TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Texas DPS Firefighter exempt Class B
Practice Questions and Answers
Maximum speed for heavy trucks on highway at night? - Answer✔️✔️-
65mph
what should you do when going down a steep grade in a heavy vehicle? -
Answer✔️✔️-Shift to lower gear
What should you do when turning right in a vehicle that is too large to stay
in proper lane? - Answer✔️✔️-Wide turn
How can farm tractors meet lighting requirements when operating on the
highway at night? - Answer✔️✔️-Flashers- Red or amber
2 Headlamps
Red taillight
Red reflectors
What are vehicle size and weight requirements for class A, B, and C drivers
licenses (non-CDL)? - Answer✔️✔️-A- Combo 26,001 lbs+
B- Single 26,001 lbs+ or 24+ passengers
C- Hazmat
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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the first action of the driver of a disabled truck or bus? -
Answer✔️✔️-Proper flares, flags, and reflectors.
What are the height limits between which reflectors must be mounted? -
Answer✔️✔️-No less than 24" - No more than 60"
What color should clearance lamps, side marker lamps, or reflectors
mounted on or near the front of a vehicle be? - Answer✔️✔️-Amber
What is the greatest height allowed by state law for any vehicle including
its load? - Answer✔️✔️-14'
What is the greatest weight allowed by state law for and vehicle including
its load? - Answer✔️✔️-80,000lbs
What should be the greatest distance between two vehicles when one is
towing the other? - Answer✔️✔️-15'
What should you do when hauling equipment that is wider, heavier, or
longer than the law permits? - Answer✔️✔️-TX DOT Permit
When are turn indicator signals required on a vehicle? - Answer✔️✔️-All
after 1959
Outside the city limits, what type of vehicle must stop at all railroad
crossings? - Answer✔️✔️-Buses with people, Super heavy equipment, and
trucks with explosives.
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