TOW TRUCK OPERATOR 2026 UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Skilled motor performance and coordination as well as skills requiring high levels of
precise movement is called - ✔✔coordination.
✔✔Odor on breath, inability to maintain balance, slurred speech, and poor general
awareness are symptoms of - ✔✔alcohol use.
✔✔What entity has strict regulations regarding the use of controlled substances before,
during, and after operating a commercial motor vehicle? - ✔✔The Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration (FMCSA)
✔✔5 controlled substances that every driver should be aware of. - ✔✔Amphetamines,
Cocaine, Marijuana, Opiates, and Phencyclidine.
✔✔Any amount of drug use can - ✔✔dramatically affect driving safety.
✔✔Something a tow operator may come into contact with on a frequent basis. -
✔✔infectious diseases
✔✔Two blood born pathogens - ✔✔HIV (human immuno-deficiency virus), and HBV
(hepatitis B)
✔✔Something dangerous that tow operators reasonably expect to come into contact
with - ✔✔blood
✔✔What items should be a part of all tow operator's personal protective equipment? -
✔✔disposable latex or rubber gloves, face shields, masks, eye protection, and gowns
✔✔This can save your life. - ✔✔knowledge of blood born diseases
✔✔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? - ✔✔immediately notify
a supervisor with specific details of how the contamination happened.
✔✔What kind of inspections are a must to begin the day? - ✔✔daily pre-trip truck
inspections
✔✔Who requires drivers of commercial vehicles to inspect all safety related items on
the vehicle? - ✔✔The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
, ✔✔If a defect is found during inspection of the vehicle, a driver must do what? -
✔✔record and report the defect, signing the Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR).
✔✔If a defect that requires immediate repairs is found during an inspection ,the person
making the repairs must also sign what? - ✔✔Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR).
✔✔Obeying traffic laws has many benefits including ___________________ - ✔✔lower
insurance rates, improvement of public image, reduction of accidents, and no traffic
fines.
✔✔What is the cause of approximately 50% of the accidents in Texas? - ✔✔not enough
stopping distance
✔✔The things that greatly affect stopping distance - ✔✔wet, icy, foggy, rainy, or snowy
roads, and speed
✔✔The faster a vehicle traveling, ________________ - ✔✔the more space is needed to
stop.
✔✔A factor that greatly increases the probability of a rear end collision - ✔✔high
speeds on the roadways
✔✔When a vehicle's speed doubles, ______________________ - ✔✔stopping distance
quadruples.
✔✔The distance a vehicle travels from the moment the driver spots a hazard until
he/she decides to apply the brake is called - ✔✔perception distance.
✔✔The distance a vehicle travels from the time the driver lifts his/her foot off the
accelerator until he/she applies the brake is called - ✔✔reaction distance.
✔✔The distance a vehicle travels after the brake is applied until it stops completely is
called - ✔✔braking distance.
✔✔What will significantly increase perception, reaction, and braking distance? - ✔✔the
extra weight of a loaded truck
✔✔When driving on multiple lane highways, a driver should position his truck where? -
✔✔in the middle lane of traffic
✔✔A good driver should constantly be doing what in order to detect traffic beside and
behind the commercial vehicle, looking for tail-gating or vehicles in the blind spot. -
✔✔turning his/her head
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Skilled motor performance and coordination as well as skills requiring high levels of
precise movement is called - ✔✔coordination.
✔✔Odor on breath, inability to maintain balance, slurred speech, and poor general
awareness are symptoms of - ✔✔alcohol use.
✔✔What entity has strict regulations regarding the use of controlled substances before,
during, and after operating a commercial motor vehicle? - ✔✔The Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration (FMCSA)
✔✔5 controlled substances that every driver should be aware of. - ✔✔Amphetamines,
Cocaine, Marijuana, Opiates, and Phencyclidine.
✔✔Any amount of drug use can - ✔✔dramatically affect driving safety.
✔✔Something a tow operator may come into contact with on a frequent basis. -
✔✔infectious diseases
✔✔Two blood born pathogens - ✔✔HIV (human immuno-deficiency virus), and HBV
(hepatitis B)
✔✔Something dangerous that tow operators reasonably expect to come into contact
with - ✔✔blood
✔✔What items should be a part of all tow operator's personal protective equipment? -
✔✔disposable latex or rubber gloves, face shields, masks, eye protection, and gowns
✔✔This can save your life. - ✔✔knowledge of blood born diseases
✔✔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? - ✔✔immediately notify
a supervisor with specific details of how the contamination happened.
✔✔What kind of inspections are a must to begin the day? - ✔✔daily pre-trip truck
inspections
✔✔Who requires drivers of commercial vehicles to inspect all safety related items on
the vehicle? - ✔✔The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
, ✔✔If a defect is found during inspection of the vehicle, a driver must do what? -
✔✔record and report the defect, signing the Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR).
✔✔If a defect that requires immediate repairs is found during an inspection ,the person
making the repairs must also sign what? - ✔✔Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR).
✔✔Obeying traffic laws has many benefits including ___________________ - ✔✔lower
insurance rates, improvement of public image, reduction of accidents, and no traffic
fines.
✔✔What is the cause of approximately 50% of the accidents in Texas? - ✔✔not enough
stopping distance
✔✔The things that greatly affect stopping distance - ✔✔wet, icy, foggy, rainy, or snowy
roads, and speed
✔✔The faster a vehicle traveling, ________________ - ✔✔the more space is needed to
stop.
✔✔A factor that greatly increases the probability of a rear end collision - ✔✔high
speeds on the roadways
✔✔When a vehicle's speed doubles, ______________________ - ✔✔stopping distance
quadruples.
✔✔The distance a vehicle travels from the moment the driver spots a hazard until
he/she decides to apply the brake is called - ✔✔perception distance.
✔✔The distance a vehicle travels from the time the driver lifts his/her foot off the
accelerator until he/she applies the brake is called - ✔✔reaction distance.
✔✔The distance a vehicle travels after the brake is applied until it stops completely is
called - ✔✔braking distance.
✔✔What will significantly increase perception, reaction, and braking distance? - ✔✔the
extra weight of a loaded truck
✔✔When driving on multiple lane highways, a driver should position his truck where? -
✔✔in the middle lane of traffic
✔✔A good driver should constantly be doing what in order to detect traffic beside and
behind the commercial vehicle, looking for tail-gating or vehicles in the blind spot. -
✔✔turning his/her head
