MISSOURI CLASS E LICENSE STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS |2026/2027 UPDATED
|GUARANTEED PASS.
The Missouri Vehicle Route Map is available from - Answer -The Missouri Department of
Transportation
The Missouri Vehicle Route Map - Answer -Shows the routes on which the larger and heavier
trucks are allowed to travel as specified by state statute.
Missouri has adopted as state law Parts 390 through 397 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations. This means that drivers and vehicles operating solely intrastate must obey those
regulations except for the following exemptions: - Answer -1) Commercial vehicles with a GVWR
or GCWR of 26,000 lbs or less than 26,001 GVWR unless transporting hazardous materials or
passengers.
2) Commercial vehicles licensed for gross weight of 60,000 lbs or less when used only for the
transportation of solid waste.
3) Commercial vehicles licensed for 42,000 lbs or less for farm use and indicated by the letter
"F" on the license plate as authorized by Missouri Revised Statutes, Section 301.030 unless
transporting hazardous materials except fertilizer.
If you are transporting hazardous material, your vehicle must comply with what? - Answer -The
equipment and operating regulations of the United States Department of Transportation
When operating wholly within the state, Missouri law does not require emergency equipment
for: - Answer -1. Vehicles licensed for 42,000 lbs or less with an "F" plate
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, 2. Solid waste haulers licensed for 60,000 lbs or less
3. Commercial vehicles licensed for 12,000 lbs or less
Any other commercial motor vehicle used for intra or interstate commerce that is licensed for
more than 12,000 lbs must carry the following emergency equipment: - Answer -1. One fire
extinguisher. The extinguisher must be rated at 5 B:C or more by Underwriter's Laboratories
Incorporated
2. One spare fuse or other overload protective device for each kind and sized used, if the
devices are not of a reset type
3. One of the following combination of warning devices:
1) Three flares (liquid-burning pot torches) and three fuses and two red flags. This combination
must not be carried by vehicles transporting explosive or flammable material or using
flammable compressed gas as a motor fuel.
2) Three red electric lanterns and two red flags
3) Three bi-directional emergency red reflective triangles
The following information must be clearly visible on commercial motor vehicles: - Answer -1)
The name of the owner
2) The address the vehicle is operated from and the number issued to a motor carrier by the
Motor Carrier Services
3) Every local commercial vehicle must also show the word "Local" For-hire carriers must display
their USDOT number followed by the letters "MO"
Your vehicle does not need to show the above information if:
1) It is licensed for 36,000 lbs or less
2) It is not regularly used for commercial purposes.
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AND CORRECT ANSWERS |2026/2027 UPDATED
|GUARANTEED PASS.
The Missouri Vehicle Route Map is available from - Answer -The Missouri Department of
Transportation
The Missouri Vehicle Route Map - Answer -Shows the routes on which the larger and heavier
trucks are allowed to travel as specified by state statute.
Missouri has adopted as state law Parts 390 through 397 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations. This means that drivers and vehicles operating solely intrastate must obey those
regulations except for the following exemptions: - Answer -1) Commercial vehicles with a GVWR
or GCWR of 26,000 lbs or less than 26,001 GVWR unless transporting hazardous materials or
passengers.
2) Commercial vehicles licensed for gross weight of 60,000 lbs or less when used only for the
transportation of solid waste.
3) Commercial vehicles licensed for 42,000 lbs or less for farm use and indicated by the letter
"F" on the license plate as authorized by Missouri Revised Statutes, Section 301.030 unless
transporting hazardous materials except fertilizer.
If you are transporting hazardous material, your vehicle must comply with what? - Answer -The
equipment and operating regulations of the United States Department of Transportation
When operating wholly within the state, Missouri law does not require emergency equipment
for: - Answer -1. Vehicles licensed for 42,000 lbs or less with an "F" plate
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, 2. Solid waste haulers licensed for 60,000 lbs or less
3. Commercial vehicles licensed for 12,000 lbs or less
Any other commercial motor vehicle used for intra or interstate commerce that is licensed for
more than 12,000 lbs must carry the following emergency equipment: - Answer -1. One fire
extinguisher. The extinguisher must be rated at 5 B:C or more by Underwriter's Laboratories
Incorporated
2. One spare fuse or other overload protective device for each kind and sized used, if the
devices are not of a reset type
3. One of the following combination of warning devices:
1) Three flares (liquid-burning pot torches) and three fuses and two red flags. This combination
must not be carried by vehicles transporting explosive or flammable material or using
flammable compressed gas as a motor fuel.
2) Three red electric lanterns and two red flags
3) Three bi-directional emergency red reflective triangles
The following information must be clearly visible on commercial motor vehicles: - Answer -1)
The name of the owner
2) The address the vehicle is operated from and the number issued to a motor carrier by the
Motor Carrier Services
3) Every local commercial vehicle must also show the word "Local" For-hire carriers must display
their USDOT number followed by the letters "MO"
Your vehicle does not need to show the above information if:
1) It is licensed for 36,000 lbs or less
2) It is not regularly used for commercial purposes.
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