NYS Tow Truck Endorsement Practice Test 1-7 with
Complete Solutions 2024/2025
1. Which of the following if the correct definition of a tow B
truck?
A. A motor vehicle that tows or carries a disabled
illegally parked motor vehicle
B. A motor vehicle that tows or carries a disabled ille-
gally parked or abandoned motor vehicle or a motor
vehicle involved in an accident
C. A motor vehicle that tows or carries a legally
parked or abandoned motor vehicle or motor vehicle
involved in an accident
D. A motor vehicle that carries a motor vehicle in-
volved in an accident.
2. What does the class of license depend on? A
A. GVWR
B. GVRW
C. GCRR
D. GRCW
3. What is GCWR? D
A. Gross compound weight rating
B. Grand combination weight rating
C. Gross combination weight rank
D. Gross combination weight rating
4. What vehicle should you take the road test in? B
A. The smallest vehicle you are capable of driving
B. The largest vehicle you are capable of driving
C. A midsize vehicle
5. Is a HazMat endorsement required to tow a tr luck B
carrying hazardous materials?
A. Yes, always
B. No, exceptions can be madle under emergency
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C. No, exceptions can be made if moving the disabled
vehicle less than 50 miles
D. No, exceptions can be made if moving the disabled
vehicle more than 50 miles
6. How are tow trucks generally classified? C
A. By mass and color
B. By weight and volume
C. By weight and body type
D. By body type and mass
7. What is the GVWR of medium duty tow trucks? A
A. 10,001-26,000 pounds
B. 8,600-10,000 pounds l
C. 11,000-25,000 pounds
D. Over 26,000 pounds
8. What is the correct definition of a car carrier? D
A. Designed to transport 2-3 motor vehicles on a
slanted platform that slides or tilts to the ground to
facilitate the loading and unloading of vehicles
B. Designed to transport 1-3 motor vehicles on a flat
platform that is stationary to facilitate the loading and
unloading of vehicles
C. Designed to transport 2-3 motor vehicles on a flat
platform that is stationary to facilitate the loading and
unloading of vehicles
D. Designed to transport 1-3 motor vehicles on a flat
platform that slides or tilts to the ground to facilitate
the loading and unloading of vehicles
9. What is the most common cause of death and injury C
to tow truck operators in an accident?
A. Distracted driving
B. Drunk driving
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C. Equipment failure
D. Weather
10. Your ability to tow properly and safely is limited by A
A. The weakest component on your tow truck
B. The strongest component on your tow truck
C. The smallest component on your tow truck
D. The largest component on your tow truck
11. If a truck has a front axle weight limit rating of 9,000 D
pounds, rear axle weight limit of 18,500 pounds, a
curb weight of 17,000 pounds with 7,000 pounds on
the front axles and 10,000 pounds on the rear axles,
how much will the rear axles be able to lift?
A. 7,500 pounds
B. 8,000 pounds
C. 9,000 pounds
D. 8,500 pounds
12. Is the following statement true or false?: A
The safe towing capacity (STC) of a tow truck is con-
siderably less than its GAWR
A. True
B. False
13. What is the distance from the rear axles to the end of C
the tow truck known as?
A. Rear gap
B. Tow Gap
C. Overhang
D. Under hang
14. Safe towing capacity (STC) does not cause more than B
what percent loss of the original unloaded front axle
weight (FAW)?
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A. 20%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 60%
15. What is the correct formula to calculate the safe tow- C
ing capacity?
A. (FAW x OH / WB) / 2 = STC
B. (OH x WB / FAW) / 2 = STC
C. (FAW x WB / OH) / 2 = STC
D. (FAW x WB / OH) / 4 = STC
16. What is the maximum weight or load that new equip- B
ment can bear under ideal lab conditions without
being damaged?
A. Working Load Limit
B. Breaking Strength Rating
17. Complete the phrase: A
Use the proper equipment. Don't take shortcuts.
A. Take your time and be safe
B. Be efficient and safe
C. Be quick and efficient
D. Be steady and safe
18. The boom is a structural member that extends from C
the and is used to support, hold, ex-
tend, or lift a load free of the ground and clear of the
tow truck body
A. Cable
B. Drag winch
C. Mast
D. Power takeoff
19. B
Complete Solutions 2024/2025
1. Which of the following if the correct definition of a tow B
truck?
