Texas Handbook CDL Test

Question 1

During the day, when transporting any load that extends more than four feet beyond the rear, you must attach a _________ to the extreme rear of such extension.

Answer 1

Red flag

Question 2

When operated on the highway at night, farm tractors not otherwise required to have lamps or lighting devices must have _______ on the rear visible for 1,000 feet.

Answer 2

Two red lights

Question 3

At night, when transporting any load that extends more than four feet beyond the rear, drivers must attach a _________ to the extreme rear of such extension.

Answer 3

Red light

Question 4

When turning right while operating a long vehicle, if the street into which you are turning is narrow, you may have to:

Answer 4

Swing slightly to the left

Question 5

When following another truck or vehicle, you must:

Answer 5

keep far enough back to allow another vehicle to overtake and enter the space between you and the vehicle ahead safely.

Question 6

On trucks, buses, truck tractors, trailers, semitrailers, pole trailers which are 80 or more inches in width, reflectors must be mounted between __________ inches from the ground.

Answer 6

24 and 60

Question 7

You must obtain a special permit if you wish to haul a load that is ________ than the law allows.

Answer 7

Longer, higher, & heavier (all of the above)

Question 8

The rear of every truck, truck-tractor, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, and bus must display:

Answer 8

two red reflectors

Question 9

During times when lighted lamps are not required, _______ must be used in place of flares, lights, or reflectors.

Answer 9

Two red flags

Question 10

During summer, truck drivers should be on the lookout for:

Answer 10

Overloaded cars with poor visibility, fatigued motorists on vacation, highway construction projects (all of the above)

Question 11

When driving at night, if you are transporting a load that extends more than four feet beyond the rear of your vehicle, you must attach a ________ to the rearmost point of the load.

Answer 11

Red light

Question 12

Truck drivers should maintain a ______ following distance on the open road.

Answer 12

four-second

Question 13

When you must make an emergency stop on the side of a roadway or divided highway, the first warning device you place behind your vehicle should be ______ from the vehicle.

Answer 13

10 feet

Question 14

If you must make an emergency stop on a two-way roadway, how many warning devices should you place behind your vehicle?

Answer 14

2

Question 15

Obeying the speed limit:

Answer 15

saves wear and tear on tires, brakes, and engines

Question 16

When traveling down a hill, it is unlawful for a commercial motor vehicle to:

Answer 16

coast down the grade

Question 17

The maximum weight allowed for any vehicle or combination of vehicles including the load is:

Answer 17

80,000 lbs

Question 18

In bad weather, you should increases your following distance to _________ to compensate for poor traction.

Answer 18

6-8 seconds

Question 19

If there is oncoming traffic and you want to pass a motorcycle, you should:

Answer 19

slow down and follow the motorcycle until oncoming traffic clears

Question 20

Two amber clearance lamps are required on the top front corners of any trailer more than ________ in width.

Answer 20

80 inches

Question 21

You must make an emergency stop on the side of a roadway, and your vision is obscured. The 2 warning devices you place behind your vehicle must be not less than _____ feet and not more than _____ feet from each other.

Answer 21

100; 500

Question 22

When going down a steep downgrade, you should:

Answer 22

shift into a lower gear

Question 23

You should always allow at least ______ to the left of any two-wheeled vehicle you are passing.

Answer 23

6 feet

Question 24

Vehicles transporting ___________ shall use triangular reflectors instead of flares or fuses.

Answer 24

explosives, flammable liquids or gases

Question 25

While operating on a public highway, all commercial vehicles must carry registration papers showing:

Answer 25

the weight of the vehicle empty and how much it is registered to haul

Question 26

A single motor vehicle used only to transport cotton may not exceed a length of:

Answer 26

48 feet

Question 27

All buses, school buses, taxis, and other vehicles hauling passengers for hire or lease, must carry a chemical type fire extinguisher with a capacity of at least:

Answer 27

1 quart

Question 28

Professional truck drivers:

Answer 28

keep a gap between their truck and the car ahead in heavy traffic

Question 29

If a chain, rope, or cable is used to tow another vehicle, a white flag not less than ______ inches square must be attached to it.

Answer 29

12

Question 30

The length requirements for vehicles and combinations of vehicles:

Answer 30

do not apply if the vehicles are operated only within city limits

Question 31

No combination of vehicles, other than a truck tractor-trailer combination may exceed ______ in length.

Answer 31

65 feet

Question 32

When operated on a highway at night, all animal-drawn carts, implements of husbandry and road machinery must have _______ on the front and ______ on the rear.

Answer 32

1 white light; 2 red lights

Question 33

Vehicles with wheels having cleats, flanges, studs, lugs, studs or spikes:

Answer 33

must not be operated on a highway

Question 34

When towing a house trailer at night on a divided highway, your vehicle must be equipped with:

Answer 34

three flares, or three red electric lanterns, or three portable red emergency reflectors

Question 35

When passing a motorcycle, you should:

Answer 35

move into the next or oncoming lane to pass

Question 36

It is unlawful to drive a commercial motor vehicle with ________ on a highway.

Answer 36

wheels having cleats, lugs, studs or flange

Question 37

Vehicles or combinations used exclusively to transport poles or pipes _________ the length or extension limits over the front and rear of a vehicle.

Answer 37

may exceed

Question 38

Motor buses with air brakes that have three or more axles or four tires on the rear axle may be:

Answer 38

45 feet long

Question 39

Generally, if a combination of vehicles is more than 3,000 pounds, the combination must be able to stop within ____ when traveling at 20 mph.

Answer 39

50 feet

Question 40

If you must make an emergency stop on a divided highway, how many warning devices should you place behind your vehicle?

Answer 40

3