Class B license 1

All commercial motor vehicles are required to carry

Registration papers

What do registration papers tell you

The GVW and the hauling capacity

no person should operate a truck bus or any commercial motor vehicle towing a house outside of city limits or any divided highway 30 min after sunset or 30 min before sunrise unless you carry

3 flares

or

3 red electric lanterns

or

three red portable emergency defectors

during times that lighted lamps are not required _ must be carried in place

2 red flags

Vehicles transporting explosives must carry _ instead of flares

D.O.T. approved triangular reflectors

The first thing a driver of a disabled vehicle must do is

Place proper flares, flags etc

any Commercial vehicle that is 80" wide or more or 30 feet long that is stopped in a roadway or on an adjacent shoulder shall

Immediately actuate electric hazard warning signal lights, flashers that flash simultaneously.

When are hazard lights not needed

When the vehicle is legally parked inside city limits or discharging passengers.

All vehicles hauling passengers require

chemical type fire extinguisher at least 1 quart capacity .

Reflectors must be mounted no less that or more than .

24", 60" above ground on trailers 80" in width

When on a two way road what is the distance between flags/lamps

100'------ 10' ------100'

On a divided highway what is the flag/flare distance

200'------100'-----10'

When on a vision obscured road what are the lamp distance

When operated at night all animal drawn vehicles, implements of husbandry, or farm vehicles need ___.

A white light on the front visible from 1000 feet: 2 Red lights on the rear visible from 1000 feet (or 1 red light and 2 red reflectors visible 600ft)

Trailers with a GVW < are exempt from brake requirements.

4500 lbs

Trailers with a GVW in excess of but less than _ and are operated at _mph or less are not required t have breaks.

4500 , 15000, 30

A trailer with a GVW of in excess of 4500 but less than 15000 and travel in excess of 30 mph are required to have

brakes acting on both wheels of the rear axle.

All vehicles equipped with brakes shall have the system run through _ control devices.

1 (but this doesn't prevent the use of separate control devices to control the brakes on a towed vehicle).

Surge or inertia braking systems can be used on a trailer with a GVW of

15000 lbs or less

Generally if the trailer is lbs or less the combination must be able to stop within at mph

3000, 40, 20

If the trailer is in excess of lbs the combination must be able to stop within at __ mph

3000, 50' , 20

All trucks with 4 tires on the rear axles are required to have

Safety guards/ Mud flaps that reach within 8" of the ground

All tractors or implements of husbandry manufactures after 1972 shall be equipped with

A. Two head lamps

B. One taillights mounted as far left as possible

C. Two red reflectors

when do vehicular warning lights (flashers) need to be activated on farm vehicles and what colors are they.

Any time the vehicle is being driven on the highway, and they are white/amber in the front and red/amber in the rear.

A slow moving vehicle emblem is used when the speed of travel is

25 mph or less

when is a slow moving vehicle emblem not required

a. A vehicle being used in construction within the limits of the construction zone

b. an implement is being towed by a slow moving vehicle where the SMV emblem is still visible.

no vehicle ( including the load) may be more than in height

14'

No vehicle (including loads) may surpass _ in width

102"

VEHICLES MAY NOT EXCEED _ in length

single motor vehicle = 45'

truck + semitrailer = 59'

Truck+semitrailer+semitrailer = 28 1/2 ' each

The greatest weight allowed is

80,000 lbs (tolerance of +/- 5%

No load shall extend in front _ or _ in the rear.

3' (front), 4' (Rear)

If the load does extend over 4' past the rear of the trailer_ is required.

A 12"x12" red flag (day) or a burning red light visible for 500' (night)

When one vehicle is towing another vehicle the tow chain/rope/strap etc shall be no more than _

15' long

If a chain, rope, or cable is used for the connection what must be present

A 12"x12" white flag

a vehicle that weighs over 5000 pounds with metal tires cannot be operated on the highway TRUE/FALSE

True

No person shall load or transport any loose materials on or over highways unless

a. the bed carrying the load is completely enclosed preventing the escape of ANY material.

b. The top of the load is covered with a caves/tarpaulin covering that does not allow any materials to escape.

Vehicles carrying cylindrical bails of hay may not exceed in width

144"

motor buses with air brakes and 3 or more axles and/or 4 tires on the rear axel may be other wise____.

