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Illinois CDL Questions and Answers (100%
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Gross Combination Weight Rating(GCWR)
Ans: 26,001 or more pounds
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating(GVWR)
Ans: vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds
Class A
Ans: combination vehicles with a GCWR of 26,001 or more pounds, provided
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the GVWR of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds
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Class B
Ans: Single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds or any such vehicle
towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds
Class C
Ans: single vehicle with a GVWR or at least 16,001 pounds but less that 26,001
pounds
Class D
Ans: single vehicle with a GVWR of less than 16,001 pounds
CLP and CDL Endorsements
Ans: P - Passenger Vehicles: CLP & CDL
N - Tank Vehicles: CLP & CDL
S - School Bus: CLP & CDL
H - Hazardous Materials: CDL only
X - Combined Hazardous Materials & Tank Vehicle: CDL only
T - Double & Triple Trailers: CDL Class A only
C - Charter Bus: CDL only
Subject to Safety Inspection Semi-Annually
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Ans: truck with gross weight of more than 8,000 pounds; trucks that pull a trailer
with a gross weight of more than 8,000 pounds; trailers with a gross weight of
more than 5,000 pounds; motor buses and religious buses
Maximum Width for All Vehicles
Ans: 8 feet, 6 inches
Maximum Length
Ans: no vehicle with or without a load, other than a semitrailer shall exceed a
length of 42 feet. Semitrailers may have an overall length of 53 feet, including the
load being carried.
Exceptions to Length Requirements
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Ans: do not apply to vehicles during daytime except for weekends when
transporting poles, pipes, machinery or other objects of structural nature which
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cannot be readily dismembered, provided the length of object being transferred
does not exceed 80 feet and overall length doesn't exceed 100 feet.
Maximum Height
Ans: 13 feet, 6 inches; from underside of tire to top of vehicle
Maximum Weight
Ans: - 20,000 pounds on a single axle
- 34,000 pounds on a tandem
- up to 80,000 pounds on a five-axle combination
Special Lighting Equipment
Ans: Second division or combination vehicles longer than 25 feet or wider than
80 inches must have special lighting equipment.
-two yellow or amber lights on upper front corners of vehicle
-three red lights on rear of vehicle in a horizontal line
-two yellow or amber reflectors on lower front corners
-two red reflectors on rear no more than 12 inches from each lower corner
Emergency Equipment
Illinois CDL Questions and Answers (100%
Correct Answers) Already Graded A+
Gross Combination Weight Rating(GCWR)
Ans: 26,001 or more pounds
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating(GVWR)
Ans: vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds
Class A
Ans: combination vehicles with a GCWR of 26,001 or more pounds, provided
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the GVWR of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds
Exampromax - Stuvia US
Class B
Ans: Single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds or any such vehicle
towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds
Class C
Ans: single vehicle with a GVWR or at least 16,001 pounds but less that 26,001
pounds
Class D
Ans: single vehicle with a GVWR of less than 16,001 pounds
CLP and CDL Endorsements
Ans: P - Passenger Vehicles: CLP & CDL
N - Tank Vehicles: CLP & CDL
S - School Bus: CLP & CDL
H - Hazardous Materials: CDL only
X - Combined Hazardous Materials & Tank Vehicle: CDL only
T - Double & Triple Trailers: CDL Class A only
C - Charter Bus: CDL only
Subject to Safety Inspection Semi-Annually
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Ans: truck with gross weight of more than 8,000 pounds; trucks that pull a trailer
with a gross weight of more than 8,000 pounds; trailers with a gross weight of
more than 5,000 pounds; motor buses and religious buses
Maximum Width for All Vehicles
Ans: 8 feet, 6 inches
Maximum Length
Ans: no vehicle with or without a load, other than a semitrailer shall exceed a
length of 42 feet. Semitrailers may have an overall length of 53 feet, including the
load being carried.
Exceptions to Length Requirements
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Ans: do not apply to vehicles during daytime except for weekends when
transporting poles, pipes, machinery or other objects of structural nature which
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cannot be readily dismembered, provided the length of object being transferred
does not exceed 80 feet and overall length doesn't exceed 100 feet.
Maximum Height
Ans: 13 feet, 6 inches; from underside of tire to top of vehicle
Maximum Weight
Ans: - 20,000 pounds on a single axle
- 34,000 pounds on a tandem
- up to 80,000 pounds on a five-axle combination
Special Lighting Equipment
Ans: Second division or combination vehicles longer than 25 feet or wider than
80 inches must have special lighting equipment.
-two yellow or amber lights on upper front corners of vehicle
-three red lights on rear of vehicle in a horizontal line
-two yellow or amber reflectors on lower front corners
-two red reflectors on rear no more than 12 inches from each lower corner
Emergency Equipment
