TEXAS COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS

The greatest height ordinarily allowed by State law for a vehicle including its load is? - Answer - 14 ft Vehicles transporting loose material (sand, dirt, gravel, etc.) that is capable of spilling or blowing from the vehicle must: - Answer - 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: - Answer - 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? - Answer - Motorbus A slow moving vehicle emblem must be displayed only by: - Answer - 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: - Answer - Within city limits Clearance lamps mounted on the rear or on the side near the rear of a vehicle must be what color? - Answer - 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: - Answer - 100 feet to the front and rear of the vehicle One purpose of requiring registration papers on trucks at all times is to show: - Answer - 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: - Answer - 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: - Answer - 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? - Answer - White The maximum number of trailers that may be towed by a commercial motor vehicle with an u