NYS TOW TRUCK ENDORSEMENT
PRACTICE TEST 4 2026 TEST BANK
COMPLETE QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ GVWR.
Answer: Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
◉ GCVR.
Answer: Gross Combination weight rating. The GVWR plus the GVWR
of the vehicle being towed equals the GCVR.
◉ Light duty.
Answer: GVWR of 8,600 to 10,000 pounds
◉ Medium Duty.
Answer: GVWR of 10,001 to 26,000
◉ Heavy duty.
Answer: GVWR over 26,000 pounds
◉ Car carrier.
Answer: A vehicle designed to transport 1 to 3 motor vehicles. Car
carriers use a platform that is used to facilitate the operation of towing
, one or many vehicles. They are known also as flatbeds, Slideback,
equipment transporters and rollbacks.
◉ Overloading.
Answer: Overloading can cause undetected damage, weaken the
equipment significantly and cause equipment failure which can result in
injury or death.
◉ GAWR.
Answer: Gross Axle Weight Rating which is used to describe the weight
of a single axle or a combination of axles is designed to carry.
◉ Overhang.
Answer: Overhang is measured from the center of the lift point to the
center of the rear axle of the tow trucks. The safe towing capacity
decreases when overhang increases.
◉ STC.
Answer: Safe towing capacity - Defined as the amount of weight or load
that does not cause more than a 50% loss of original unloaded front axle
weight.
◉ Wheelbase.
Answer: The distance from the centerline of the front axle to the
centerline of the rear axle.
PRACTICE TEST 4 2026 TEST BANK
COMPLETE QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ GVWR.
Answer: Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
◉ GCVR.
Answer: Gross Combination weight rating. The GVWR plus the GVWR
of the vehicle being towed equals the GCVR.
◉ Light duty.
Answer: GVWR of 8,600 to 10,000 pounds
◉ Medium Duty.
Answer: GVWR of 10,001 to 26,000
◉ Heavy duty.
Answer: GVWR over 26,000 pounds
◉ Car carrier.
Answer: A vehicle designed to transport 1 to 3 motor vehicles. Car
carriers use a platform that is used to facilitate the operation of towing
, one or many vehicles. They are known also as flatbeds, Slideback,
equipment transporters and rollbacks.
◉ Overloading.
Answer: Overloading can cause undetected damage, weaken the
equipment significantly and cause equipment failure which can result in
injury or death.
◉ GAWR.
Answer: Gross Axle Weight Rating which is used to describe the weight
of a single axle or a combination of axles is designed to carry.
◉ Overhang.
Answer: Overhang is measured from the center of the lift point to the
center of the rear axle of the tow trucks. The safe towing capacity
decreases when overhang increases.
◉ STC.
Answer: Safe towing capacity - Defined as the amount of weight or load
that does not cause more than a 50% loss of original unloaded front axle
weight.
◉ Wheelbase.
Answer: The distance from the centerline of the front axle to the
centerline of the rear axle.
