TEXAS COMMERCIAL RULES CORRECT FINALS
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔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
✔✔Reflectors must be mounted at least ___________ inches from the ground. - ✔✔24
✔✔_________________ are required to have mud flaps operated on public roadways. -
✔✔Semitrailers with 4 or more tiers on the rear axle
✔✔CMVs weighing _______________ pounds or more with metal tires are not
permitted on roadways without a special permit. - ✔✔5,000
✔✔The vehicles registration papers include - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔Trucks and buses that are at least _________ wide are required to have front and
rear clearance lamps. - ✔✔80 inches
✔✔When towing another vehicle with a chain or cable, you must attached
_____________ to the connection - ✔✔White flag 12x12
✔✔It is unlawful for a CMV traveling downhill to - ✔✔Coast
✔✔If the gross weight of your vehicle if found to exceed the legal maximum by more
than 5 percent ____________ - ✔✔You may have to lighten the load
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔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
✔✔Reflectors must be mounted at least ___________ inches from the ground. - ✔✔24
✔✔_________________ are required to have mud flaps operated on public roadways. -
✔✔Semitrailers with 4 or more tiers on the rear axle
✔✔CMVs weighing _______________ pounds or more with metal tires are not
permitted on roadways without a special permit. - ✔✔5,000
✔✔The vehicles registration papers include - ✔✔All of the above
✔✔Trucks and buses that are at least _________ wide are required to have front and
rear clearance lamps. - ✔✔80 inches
✔✔When towing another vehicle with a chain or cable, you must attached
_____________ to the connection - ✔✔White flag 12x12
✔✔It is unlawful for a CMV traveling downhill to - ✔✔Coast
✔✔If the gross weight of your vehicle if found to exceed the legal maximum by more
than 5 percent ____________ - ✔✔You may have to lighten the load
