NYS TOW TRUCK ENDORSEMENT
PRACTICE TEST 1 7 SPRING 2024
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR). Answer: Of the tow
truck plus the GCWR of the vehicle being towed.
⩥ Light Duty. Answer: Tow Trucks have a GCWR of 8,600 - 10,000
pound (cars, trucks, small vans)
⩥ Medium Duty. Answer: Tow Trucks 10,001 - 26,000 pounds (trucks,
buses, recreational vehicles)
⩥ Heavy Duty. Answer: Tow Trucks have a GVWR of over 26,000
pounds (Larger buses, trucks, trailers, and heavy construction
equipment)
⩥ Car Carriers. Answer: Designed to transport one to three motor
vehicles in a flat platform that slides or tilts to the ground.
, ⩥ Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). Answer: The weight of a
vehicle plus the maximum carrying capacity recommended by the
vehicle's manufacturer.
⩥ Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR). Answer: Is the amount of weight
that a single axle or a combination of axles is designed to carry.
⩥ Curb Weight. Answer: Unloaded weight of the tow truck
⩥ Overhang. Answer: Is measured from the center of the lift point to the
center of the rear axles of the tow truck
⩥ Safe Towing Capacity (STC). Answer: May be defined as the amount
of weight or load that doesn't cause more that 50% loss of original
unloaded front axle weight.
⩥ Front Axle Weight (FAW). Answer: Curb weight of the front axle
⩥ Wheelbase (WB). Answer: The distance from the centerline of the
front axle to centerline of rear axles and its overhang.
⩥ Breaking Strength Rating. Answer: The maximum weight or load that
new, unused equipment can bear, under ideal laboratory conditions
without being damaged
PRACTICE TEST 1 7 SPRING 2024
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR). Answer: Of the tow
truck plus the GCWR of the vehicle being towed.
⩥ Light Duty. Answer: Tow Trucks have a GCWR of 8,600 - 10,000
pound (cars, trucks, small vans)
⩥ Medium Duty. Answer: Tow Trucks 10,001 - 26,000 pounds (trucks,
buses, recreational vehicles)
⩥ Heavy Duty. Answer: Tow Trucks have a GVWR of over 26,000
pounds (Larger buses, trucks, trailers, and heavy construction
equipment)
⩥ Car Carriers. Answer: Designed to transport one to three motor
vehicles in a flat platform that slides or tilts to the ground.
, ⩥ Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). Answer: The weight of a
vehicle plus the maximum carrying capacity recommended by the
vehicle's manufacturer.
⩥ Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR). Answer: Is the amount of weight
that a single axle or a combination of axles is designed to carry.
⩥ Curb Weight. Answer: Unloaded weight of the tow truck
⩥ Overhang. Answer: Is measured from the center of the lift point to the
center of the rear axles of the tow truck
⩥ Safe Towing Capacity (STC). Answer: May be defined as the amount
of weight or load that doesn't cause more that 50% loss of original
unloaded front axle weight.
⩥ Front Axle Weight (FAW). Answer: Curb weight of the front axle
⩥ Wheelbase (WB). Answer: The distance from the centerline of the
front axle to centerline of rear axles and its overhang.
⩥ Breaking Strength Rating. Answer: The maximum weight or load that
new, unused equipment can bear, under ideal laboratory conditions
without being damaged
