TEXAS COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATION
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔To prevent damage to roadways, it is unlawful to operate a vehicle whose wheels
have - ✔✔Studs, cleats, and spikes
✔✔When operated on a highway at night, such slow moving vehicles as animal drawn
carts, farm tractors, and road machinery must have _________ - ✔✔2 white light on the
front and 1 red lights on the rear
✔✔On a steep downgrade, you should - ✔✔shift into a lower gear
✔✔A semi trailer may not exceed the length of ________ when operated in a tractor,
semitrailer, and trailer combination - ✔✔28.5 feet
✔✔The maximum length for a single mother vehicle other than a truck tractor is usually
- ✔✔45 feet
✔✔A semi trailer may not exceed ? feet when operated in a truck tractor and semitrailer
combo - ✔✔59 feet
✔✔When transporting loose materials such as sand, wood chips, or gravel you must do
what? - ✔✔secure the load to prevent it from blowing or spilling out
✔✔Every trailer that is at least 80 inches wide must have _______ reflectors on its rear
- ✔✔2
✔✔On an open road, maintain a following distance of at least _________ seconds -
✔✔4
✔✔Trailers, semitrailers, and pole trainers that weigh more than 4,5000 pounds but no
more than 15,000 pounds and are operated at speeds over 30mph - ✔✔Must have
brakes on both wheels of the rear axle
✔✔When lighted lamps are not required, __________ must be used instead of flares,
lights or reflectors - ✔✔Two red flags
✔✔Drivers who are operating _________ must be in possession of registration papers
at all times. - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔When backing a large truck you should - ✔✔Have something to guide you
, ✔✔When following another vehicle, a CMV must leave __________ - ✔✔Enough space
for another vehicle to pass and enter the space between them safely
✔✔You have just stopped your CMV on the shoulder of a road. You must immediately
activate your hazard warning lights if your CMV is at least __________ inches wide or
at least _________ feet long. - ✔✔80; 30
✔✔When one vehicle is towing another, the connection between these vehicles must
not be longer than _____________ - ✔✔15 feet
✔✔What should you do if your truck breaks down on a highway during the daytime? -
✔✔Set out 2 red flags
✔✔No passenger vehicle may be couples with more than ________ - ✔✔One other
vehicle
✔✔On a farm tractor, the color of the front hazard lights should be ______________ -
✔✔White or amber
✔✔Every farm tractor must be equipped with how many head lamps? - ✔✔2
✔✔If your vehicle becomes disabled on a 2 way roadway at a time when lighted lamps
are not required, place red flags __________ - ✔✔100 feet in front of your vehicle and
100 feet behind
✔✔What is the color of the rear clearance lamps on an truck, bus, or trailer that is at
least 80 inches - ✔✔Red
✔✔If the load you are hauling is ___________ than allowed by law, you must obtain a
special permit from the Texas Department of Transportation. - ✔✔Heavier, longer,
wider, or higher
✔✔Trailers and semitrailers that are operated at speeds of 30mph must have operating
brakes on both sides if their gross weight exceeds ___________ - ✔✔4,500 lbs
✔✔If you are towing a house trailer at night outside city limits or on a divided highway
you vehicle must be equipped with __________ - ✔✔3 flares and 3 portable red
emergency reflectors
✔✔Your vehicle has broken down on a highway. What is the FIRST thing you must do?
- ✔✔Put out the proper flares, flags, or reflectors
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔To prevent damage to roadways, it is unlawful to operate a vehicle whose wheels
have - ✔✔Studs, cleats, and spikes
✔✔When operated on a highway at night, such slow moving vehicles as animal drawn
carts, farm tractors, and road machinery must have _________ - ✔✔2 white light on the
front and 1 red lights on the rear
✔✔On a steep downgrade, you should - ✔✔shift into a lower gear
✔✔A semi trailer may not exceed the length of ________ when operated in a tractor,
semitrailer, and trailer combination - ✔✔28.5 feet
✔✔The maximum length for a single mother vehicle other than a truck tractor is usually
- ✔✔45 feet
✔✔A semi trailer may not exceed ? feet when operated in a truck tractor and semitrailer
combo - ✔✔59 feet
✔✔When transporting loose materials such as sand, wood chips, or gravel you must do
what? - ✔✔secure the load to prevent it from blowing or spilling out
✔✔Every trailer that is at least 80 inches wide must have _______ reflectors on its rear
- ✔✔2
✔✔On an open road, maintain a following distance of at least _________ seconds -
✔✔4
✔✔Trailers, semitrailers, and pole trainers that weigh more than 4,5000 pounds but no
more than 15,000 pounds and are operated at speeds over 30mph - ✔✔Must have
brakes on both wheels of the rear axle
✔✔When lighted lamps are not required, __________ must be used instead of flares,
lights or reflectors - ✔✔Two red flags
✔✔Drivers who are operating _________ must be in possession of registration papers
at all times. - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔When backing a large truck you should - ✔✔Have something to guide you
, ✔✔When following another vehicle, a CMV must leave __________ - ✔✔Enough space
for another vehicle to pass and enter the space between them safely
✔✔You have just stopped your CMV on the shoulder of a road. You must immediately
activate your hazard warning lights if your CMV is at least __________ inches wide or
at least _________ feet long. - ✔✔80; 30
✔✔When one vehicle is towing another, the connection between these vehicles must
not be longer than _____________ - ✔✔15 feet
✔✔What should you do if your truck breaks down on a highway during the daytime? -
✔✔Set out 2 red flags
✔✔No passenger vehicle may be couples with more than ________ - ✔✔One other
vehicle
✔✔On a farm tractor, the color of the front hazard lights should be ______________ -
✔✔White or amber
✔✔Every farm tractor must be equipped with how many head lamps? - ✔✔2
✔✔If your vehicle becomes disabled on a 2 way roadway at a time when lighted lamps
are not required, place red flags __________ - ✔✔100 feet in front of your vehicle and
100 feet behind
✔✔What is the color of the rear clearance lamps on an truck, bus, or trailer that is at
least 80 inches - ✔✔Red
✔✔If the load you are hauling is ___________ than allowed by law, you must obtain a
special permit from the Texas Department of Transportation. - ✔✔Heavier, longer,
wider, or higher
✔✔Trailers and semitrailers that are operated at speeds of 30mph must have operating
brakes on both sides if their gross weight exceeds ___________ - ✔✔4,500 lbs
✔✔If you are towing a house trailer at night outside city limits or on a divided highway
you vehicle must be equipped with __________ - ✔✔3 flares and 3 portable red
emergency reflectors
✔✔Your vehicle has broken down on a highway. What is the FIRST thing you must do?
- ✔✔Put out the proper flares, flags, or reflectors
