Practice Test - Special Requirement for
Texas Commercial Motor Vehicles
If the load you are hauling is _________________ than allowed by law, you must obtain a
special permit from the Texas Department of Transportation
A. heavier, longer, wider, or higher
B. larger or shorter
C. lighter, longer, or wider
D. heavier or lower - ANSA. heavier, longer, wider, or higher
Vehicles transporting ______________ must use triangular reflectors instead of flares.
A. Groceries
B. Livestock
C. Flammable liquids or gases
D. Sand - ANSC. Flammable liquids or gases
Under Texas law, any vehicle that has _______________________ may not be operated on
a public roadway.
A. tire chains on the wheels
B. more than ten tires on the ground
C. spikes on the wheels
D. more than two mud-grip tires - ANSC. Spikes on the wheels
Every vehicle carrying passengers for hire or lease must carry a chemical type fire
extinguisher with a capacity of at least
A. one quart
B. one gallon
C. three pints
D. two quarts - ANSA. one quart
When lighted lamps are not required, ____________________ must be used instead of
flares, lights, or reflectors.
A. three red electric lanterns
B. two white flags
C. three portable red emergency reflectors
D. two red flags - ANSD. two red flags
When following another vehicle, a CMV must leave
, A. five feet between the CMV and the vehicle in front
B. enough space to see the left outside mirror of the vehicle ahead
C. a two-second following distance
D. enough space for another vehicle to pass and enter the space between them safely -
ANSD. enough space for another vehicle to pass and enter the space between them safely
Combination vehicles weighing 3,000 pounds or less must be able to stop within _____ feet
when traveling at 20 mph.
A. 35
B. 60
C. 40
D. 30 - ANSC. 40
Combination vehicles that weight more than 3,000 pounds must be able to stop within
______ feet when traveling at 20 mph.
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50 - ANSD. 50
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.
A. 80;30
B. 30;80
C. 80;40
D. 40;80 - ANSA. 80;30
Any trailer or semitrailer whose width is _________________ must be equipped with
clearance lamps, side marker lamps, and side reflectors.
A. 80 inches or more
B. 60 inches or more
C. 72 inches or more
D. 96 inches or more - ANSA. 80 inches or more
The vehicle's registration papers must include
A. the maximum weight that the vehicle is registered to haul
B. a receipt for the license plates
C. the weight of the vehicle when empty
D. all of the above - ANSD. all of the above
A slow-moving vehicle emblem must be affixed to the rear of every vehicle designed to
operate at _____ mph or less.
Texas Commercial Motor Vehicles
If the load you are hauling is _________________ than allowed by law, you must obtain a
special permit from the Texas Department of Transportation
A. heavier, longer, wider, or higher
B. larger or shorter
C. lighter, longer, or wider
D. heavier or lower - ANSA. heavier, longer, wider, or higher
Vehicles transporting ______________ must use triangular reflectors instead of flares.
A. Groceries
B. Livestock
C. Flammable liquids or gases
D. Sand - ANSC. Flammable liquids or gases
Under Texas law, any vehicle that has _______________________ may not be operated on
a public roadway.
A. tire chains on the wheels
B. more than ten tires on the ground
C. spikes on the wheels
D. more than two mud-grip tires - ANSC. Spikes on the wheels
Every vehicle carrying passengers for hire or lease must carry a chemical type fire
extinguisher with a capacity of at least
A. one quart
B. one gallon
C. three pints
D. two quarts - ANSA. one quart
When lighted lamps are not required, ____________________ must be used instead of
flares, lights, or reflectors.
A. three red electric lanterns
B. two white flags
C. three portable red emergency reflectors
D. two red flags - ANSD. two red flags
When following another vehicle, a CMV must leave
, A. five feet between the CMV and the vehicle in front
B. enough space to see the left outside mirror of the vehicle ahead
C. a two-second following distance
D. enough space for another vehicle to pass and enter the space between them safely -
ANSD. enough space for another vehicle to pass and enter the space between them safely
Combination vehicles weighing 3,000 pounds or less must be able to stop within _____ feet
when traveling at 20 mph.
A. 35
B. 60
C. 40
D. 30 - ANSC. 40
Combination vehicles that weight more than 3,000 pounds must be able to stop within
______ feet when traveling at 20 mph.
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50 - ANSD. 50
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.
A. 80;30
B. 30;80
C. 80;40
D. 40;80 - ANSA. 80;30
Any trailer or semitrailer whose width is _________________ must be equipped with
clearance lamps, side marker lamps, and side reflectors.
A. 80 inches or more
B. 60 inches or more
C. 72 inches or more
D. 96 inches or more - ANSA. 80 inches or more
The vehicle's registration papers must include
A. the maximum weight that the vehicle is registered to haul
B. a receipt for the license plates
C. the weight of the vehicle when empty
D. all of the above - ANSD. all of the above
A slow-moving vehicle emblem must be affixed to the rear of every vehicle designed to
operate at _____ mph or less.
