Texas CDL Studienführer, Klassennotizen & Zusammenfassungen

Section 2.7 and 2.8 How do you find out how many seconds of following distance space you have? - ANSWER - If you are driving a 40 ft. truck and only counted up to 2 seconds, you're too close. Drop back a little and count again until you have 4 seconds of following distance. (or 5 seconds, if you're going over 40 mph.) - to know how much space you have wait until the vehicle ahead passes a shadow on the road, a pavement marking, or some other clear landmark. Then count off the seconds like th...

The color of clearance lamps on the front of the vehicle must be : - ANSWER Amber The load on a vehicle may not extend beyond the front of the vehicles, without a special permit, more than: - ANSWER Three feet Trailer and semitrailers must ordinarily have brakes that can be applied by the driver when the gross weight of the trailer exceeds: - ANSWER 4,500 pounds The load on a truck may not extend over the rear of the vehicle more than: - ANSWER four feet All trailers or semitrailers ...

The height from the ground for mounted reflectors must be at least - ANSWER 24 inches Clearance lights are required by state law for trucks or buses if the width is - ANSWER 80 inches or more When turning right with a long vehicle or combination truck-trailer, if it is impossible to stay in the proper lane, you should - ANSWER Approach the corner 12 feet from the curb or right edge of the roadway, then turn into the right-hand lane Clearance lamps mounted on the rear or on the side near...

On trucks, truck tractors, semitrailers, pole trailers, and buses that are at least 80 inches in width, reflectors should be placed between __________ from the ground. - ANSWER 24 to 60 Inches Displayed on each side of a pole trailer, there must be: - ANSWER An amber reflector and an amber side marker lamp The rear of every truck, semitrailer, pole trailer, and bus is required to display: - ANSWER Two red reflectors Two amber reflectors and one red reflector are required on each side of...

what's must CMV reg. papers show? - ANSWER rcp. for plates, weight of vehicle empty and how much reg. to haul what's the only reason a special permit would not be granted? - ANSWER if the load can be reasonably dismantled how much time after sunset and sunrise can any motor vehicle not haul a house? - ANSWER half hour if needed to haul a house after half hour before sunrise or after sunset what must the vehicle have? - ANSWER 3 flares, 3 red electric lamps or 3 portable red emergency ...

Fire extinguisher must be - ANSWER Chemical type of one quart capacity Under 45,000lbs or less are - ANSWER Exempt from brake requirements Over 4,500lbs but do not exceed 15,000lbs and operate at 30 mph or less - ANSWER Do not require breaks Over 4,500lbs but do not exceed 15,000lbs but operate at 30 mph plus - ANSWER Require breaks Max height - ANSWER 14ft

When mud flaps are required on trucks or trailers, they must reach how close to the surface of the highway? - ANSWER 8 inches Outside business and residential districts, school buses and other buses carrying passengers must __________ - ANSWER Always stop at uncontrolled railroad crossings State length requirements for vehicles and combinations of vehicles do not apply __________ - ANSWER Within city limits Except for vehicles carrying cotton, cotton related equipment, or cylindrically ...

the color of the clearance lamps on the front of a vehicle must be - ANSWER amber when backing a large truck you should - ANSWER have someone guide you every trailer must have how many reflectors on the rear - ANSWER two

Flares, Fusees, or Reflectors - ANSWER A vehicle operating between half an hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise must posses at least three of any any of these. When lighted lamps are unnecessary - ANSWER Must use two red flags in place of flares, lights, or reflectors While transporting explosives or flammable liquid, or if uses compressed flammable gases as fuel - ANSWER May not use signals produced by flame. May use triangular signals Vehicles including loads transported - ...

The color of clearance lamps on the front of a vehicle must be? - ANSWER Amber When backing a large truck you should - ANSWER Have someone guide you Every trailer must have how many reflectors in the rear - ANSWER Two When turning right with a long vehicle or combination truck-trailer, if it is impossible to stay in the proper lane, you should - ANSWER Approach the corner about 4 feet from the curb or right edge of the roadway, then if necessary complete turn in center of street entered...