TEXAS COMMERCIAL RULES EVALUATION EXAMS
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔To find out the details about registering your particular vehicle you should consult
A. City police
B. Tax collector and assessor
C. Railroad commission
D. Sheriffs office - ✔✔B. Tax collector and assessor
✔✔One purpose of requiring registration papers on trucks at all times is to show
a. Weight of the truck empty and how much it is registered to haul
b. Ownership of the truck
c. Weight of truck when loaded
d. Counties in which the truck may be operated - ✔✔a. Weight of the truck empty and
how much it is registered to haul
✔✔Clearance lights are required by State law for trucks or buses if the width is
A. 75 inches or more
B. 70 inches or more
C. 80 inches or more
D. 65 inches or more - ✔✔C. 80 inches or more
✔✔Clearance lamps mounted on the rear or on the side near the rear of a vehicle must
be what color?
a. Amber
b. White
c. Green
d. Red - ✔✔d. Red
✔✔When towing another vehicle with a chain or cable, what color flag must be attached
to the chain or cable?
a. Red
b. White
c. Blue
, d. Yellow - ✔✔b. White
✔✔When going downhill with a commercial vehicle, it is unlawful to
a. Shift to a lower gear
b. Remain in the same gear
c. Travel more than 25 mph
d. Coast - ✔✔d. Coast
✔✔ The color of clearance lamps on the front of a vehicle must be
a. White
b. Amber
c. Green
d. Red - ✔✔Amber
✔✔When backing a large truck you should
a. Depend only on your rearview mirror
b. Sound horn to clear way and back very slowly
c. Have someone guide you
d. Look straight ahead so you can back straight - ✔✔c. Have someone guide you
✔✔Every trailer must have how many reflections on the rear?
a. Two
b. None
c. One
d. Three - ✔✔a. Two
✔✔When turning right with a long vehicle or combination truck-trailer, if it is impossible
to stay in the proper lane, you should
A. Approach the corner 12 feet from the curb or right edge of roadway, then
turn into the right-hand lane
B. 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.
C. Permit rear wheels to run over curb if no obstruction is there.
D. Approach the corner in center of street then turn into right-hand lane - ✔✔B.
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.
✔✔Turn signal indicators are required on all motor vehicles manufactured after the
model year - ✔✔1959
✔✔No Combination of vehicles other than a truck tractor-trailer combination may
exceed
a. 65 feet
b. 40 feet
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔To find out the details about registering your particular vehicle you should consult
A. City police
B. Tax collector and assessor
C. Railroad commission
D. Sheriffs office - ✔✔B. Tax collector and assessor
✔✔One purpose of requiring registration papers on trucks at all times is to show
a. Weight of the truck empty and how much it is registered to haul
b. Ownership of the truck
c. Weight of truck when loaded
d. Counties in which the truck may be operated - ✔✔a. Weight of the truck empty and
how much it is registered to haul
✔✔Clearance lights are required by State law for trucks or buses if the width is
A. 75 inches or more
B. 70 inches or more
C. 80 inches or more
D. 65 inches or more - ✔✔C. 80 inches or more
✔✔Clearance lamps mounted on the rear or on the side near the rear of a vehicle must
be what color?
a. Amber
b. White
c. Green
d. Red - ✔✔d. Red
✔✔When towing another vehicle with a chain or cable, what color flag must be attached
to the chain or cable?
a. Red
b. White
c. Blue
, d. Yellow - ✔✔b. White
✔✔When going downhill with a commercial vehicle, it is unlawful to
a. Shift to a lower gear
b. Remain in the same gear
c. Travel more than 25 mph
d. Coast - ✔✔d. Coast
✔✔ The color of clearance lamps on the front of a vehicle must be
a. White
b. Amber
c. Green
d. Red - ✔✔Amber
✔✔When backing a large truck you should
a. Depend only on your rearview mirror
b. Sound horn to clear way and back very slowly
c. Have someone guide you
d. Look straight ahead so you can back straight - ✔✔c. Have someone guide you
✔✔Every trailer must have how many reflections on the rear?
a. Two
b. None
c. One
d. Three - ✔✔a. Two
✔✔When turning right with a long vehicle or combination truck-trailer, if it is impossible
to stay in the proper lane, you should
A. Approach the corner 12 feet from the curb or right edge of roadway, then
turn into the right-hand lane
B. 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.
C. Permit rear wheels to run over curb if no obstruction is there.
D. Approach the corner in center of street then turn into right-hand lane - ✔✔B.
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.
✔✔Turn signal indicators are required on all motor vehicles manufactured after the
model year - ✔✔1959
✔✔No Combination of vehicles other than a truck tractor-trailer combination may
exceed
a. 65 feet
b. 40 feet
