WITH SOLUTION GRADED A+
✔✔Mississippi Department of Transportation Maintenance Division Permit Section -
✔✔If you need to move a load that exceeds any size or weight limitation, you may
request a permit to do so from the: __________ _______ __ ________ _______
________ _________ _________
✔✔True - ✔✔True or false: You will find weigh stations located on most main highways.
✔✔True - ✔✔True or False: When passing a weigh station, you must pull your truck into
these stations so that it can be weighed to determine if it is overloaded.
✔✔True - ✔✔True or false: You may not put any vehicle on the road unless it is built or
loaded so that none of the load can spill, shift, leak, or in any way escape onto the
roadway.
✔✔True - ✔✔EXCEPTIONS TO AVOIDING SPILLS: True or false: Dropping sand onto
the roadway to secure traction is permitted.
✔✔True - ✔✔EXCEPTIONS TO AVOIDING SPILLS: True or false: Authorized vehicles
spraying water or any other substance to clean the roadway are exempt from this
regulation.
✔✔- use a tarpaulin, canvas, or other cover to contain the load
- use four, six-inch sideboards, one attached to the front, one to the back, and one to
each side of the body. These sideboards must be lowered when you are loading the
vehicle, and none of the loads can extend above the body. After loading is completed,
you must raise these sideboards and secure them for the trip. - ✔✔If you are driving a
truck truck-trailer, or any other open-topped vehicle on a highway or interstate in
Mississippi, or you are carrying sand, dirt, gravel, rocks, or any similar material; or your
load reaches within six inches or fewer of the top of the bed, then you must:
✔✔True - ✔✔True or false: If you use a tarpaulin, canvas, or cover of any kind you must
secure it soundly so that no end, string, or binding flaps as the truck moves down the
roadway.
✔✔300 - ✔✔FOLLOWING DISTANCE: If you are driving a truck, truck-trailer, or other
similar vehicle on a roadway outside business or residential districts, you must not
follow within ______ feet of other trucks except when you are attempting to pass.
✔✔True - ✔✔True or false: Check all of your equipment, such as tires, lights, brakes,
and load during each stop.
, ✔✔railroad, crossings - ✔✔If your vehicle is carrying explosives or flammable liquids
you must stop at all ________ _________, even if no signals warn that a train is
approaching. Passenger buses and school buses must also stop.
✔✔True - ✔✔True or false: If you drive a truck carrying gasoline, oil, or explosives, be
careful to avoid fires and explosions.
✔✔ignition - ✔✔Turn off the ________ when you put gasoline in the tank or unload the
truck.
✔✔True - ✔✔True or false: Do not smoke at any time on or near the truck.
✔✔True - ✔✔True or false: When driving a truck with a flammable load, you should
keep out of business districts and heavy traffic as often as possible and park away from
buildings and other vehicles when possible.
✔✔clearance limits - ✔✔When you are preparing to back up a truck or large vehicle,
always get out and carefully check _________ __________.
✔✔True - ✔✔True or false: When backing up a truck always make sure you have plenty
of room to maneuver.
✔✔True - ✔✔True or false: When backing up a truck, if possible, have someone guide
you when you back up.
✔✔True - ✔✔True or false: NEVER back into an intersection to turn around.
✔✔clutch - ✔✔Never disengage the _________ while driving your truck on a
downgrade.
✔✔True - ✔✔True or false: "Coasting" is illegal and very risky.
✔✔True - ✔✔True or false: Always make certain to keep rear doors locked.
✔✔1. A single vehicle with a GVWR of more than 26,000 pounds.
2. A trailer with a GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds if the gross combination weight
rating is more than 6,000 pounds.
3. A vehicle designed to transport more than fifteen persons (including the driver).
4. Any size vehicle which requires hazardous materials placards. - ✔✔To get a CDL,
you must pass both knowledge and skills tests. You may wish to obtain a copy of the
Mississippi Professional Driver's Manual for study. You must have a CDL to operate: