LOUISIANA CLASS D CHAUFFEUR’S LICENSE
2026 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED DRIVING REGULATIONS
BREAKDOWN FULL REVIEW
◉ Class D license is for anyone driving a vehicle or combined set of
vehicles in this weight range _____, as long as they are not carrying
hazardous materials Answer: 10,001-26,001 pounds
◉ A Class D license allows for a driver-for-fire to drive any vehicle
fitting into the Class __ requirements Answer: E
◉ you must be ____ years old to receive a class D license Answer: 17
◉ the maximum width for all vehicles except buses is ___ Answer: 8
feet
◉ the maximum width for buses is ____ Answer: 8ft 6in
◉ the load may not project more than ___ beyond the width of the
body Answer: 6in
,◉ the maximum height for all vehicles is ___ Answer: 13ft 6in
◉ the maximum length for any single vehicle including its load is ___
Answer: 40ft
◉ the maximum length for a truck-tractor and trailer combination is
___ Answer: 65ft
◉ the maximum height, length, and width requirements do not
apply to ____, ______, or ____ as long as they are operating during
daylight Answer: auto carriers, trailers hauling poles or pilings,
trailers hauling logs
◉ when securing a load, the contents must not be allowed to ____,
____, _____, or ______ and the cover must be securely fastened Answer:
drop, shift, leak, otherwise escape
◉ any load may not extend more than ____ in front of the vehicle
Answer: 4ft
◉ any load except for poles, pilings, and logs may not extend more
than ___ beyond the rear of the vehicle Answer: 8ft
,◉ poles, pilings, and logs may not extend more than ___ beyond the
rear of the trailer Answer: 15ft
◉ if a load extends more than ___ past the body of the vehicle a 12 in
square _____ must be attached to the load during daylight and a ____
must be attached during nighttime Answer: 4 ft, red flag, red light
◉ the red light attached to the load at night must be visible from ____
Answer: 500ft
◉ when pulling or towing another motor vehicle the speed limit is
_____ Answer: 45 mph
◉ the speed limit for school buses which are frequently stopping to
load or unload children is ___ Answer: 35mph
◉ for all other vehicle, where the posted speed limit permits, the
maximum speed limit is ___ Answer: 70mph
◉ on rural highways, outside residential area or business districts,
drivers of motor trucks must not follow within _____ of one another
except to pass Answer: 400 ft
, ◉ high beam headlights must be dimmed at ___ from oncoming
traffic and ____ from a vehicle being followed Answer: 500ft, 200ft
◉ you must stop within___ but not closer than ___ from the a railway
crossing Answer: 50ft, 15ft
◉ vehicles transporting passengers must be equipped with this type
of fire extinguisher Answer: 2-BC
◉ tow trucks must have this type of fire extinguisher Answer: 4-BC
◉ vehicles transporting explosives must have this type of fire
extinguisher Answer: 10-BC
◉ freight carrying vehicles and passenger buses must carry either 3
____, 3____, or 3 ____ and 2____ as warning equipment. Answer: flares,
electric red lanterns or red portable reflectors, and 2 12 inch square
red cloth flags
◉ flares or fuses are not allowed on these trucks Answer: those
carrying explosives, flammable liquids, compressed gases, or those
using compressed gas for fuel
2026 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED DRIVING REGULATIONS
BREAKDOWN FULL REVIEW
◉ Class D license is for anyone driving a vehicle or combined set of
vehicles in this weight range _____, as long as they are not carrying
hazardous materials Answer: 10,001-26,001 pounds
◉ A Class D license allows for a driver-for-fire to drive any vehicle
fitting into the Class __ requirements Answer: E
◉ you must be ____ years old to receive a class D license Answer: 17
◉ the maximum width for all vehicles except buses is ___ Answer: 8
feet
◉ the maximum width for buses is ____ Answer: 8ft 6in
◉ the load may not project more than ___ beyond the width of the
body Answer: 6in
,◉ the maximum height for all vehicles is ___ Answer: 13ft 6in
◉ the maximum length for any single vehicle including its load is ___
Answer: 40ft
◉ the maximum length for a truck-tractor and trailer combination is
___ Answer: 65ft
◉ the maximum height, length, and width requirements do not
apply to ____, ______, or ____ as long as they are operating during
daylight Answer: auto carriers, trailers hauling poles or pilings,
trailers hauling logs
◉ when securing a load, the contents must not be allowed to ____,
____, _____, or ______ and the cover must be securely fastened Answer:
drop, shift, leak, otherwise escape
◉ any load may not extend more than ____ in front of the vehicle
Answer: 4ft
◉ any load except for poles, pilings, and logs may not extend more
than ___ beyond the rear of the vehicle Answer: 8ft
,◉ poles, pilings, and logs may not extend more than ___ beyond the
rear of the trailer Answer: 15ft
◉ if a load extends more than ___ past the body of the vehicle a 12 in
square _____ must be attached to the load during daylight and a ____
must be attached during nighttime Answer: 4 ft, red flag, red light
◉ the red light attached to the load at night must be visible from ____
Answer: 500ft
◉ when pulling or towing another motor vehicle the speed limit is
_____ Answer: 45 mph
◉ the speed limit for school buses which are frequently stopping to
load or unload children is ___ Answer: 35mph
◉ for all other vehicle, where the posted speed limit permits, the
maximum speed limit is ___ Answer: 70mph
◉ on rural highways, outside residential area or business districts,
drivers of motor trucks must not follow within _____ of one another
except to pass Answer: 400 ft
, ◉ high beam headlights must be dimmed at ___ from oncoming
traffic and ____ from a vehicle being followed Answer: 500ft, 200ft
◉ you must stop within___ but not closer than ___ from the a railway
crossing Answer: 50ft, 15ft
◉ vehicles transporting passengers must be equipped with this type
of fire extinguisher Answer: 2-BC
◉ tow trucks must have this type of fire extinguisher Answer: 4-BC
◉ vehicles transporting explosives must have this type of fire
extinguisher Answer: 10-BC
◉ freight carrying vehicles and passenger buses must carry either 3
____, 3____, or 3 ____ and 2____ as warning equipment. Answer: flares,
electric red lanterns or red portable reflectors, and 2 12 inch square
red cloth flags
◉ flares or fuses are not allowed on these trucks Answer: those
carrying explosives, flammable liquids, compressed gases, or those
using compressed gas for fuel
