Section 14: Special Requirements for TX Commercial Motor
Vehicles || with 100% Error-free Answers.
special permits correct answers If you wish to haul a load or move equipment that is heavier,
longer, wider, or higher than the law allows, you must obtain a ______from the TX DoT.
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haul correct answers All commercial motor vehicles, truck tractors, trailers, or semitrailers must
carry registration papers (receipt for license plates) on the vehicles while operating on a public
highway. These papers will show the ____of the vehicle empty & how much it is registered
to____.
3 correct answers Cannot drive from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise without
at least ___ flares, or ___ electric lanterns, or____ portable red emergency reflectors. Fuses may
not be used if transporting explosives, flammable liquid or compress flammable gases. Use the
triangle reflectors.
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100 correct answers One is placed ___ feet behind the vehicle, lined up with white stripe on side
of road; one is placed ___ feet from the rear corner (driver's side), and one is placed___feet in
front of vehicle, lined up with driver's side. If using flags, all line up with edge of vehicle.
electric hazard warning signal lights correct answers If stopped on a roadway or adjacent
shoulder, the driver shall immediately actuate___ ____ ____ ____ ____, flashers which flash
simultaneously. Do not have to flash while getting passengers.
1 quart correct answers All passenger vehicles must carry a chemical type fire extinqisher of at
least ____capacity.
200 correct answers position of flares on divided highway
One is placed 10 feet from the rear corner (driver's side), one is placed 100 feet behind the
vehicle, still lined up with driver's edge of vehicle, and one is placed ___ feet behind, still lined
up with driver's edge.
position of flares on curved road (vision obscured) correct answers One is placed 10 feet from
the rear corner (driver's side), one is placed no >100 feet behind the vehicle and no < 500 feet,
still lined up with driver's edge of vehicle, and one is placed 100 feet in front, still lined up with
driver's edge.
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red correct answers Buses have an ___reflector on side at front bottom and a ___ reflector on
side at rear bottom.
, Flashing lights correct answers ______are permitted on emergency vehicles, on snow removal
equipment, and on school buses when stopping or stopped for children to board.
4,500 correct answers Brakes must be on trailers in excess of _____lbs that act on both wheels of
the rear axle. There must be a single control device for the driver to operate the trailer brakes.
8 correct answers Four or more tires on the rear axle must be equipped with safety guards or mud
flaps behind the rear wheels. Flaps must reach to within___ inches of the surface of the road.
Tractors correct answers ______ must have 2 head lamps, one taillight, two red reflectors, and
hazard warning lights (flashers) which must be activated if being operated on a highway.
slow-moving emblem correct answers slow-moving vehicles (max. speed of 25 mph) must
display a ______on the rear. Does not have to be on a vehicle being used in construction work if
within the construction area.
tire chains correct answers Cannot operate on the highway a vehicle with cleats, lugs, flanges,
studs, spikes, or other extensions on the rim which would damage the road. Doesn't include____.
14 correct answers No vehicle, including the load it is hauling, may be more than___ft in height
from the ground to the top of the load.
102 correct answers Vehicles including loads transported may not exceed ___ inches in width.
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65 correct answers Single motor vehicle other than a truck tractor is ___ feet. Semitrailer may
not exceed ____ feet when operated in a truck tractor and semitrailer combination. Semitrailer or
trailer may not exceed___ feet each. No combination, other than a truck tractor-trailer combo
may exceed___ft.
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3 correct answers No passenger vehicle or other motor vehicle with an unloaded wieght of less
than___lbs may be coupled with more than 1 other vehicle. Not more than__ vehicles may be
operated in combo.
80,000 correct answers Greatest weight for any combo, including the load, is _____lbs. Limits
are based on size of vehicle, number & distance between axles, and tire size.
do not correct answers Can be forced to unload to the limit provided by law if you go over. But,
if you carry livestock, timber or pulpwood, or agricultural roducts in their natural state from
place of production to market, ____have to unload. Must secure additional registration to carry
more than legal limit.
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