2024 NON-CDL CLASS C PRACTICE
TEST EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What are the laws that apply to one vehicle towing another? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSThe drawbar or other connections must be strong enough to pull all
the weight of the vehicle being towed.
The drawbar or other connections may not exceed 15 feet from one vehicle
to the other. This does not include the connection between two vehicles
transporting poles, pipes, machinery or other objects that cannot be taken
apart easily.
A drawbar must be used to tow a vehicle on any controlled-access highway
or on a roadway outside a business, residential, or suburban district.
Each towed vehicle must be coupled with two safety chains or cables to the
towing vehicle. Chains and cables must be large and strong enough to
prevent the towed vehicle from parting with the towing vehicle. This is
necessary in case the drawbar breaks.
A passenger may not occupy a trailer, semi-trailer, farm wagon or other
vehicle while being towed on public highways. Exceptions apply when the
vehicle does not exceed 15 mph and is used in connection with a parade or
farming activity, or the passenger is over age 18.
What are the maximum weights for single, tandem and 5-axle combinations?
- CORRECT-ANSWERSThe maximum weight limit on designated state and
local streets and highways is 20,000 pounds on a single axle; 34,000 pounds
on a tandem; and up to 80,000 pounds on a 5-axle combination, depending
upon axle spacings.
What is the maximum length allowed for second division vehicles, empty or
loaded? What are the exceptions? - CORRECT-ANSWERSNo vehicle with or
without a load, other than a semitrailer, shall exceed a length of 42 feet.
Exceptions are vehicles hauling pipes, poles, machinery or other structural
objects that cannot be quickly taken apart. However the length of these
objects may not exceed 80 feet, except for public utility emergency repairs
or for those holding special permits.
At what distance must warning flags, flares or other approved warning
devices be visible? - CORRECT-ANSWERSEach vehicle must carry three
liquid-burning flares, three red electric lanterns or three portable red
emergency reflectors which are visible for 500 feet in the dark.
TEST EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What are the laws that apply to one vehicle towing another? - CORRECT-
ANSWERSThe drawbar or other connections must be strong enough to pull all
the weight of the vehicle being towed.
The drawbar or other connections may not exceed 15 feet from one vehicle
to the other. This does not include the connection between two vehicles
transporting poles, pipes, machinery or other objects that cannot be taken
apart easily.
A drawbar must be used to tow a vehicle on any controlled-access highway
or on a roadway outside a business, residential, or suburban district.
Each towed vehicle must be coupled with two safety chains or cables to the
towing vehicle. Chains and cables must be large and strong enough to
prevent the towed vehicle from parting with the towing vehicle. This is
necessary in case the drawbar breaks.
A passenger may not occupy a trailer, semi-trailer, farm wagon or other
vehicle while being towed on public highways. Exceptions apply when the
vehicle does not exceed 15 mph and is used in connection with a parade or
farming activity, or the passenger is over age 18.
What are the maximum weights for single, tandem and 5-axle combinations?
- CORRECT-ANSWERSThe maximum weight limit on designated state and
local streets and highways is 20,000 pounds on a single axle; 34,000 pounds
on a tandem; and up to 80,000 pounds on a 5-axle combination, depending
upon axle spacings.
What is the maximum length allowed for second division vehicles, empty or
loaded? What are the exceptions? - CORRECT-ANSWERSNo vehicle with or
without a load, other than a semitrailer, shall exceed a length of 42 feet.
Exceptions are vehicles hauling pipes, poles, machinery or other structural
objects that cannot be quickly taken apart. However the length of these
objects may not exceed 80 feet, except for public utility emergency repairs
or for those holding special permits.
At what distance must warning flags, flares or other approved warning
devices be visible? - CORRECT-ANSWERSEach vehicle must carry three
liquid-burning flares, three red electric lanterns or three portable red
emergency reflectors which are visible for 500 feet in the dark.