45' in length otherwise 35' in length.

When do length requirements not apply

when the vehicle is only operated inside city limits

CMVs weighing _ pounds or more with metal tires are not permitted on the highways.

5000

Trailers, semitrailers, and pole trailers that weigh more than 4,500 pounds but no more than 15,000 pounds and are operated at speeds over 30 mph

must have brakes on both wheels of the rear axle.

Outside business and residential districts, school buses and other buses carrying passengers must

always stop at uncontrolled railroad crossings

Combination vehicles that weigh more than 3,000 pounds must be able to stop within ____ feet when traveling at 20 mph.

50

When driving during the summer, be alert for

construction areas

When lighted lamps are not required, what must be used as indicators (instead of flares, lights, or reflectors)?

two red flags

When one vehicle is towing another, the connection must not be longer than ____ feet, and there must be a _____ flag attached to it.

15; white

The vehicle's registration papers must provide

a receipt for license plates.

the weight of the vehicle when empty.

the maximum weight that the vehicle is registered to haul.

Your vehicle has broken down on a highway. What is the FIRST thing you must do?

Put out the proper flares, flags, or reflectors.

Combination vehicles weighing 3,000 pounds or less must be able to stop within ____ feet when traveling 20 mph.

40

What is the color of rear clearance lamps on any truck, bus or trailer 80 inches or more in width?

red

Every vehicle that is designed to operate at speeds of ____ mph or less requires a slow-moving vehicle emblem.

25

In bad weather, increase your following distance to

6 to 8 seconds

What is the maximum weight for a single or combination vehicle including its load?

80,000lbs

When following another vehicle, a CMV must leave

enough space for another vehicle to pass and enter the space between them safely.

If you're towing a house trailer at night outside the city limits or on a divided highway, your vehicle must be equipped with

three flares or three portable red emergency reflectors.

With exception of 'cotton vehicles' and vehicles carrying cylindrically shaped bales of hay, loads transported may not exceed

102 inches in width.

What is the minimum capacity for a chemical type fire extinguisher that every vehicle hauling passengers for hire or lease must carry at all times?

One quart

You may not drive a CMV with on a highway.

studded rims.

If the load you are hauling is __ than allowed by law, you must obtain a special permit from the Texas Department of Transportation.

heavier, longer, wider, or higher

You 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.

80; 30

When operated on a highway at night, such slow-moving vehicles as animal-drawn carts, farm tractors, and road machinery must have __ that are visible for 1,000 feet.

one white light on the front and two red lights on the rear or one red light to the rear and 2 red reflectors visible for 600 feet.

Surge or inertia brake systems may be used on trailers and semitrailers with gross weight of____or less.

15,000 lbs or less

All motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, or pole trailers manufactured after year must be equipped with electrical turn signal lights.

1959

Reflectors on CMVs that are 80 or more inches wide must be mounted at least ____ inches but no more than ____ inches above the ground.

24; 60

What type of lighting does every farm tractor and every self-propelled unit of farm equipment need to have?

Two head lamps, one taillight, two red reflectors, hazard warning lights (flashers) - white or amber to the front, and red or amber to the rear

How high can be a vehicle, including the load it is hauling?

No more than 14 feet from ground to the top of the load

Vehicles transporting must use triangular reflectors instead of flares.

flammable liquids or gases

On an open road, maintain a following distance of at least ___ seconds.

4

On a steep downgrade, you should

shift into a lower gear.

If you're being tailgated, you should

Increase your following distance

a passenger vehicle weighing less than 2500lbs may tow no more than?

one vehicle

flashing lights are permitted on?

emergency vehicles, snow removal equipment, school buses, tow trucks.

fire department vehicles are:

exempt from weight, length and width regulations.

coasting

is unlawful for any commercial vehicle.

What is the color of front clearance lamps on any truck, bus or trailer 80 inches or more in width

amber

all buses carrying passengers must

stop away all train tracks unless a traffic control device or police officer is present.

when making a right turn

approach in the proper lane four feet from the curb limiting cars ability to pass then turn using the other far lane center if necessary.

or same approach as above but swing left enough to miss the curb the turn back right.

safely passing two wheel vehicles

allow at least 6 feet to the left of two wheeled vehicles. do more attempt to share the lane.

if you double your speed your stopping distance.

is 4x greater