Class D License Study Guide – Complete Guide
Vehicle size -- maximum width for most vehicles Correct Ans - 8
feet
The load will not project more than _______ beyond the width of
the body. Correct Ans - 6 inches
Vehicle size -- maximum width for buses Correct Ans - 8 feet 6
inches
Vehicle size -- maximum height Correct Ans - 13 feet 6 inches
Vehicle size -- maximum length Correct Ans - 40 feet for any single
vehicle (including load)
65 feet for truck-tractor and trailer combination
Securing loads: contents must not be allowed to Correct Ans - drop,
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.
Correct Ans - 1) 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. Correct
Ans - 1) 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. Correct Ans - 500 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) Correct Ans - 1) 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. Correct Ans -
1) 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. Correct Ans - 1) 500 feet
2) 200 feet
You must not let your vehicle coast downhill with the clutch (1) or the gear
in (2). Correct Ans - 1) disengaged
2) neutral
You must stop within (1) but not closer than (2) from the nearest rail. You
may not change gears until you have (3). This does apply to street-rail
crossings within a business or residential district. Correct Ans - 1)
50 feet
2) 15 feet
3) completely crossed over the tracks
Fire Extinguisher: Vehicles transporting passengers for hire must be
equipped with at least a type (1) fire extinguisher, completely filled and in
working condition. Correct Ans - 2-BC
Tow trucks must be equipped with at least one (1) fire extinguisher
capable of extinguishing flammable liquid fires, completely filled and in
working condition. Correct Ans - 4-BC
Motor vehicles transporting explosives must be equipped with at least one
fire extinguisher with a rating of at least (1), completely filled and in
working condition. Correct Ans - 10-BC
Every truck must have a device (1) to minimize the spray or splash of water
or mud or loose road surface material to the rear. Correct Ans -
("mud flap")
Vehicle size -- maximum width for most vehicles Correct Ans - 8
feet
The load will not project more than _______ beyond the width of
the body. Correct Ans - 6 inches
Vehicle size -- maximum width for buses Correct Ans - 8 feet 6
inches
Vehicle size -- maximum height Correct Ans - 13 feet 6 inches
Vehicle size -- maximum length Correct Ans - 40 feet for any single
vehicle (including load)
65 feet for truck-tractor and trailer combination
Securing loads: contents must not be allowed to Correct Ans - drop,
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.
Correct Ans - 1) 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. Correct
Ans - 1) 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. Correct Ans - 500 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) Correct Ans - 1) 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. Correct Ans -
1) 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. Correct Ans - 1) 500 feet
2) 200 feet
You must not let your vehicle coast downhill with the clutch (1) or the gear
in (2). Correct Ans - 1) disengaged
2) neutral
You must stop within (1) but not closer than (2) from the nearest rail. You
may not change gears until you have (3). This does apply to street-rail
crossings within a business or residential district. Correct Ans - 1)
50 feet
2) 15 feet
3) completely crossed over the tracks
Fire Extinguisher: Vehicles transporting passengers for hire must be
equipped with at least a type (1) fire extinguisher, completely filled and in
working condition. Correct Ans - 2-BC
Tow trucks must be equipped with at least one (1) fire extinguisher
capable of extinguishing flammable liquid fires, completely filled and in
working condition. Correct Ans - 4-BC
Motor vehicles transporting explosives must be equipped with at least one
fire extinguisher with a rating of at least (1), completely filled and in
working condition. Correct Ans - 10-BC
Every truck must have a device (1) to minimize the spray or splash of water
or mud or loose road surface material to the rear. Correct Ans -
("mud flap")
