Texas CDL - Texas Special Requirements
Practice Test 2024| with 100% Correct
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All CMVs, truck tractors, trailers, or semitrailers must carry _________ when operating on
public roadways. - ANSWER All CMVs, truck trailers, or semitrailers must carry registration papers
(receipt for license plates) on the vehicles while operating on a public roadway. These papers must
show the weight of the vehicle when empty and how much it is registered to haul.
CMVs weighing _____ pounds or more with metal tires are not permitted on the highways. -
ANSWER Vehicles that weigh 5,000 pounds or more and have metal tires are not permitted
on a highway without a special permit. [14.3 Special Requirements - Limitations, Section 14:
Special Requirements for Texas Commercial Motor Vehicles, Texas Commercial Motor Vehicle
Drivers Handbook].
Vehicles transporting ________ must use triangular reflectors instead of flares. - ANSWER Many
flammable liquids and gases are highly volatile. A CMV that is transporting explosives,
flammable liquids, or compressed flammable gases or using compressed gas as a fuel must not
use flares, fusees, or any other type of signal that is produced by flame. Warning triangles are a
safe alternative. [14.2 Special Requirements (Equipment), Section 14: Special Requirements for
Texas Commercial Motor Vehicles, Texas Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Handbook].
When driving during the summer, be alert for - ANSWER When driving in the summer, be on
the lookout for lost, fatigued drivers on vacation; construction zones; and overloaded vehicles
with obstructed visibility. Clues to tourist vehicles include car-top luggage and out-of-state
, license plates. [14.8 Special Requirements: Federal Regulations, Section 14: Special
Requirements for Texas Commercial Motor Vehicles, Texas Commercial Motor Vehicle
Drivers Handbook].
Outside business and residential districts, school buses and other buses carrying passengers
must - ANSWER Outside business and residential districts, school buses and other buses
carrying passengers must stop at all railroad grade crossings unless a traffic control signal or
a police officer directs traffic to proceed. [14.5 Special Requirements: Operating Rules, Load
Limits, Section 14: Special Requirements for Texas Commercial Motor Vehicles, Texas
Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Handbook].
Combination vehicles weighing 3,000 pounds or less must be able to stop within ____ feet
when traveling 20 mph. - ANSWER Combination vehicles weighing 3,000 pounds or less must
be able to stop within 40 feet when traveling 20 mph. [14.2 Brakes, Section 14: Special
Requirements for Texas Commercial Motor Vehicles, Texas Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers
Handbook].
If you're towing a house trailer at night outside the city limits or on a divided highway, your
vehicle must be equipped with - ANSWER If you are towing a house trailer outside the city limits
or on an undivided highway at any time from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before
sunrise, your vehicle must be equipped with three flares, three portable red emergency
reflectors, or three red electric lanterns. In the daytime, your vehicle must have two red flags
instead. [14.2 Special Requirements (Equipment), Section 14: Special Requirements for Texas
Commercial Motor Vehicles, Texas Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers Handbook].
When one vehicle is towing another, the connection must not be longer than ____ feet, and
there must be a _____ flag attached to it. - ANSWER When one vehicle is towing another, the
connection must not be longer than 15 feet, and there must be a white flag at least 12 inches
square attached to it. [14.3 Special Requirements - Limitations, Load Limits, Section 14: Special
Requirements for Texas Commercial Motor Vehicles, Texas Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers
Handbook].
When following another vehicle, a CMV must leave - ANSWER When a CMV is following another
vehicle, it must keep far enough back to allow another vehicle to overtake and enter the space
between them safely. [14.5 Special Requirements: Operating Rules, Load Limits, Section 14: