The Alberta air brake test, from Alberta’s own pages: the course, the 15-minute practical test and what you check, the 30-question knowledge test (25 to pass) and how Q fits with Class 1.

Alberta Air Brake (Q Endorsement) Test: Format, Pass Mark and Practice

Try 4 air brake practice questions free, learn how to mark a 30-question test the way Alberta does (25 to pass, out at 6 wrong) and see where Alberta and Ontario figures differ.

Free Air Brake Practice Test (Canada): The 30-Question Rule, by Province

The air brake pre-trip in order, from the Ontario, SGI and Alberta manuals and ICBC’s test forms: a printable checklist, pass values by province, pushrod stroke and slack adjusters.

Air Brake Pre-Trip Inspection and Brake Adjustment: Step-by-Step Checklist

How to get the Z endorsement in Ontario, from ontario.ca and the Official Air Brake Handbook: course or DriveTest, the written and practical tests, fees, the pass values and how renewal works now.

Ontario Air Brake Test (Z Endorsement): Written Test, Practical and Renewal

Alberta Q, Ontario Z, BC code 15, Saskatchewan and Manitoba A, plus Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador: the steps and written test from each province’s pages, and fees where printed.

How to Get an Air Brake Endorsement in Canada: Q, Z and Code 15 by Province

In Alberta and Ontario you need an air brake endorsement on your licence to drive a vehicle with air brakes: the Q endorsement in Alberta (drivers of a single-motor farm vehicle are exempt) and the Z endorsement in Ontario. On Alberta's standard route you first complete an approved course (at least 6.5 hours in the classroom, then practical training and a practical assessment; some eligible mechanics and technicians may take the tests without the training), then take the knowledge test at a registry agent: 30 multiple-choice questions, 25 correct to pass, and the test ends if you get 6 wrong. There is no time limit, it is in English only, and a retest must be on a different day. In Ontario you take the air brake knowledge test and a practical test at a DriveTest centre, or take an air brake endorsement course and bring its referral envelope to a DriveTest centre within 6 months (holders of a B, C, D, E, F or G licence take the course with a vehicle fleet owner). Our practice questions cover how the air supply, service, spring and trailer brakes work, brake adjustment, and the air brake pre-trip inspection.