Class D License Study Guide
Vehicle size -- maximum width for most vehicles - ANS8 feet
The load will not project more than _______ beyond the width of
the body. - ANS6 inches
Vehicle size -- maximum width for buses - ANS8 feet 6 inches
Vehicle size -- maximum height - ANS13 feet 6 inches
Vehicle size -- maximum length - ANS40 feet for any single vehicle (including load)
65 feet for truck-tractor and trailer combination
Securing loads: contents must not be allowed to - ANSdrop, shift, leak or otherwise escape.
A load must not extend more than (1) of the vehicle or more than (2) of the vehicle except poles,
pilings and logs may project (3) of the trailer. - ANS1) 4 feet to the front
2) 8 feet beyond the rear
3) 15 feet beyond the rearmost part
If a load extends (1) past the bed or body of any vehicle, a (2) must be attached to the extreme
rear of the load during daylight hours. - ANS1) four or more feet
2) red flag 12 inches square
At night, a red light must be attached to the extreme rear of the load and visible for at least ____
to the sides and rear. - ANS500 feet
Maximum speed for any vehicle in Louisiana is 70 mph except:
• When pulling or towing another motor vehicle the speed limit is (1).
• School buses are limited to (2) when frequently stopping to load or unload children.
• Where (3) is posted.
• On portions of I-49, the speed limit is (4) - ANS1) 45 mph
2) 35 mph
3) a lower speed limit
4) 75 mph
On rural highways, outside residential areas or business districts, drivers of motor trucks must
not follow within (1) except to pass. - ANS1) 400 feet of one another
High beam headlights must be dimmed no less than (1) from oncoming traffic and (2) of a
vehicle being followed. - ANS1) 500 feet
Vehicle size -- maximum width for most vehicles - ANS8 feet
The load will not project more than _______ beyond the width of
the body. - ANS6 inches
Vehicle size -- maximum width for buses - ANS8 feet 6 inches
Vehicle size -- maximum height - ANS13 feet 6 inches
Vehicle size -- maximum length - ANS40 feet for any single vehicle (including load)
65 feet for truck-tractor and trailer combination
Securing loads: contents must not be allowed to - ANSdrop, shift, leak or otherwise escape.
A load must not extend more than (1) of the vehicle or more than (2) of the vehicle except poles,
pilings and logs may project (3) of the trailer. - ANS1) 4 feet to the front
2) 8 feet beyond the rear
3) 15 feet beyond the rearmost part
If a load extends (1) past the bed or body of any vehicle, a (2) must be attached to the extreme
rear of the load during daylight hours. - ANS1) four or more feet
2) red flag 12 inches square
At night, a red light must be attached to the extreme rear of the load and visible for at least ____
to the sides and rear. - ANS500 feet
Maximum speed for any vehicle in Louisiana is 70 mph except:
• When pulling or towing another motor vehicle the speed limit is (1).
• School buses are limited to (2) when frequently stopping to load or unload children.
• Where (3) is posted.
• On portions of I-49, the speed limit is (4) - ANS1) 45 mph
2) 35 mph
3) a lower speed limit
4) 75 mph
On rural highways, outside residential areas or business districts, drivers of motor trucks must
not follow within (1) except to pass. - ANS1) 400 feet of one another
High beam headlights must be dimmed no less than (1) from oncoming traffic and (2) of a
vehicle being followed. - ANS1) 500 feet
