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A comprehensive overview of texas commercial vehicle regulations, covering various aspects such as vehicle dimensions, weight limits, lighting requirements, and safety procedures. It presents a series of questions and answers related to these regulations, offering valuable insights for drivers and operators of commercial vehicles in texas.
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The greatest height ordinarily allowed by State law for a vehicle including its load is? - ✔✔14 ft Vehicles transporting loose material (sand, dirt, gravel, etc.) that is capable of spilling or blowing from the vehicle must: - ✔✔Meet loading and/or covering regulations to prevent spilling or blowing When turning right with a long vehicle or combination truck-trailer, if it is impossible to stay in the proper lane, you should: - ✔✔Approach the corner about 4 feet from the curb or right edge of the roadway, then if necessary complete a turn in the center of the street entered Which of the following motor vehicles must stop at all railroad grade crossings outside a business or residential district? - ✔✔Motorbus A slow moving vehicle emblem must be displayed only by: - ✔✔Vehicles designed to operate at 25 mph or less The length requirement of state law for vehicles or combination of vehicles, including extensions over the front and rear, do not apply: - ✔✔Within city limits Clearance lamps mounted on the rear or on the side near the rear of a vehicle must be what color? - ✔✔Red When it is necessary to place flares around a truck on a two-way road with a clear view, one must be placed beside the truck, the other two must be placed: - ✔✔100 feet to the front and rear of the vehicle One purpose of requiring registration papers on trucks at all times is to show: - ✔✔Weight of the truck empty and how much it is registered to haul
The maximum number of trailers that may be lawfully towed by one vehicle is: - ✔✔2 trailers All school buses, taxis, and other vehicles hauling passengers for hire or lease must carry a chemical type fire extinguisher of at least: - ✔✔One quart capacity When towing another vehicle with a chain, rope or cable, what color flag must be attached to the chain, rope or cable? - ✔✔White The maximum number of trailers that may be towed by a commercial motor vehicle with an unloaded weight in excess of 2,500 pounds is: - ✔✔2 trailers The top speed limit for heavy trucks on designated rural interstates in the nighttime is: - ✔✔65 mph When going downhill with a commercial vehicle, it is unlawful to: - ✔✔coast Which of the following vehicles are not required to have mud flaps? - ✔✔Pole trailers The maximum speed limit for a taxicab on numbered U.S. or state highways in the daytime is: - ✔✔ 70 mph Every farm tractor manufactured after january 1, 1972, complies with state lighting laws by: - ✔✔Having 2 head lamps All trailers or semitrailers must be equipped with clearance lamps, side marker lamps and reflectors if their width is/clearance lamps are required by state law for trucks or buses if the width is: - ✔✔80 inches or more During times when lighted lamps are not required, the driver should set out: - ✔✔2 approved red flags When one truck is following another truck or vehicle, it must keep far enough back to allow how many vehicles to overtake and enter safely between them? - ✔✔1 vehicle
No combination of vehicles, other than a truck-trailer combination may exceed: - ✔✔65 ft To operate a motor vehicle or trailer having metal tires and weighing 5,000 lbs or more, you must: - ✔✔Get a special permit from the Texas Department of Transportation Every trailer must have how many reflectors on the rear? - ✔✔ 2 No passenger vehicle may be coupled with more than: - ✔✔1 trailer Every bus or truck manufactured after year model 1959 must be equipped on the rear with: - ✔✔ 2 yellow reflectors When a load extends more than four feet over the rear of a vehicle what color flag must be attached to the extreme end of the extension if driving in the daytime? - ✔✔Red To haul a load or move equipment that is wider, heavier or longer than law permits, you must: - ✔✔obtain a permit from the Highway Department. When mud flaps are required on trucks or trailers, they must reach how close to the surface of the highway? - ✔✔8 inches It is unlawful to operate any motor vehicle on a highway with: - ✔✔Flanges or lugs on the wheel When backing a large truck you should: - ✔✔Have someone guide you The greatest weight allowed by state law for any vehicle including its load is: - ✔✔80,000 Ibs