Texas Tow Truck Operator (Incident Management) License
Practice Exam: 170 Questions and Correct Answers
1. Trucks and buses weighing 33,001 and over with 10 tires or more
Answer: Class 8 heavy duty trucks
Rationale: Class 8 is for the heaviest vehicles, per standard towing classifications.
2. Can tow trucks weighing 26,000 through 33,000 pounds with 6 tires or more
Answer: Class 7 heavy duty trucks
Rationale: Class 7 handles large trucks in incident management.
3. Weakness, fatigue, cramps, profuse sweating, headache, dizziness, nausea, and vision
problems
Answer: Symptoms of heat related illnesses
Rationale: Heat stress is a common hazard for tow operators in Texas weather.
4. Buses, trucks, RVs and vans weighing 19,501 through 26,000 pounds with 6 tires or more
Answer: Class 6 medium duty trucks can tow
Rationale: Class 6 is for medium-duty incident response.
5. Ask questions, convey knowledge, explain, verify, and put the customer at ease
Answer: Speaking skills are important to
Rationale: Communication is key in incident management for safety and service.
6. The most important skill a tower can have
Answer: Listening
, Rationale: Listening to instructions from law enforcement or customers prevents errors.
7. ______________________ carefully is important to avoid making mistakes
Answer: Reading
Rationale: Reading signs, rules, and documents is essential for compliance.
8. What you write can become a legal issue
Answer: Writing is important because
Rationale: Tow tickets and reports can be used in court.
9. Dehydration, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke can be _______________
Answer: Life threatening
Rationale: Operators must stay hydrated during outdoor work.
10. Long exposure to sub freezing temperatures and windy conditions can cause
___________________________
Answer: Hypothermia and/or frostbite
Rationale: Cold weather hazards in Texas winters.
11. What entity has very definitive regulations against use of alcohol before, during, and after
operating a commercial motor vehicle?
Answer: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
Rationale: FMCSA regulates commercial drivers, including tow operators.
12. A violation of the FMCSA regulations occurs when blood alcohol content is
Answer: 0.04 or higher
Rationale: Lower threshold for commercial operators.
, 13. Two blood born pathogens
Answer: HIV (human immuno-deficiency virus), and HBV (hepatitis B)
Rationale: Risks from accident scenes with blood.
14. Something dangerous that tow operators reasonably expect to come into contact with
Answer: Blood
Rationale: Bloodborne pathogen exposure at incidents.
15. What items should be a part of all tow operator's personal protective equipment?
Answer: Disposable latex or rubber gloves, face shields, masks, eye protection, and gowns
Rationale: PPE for biohazards.
16. This can save your life
Answer: Knowledge of blood born diseases
Rationale: Awareness prevents infection.
17. Any time a tow operator thinks he/she may have been exposed to body fluids or had skin
punctured by a needle in a vehicle, he/she should do what?
Answer: Immediately notify a supervisor with specific details of how the contamination
happened
Rationale: Reporting for medical follow-up.
18. What kind of inspections are a must to begin the day?
Answer: Daily pre-trip truck inspections
Rationale: Required by FMCSA and TDLR.
Practice Exam: 170 Questions and Correct Answers
1. Trucks and buses weighing 33,001 and over with 10 tires or more
Answer: Class 8 heavy duty trucks
Rationale: Class 8 is for the heaviest vehicles, per standard towing classifications.
2. Can tow trucks weighing 26,000 through 33,000 pounds with 6 tires or more
Answer: Class 7 heavy duty trucks
Rationale: Class 7 handles large trucks in incident management.
3. Weakness, fatigue, cramps, profuse sweating, headache, dizziness, nausea, and vision
problems
Answer: Symptoms of heat related illnesses
Rationale: Heat stress is a common hazard for tow operators in Texas weather.
4. Buses, trucks, RVs and vans weighing 19,501 through 26,000 pounds with 6 tires or more
Answer: Class 6 medium duty trucks can tow
Rationale: Class 6 is for medium-duty incident response.
5. Ask questions, convey knowledge, explain, verify, and put the customer at ease
Answer: Speaking skills are important to
Rationale: Communication is key in incident management for safety and service.
6. The most important skill a tower can have
Answer: Listening
, Rationale: Listening to instructions from law enforcement or customers prevents errors.
7. ______________________ carefully is important to avoid making mistakes
Answer: Reading
Rationale: Reading signs, rules, and documents is essential for compliance.
8. What you write can become a legal issue
Answer: Writing is important because
Rationale: Tow tickets and reports can be used in court.
9. Dehydration, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke can be _______________
Answer: Life threatening
Rationale: Operators must stay hydrated during outdoor work.
10. Long exposure to sub freezing temperatures and windy conditions can cause
___________________________
Answer: Hypothermia and/or frostbite
Rationale: Cold weather hazards in Texas winters.
11. What entity has very definitive regulations against use of alcohol before, during, and after
operating a commercial motor vehicle?
Answer: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
Rationale: FMCSA regulates commercial drivers, including tow operators.
12. A violation of the FMCSA regulations occurs when blood alcohol content is
Answer: 0.04 or higher
Rationale: Lower threshold for commercial operators.
, 13. Two blood born pathogens
Answer: HIV (human immuno-deficiency virus), and HBV (hepatitis B)
Rationale: Risks from accident scenes with blood.
14. Something dangerous that tow operators reasonably expect to come into contact with
Answer: Blood
Rationale: Bloodborne pathogen exposure at incidents.
15. What items should be a part of all tow operator's personal protective equipment?
Answer: Disposable latex or rubber gloves, face shields, masks, eye protection, and gowns
Rationale: PPE for biohazards.
16. This can save your life
Answer: Knowledge of blood born diseases
Rationale: Awareness prevents infection.
17. Any time a tow operator thinks he/she may have been exposed to body fluids or had skin
punctured by a needle in a vehicle, he/she should do what?
Answer: Immediately notify a supervisor with specific details of how the contamination
happened
Rationale: Reporting for medical follow-up.
18. What kind of inspections are a must to begin the day?
Answer: Daily pre-trip truck inspections
Rationale: Required by FMCSA and TDLR.
