at about the same time. Car A wants to turn left and Car B wants to go straight. Who has the right-of-way?
- Compounding the air brakes can
- Different-sized tires can
- Double-clutching is
- During a pre-hill inspection of a vehicle equipped with air brakes, you should do which of the following?
- During freezing conditions, you should exercise extreme caution when driving through which of the following?
