After coupling the tractor to the first trailer of a triples rig, what is the very next step toward building the complete three-trailer combination?
Doubles/Triples (T) Endorsement • Free CDL Practice Question
Regulation
49 CFR 383.115(a); AAMVA CDL Manual Section 7.2.3 "Coupling and Uncoupling Triple Trailers," p. 7-3, Version July 2017
Why This Matters
This reinforces that triples assembly is strictly sequential, front-to-back - a detail the knowledge test uses to check that you understand the actual mechanics rather than just knowing that 'three trailers get connected somehow.'