A. A motor vehicle that tows or carries a disabled
illegally parked motor vehicle
B. A motor vehicle that tows or carries a disabled ille-
gally parked or abandoned motor vehicle or a motor
vehicle involved in an accident
C. A motor vehicle that tows or carries a legally
parked or abandoned motor vehicle or motor vehicle
involved in an accident
D. A motor vehicle that carries a motor vehicle in-
volved in an accident.
2. What does the class of license depend on? A
A. GVWR
B. GVRW
C. GCRR
D. GRCW
3. What is GCWR? D
A. Gross compound weight rating
B. Grand combination weight rating
C. Gross combination weight rank
D. Gross combination weight rating
4. What vehicle should you take the road test in? B
A. The smallest vehicle you are capable of driving
B. The largest vehicle you are capable of driving
C. A midsize vehicle
5. Is a HazMat endorsement required to tow a tr luck B
carrying hazardous materials?
A. Yes, always
B. No, exceptions can be madle under emergency
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conditions
C. No, exceptions can be made if moving the disabled
vehicle less than 50 miles
D. No, exceptions can be made if moving the disabled
vehicle more than 50 miles
6. How are tow trucks generally classified? C
A. By mass and color
B. By weight and volume
C. By weight and body type
D. By body type and mass
7. What is the GVWR of medium duty tow trucks? A
A. 10,001-26,000 pounds
B. 8,600-10,000 pounds l
C. 11,000-25,000 pounds
D. Over 26,000 pounds
8. What is the correct definition of a car carrier? D
A. Designed to transport 2-3 motor vehicles on a
slanted platform that slides or tilts to the ground to
facilitate the loading and unloading of vehicles
B. Designed to transport 1-3 motor vehicles on a flat
platform that is stationary to facilitate the loading and
unloading of vehicles
C. Designed to transport 2-3 motor vehicles on a flat
platform that is stationary to facilitate the loading and
unloading of vehicles
D. Designed to transport 1-3 motor vehicles on a flat
platform that slides or tilts to the ground to facilitate
the loading and unloading of vehicles
9. What is the most common cause of death and injury C
to tow truck operators in an accident?
A. Distracted driving
B. Drunk driving
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C. Equipment failure
D. Weather
10. Your ability to tow properly and safely is limited by A
A. The weakest component on your tow truck
B. The strongest component on your tow truck
C. The smallest component on your tow truck
D. The largest component on your tow truck
11. If a truck has a front axle weight limit rating of 9,000 D
pounds, rear axle weight limit of 18,500 pounds, a
curb weight of 17,000 pounds with 7,000 pounds on
the front axles and 10,000 pounds on the rear axles,
how much will the rear axles be able to lift?
A. 7,500 pounds
B. 8,000 pounds
C. 9,000 pounds
D. 8,500 pounds
12. Is the following statement true or false?: A
The safe towing capacity (STC) of a tow truck is con-
siderably less than its GAWR
A. True
B. False
13. What is the distance from the rear axles to the end of C
the tow truck known as?
A. Rear gap
B. Tow Gap
C. Overhang
D. Under hang
14. Safe towing capacity (STC) does not cause more than B
what percent loss of the original unloaded front axle
weight (FAW)?
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A. 20%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 60%
15. What is the correct formula to calculate the safe tow- C
ing capacity?
A. (FAW x OH / WB) / 2 = STC
B. (OH x WB / FAW) / 2 = STC
C. (FAW x WB / OH) / 2 = STC
D. (FAW x WB / OH) / 4 = STC
16. What is the maximum weight or load that new equip- B
ment can bear under ideal lab conditions without
being damaged?
A. Working Load Limit
B. Breaking Strength Rating
17. Complete the phrase: A
Use the proper equipment. Don't take shortcuts.
A. Take your time and be safe
B. Be efficient and safe
C. Be quick and efficient
D. Be steady and safe
18. The boom is a structural member that extends from C
the and is used to support, hold, ex-
tend, or lift a load free of the ground and clear of the
tow truck body
A. Cable
B. Drag winch
C. Mast
D. Power takeoff
19. B
