TEXAS COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
OPERATION TEST 2026 STUDY
GUIDE COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ All trailers or semitrailers must be equipped with clearance lamps,
side marker lamps, and side reflectors if their width is:
Answer: 80 inches or more
◉ The load on a vehicle may not extend beyond the front of the vehicle,
without a special permit, more than:
Answer: three feet
◉ The color of clearance lamps on the front of a vehicle must be:
Answer: Amber
◉ The load on a truck may not extend over the rear of the vehicle more
than:
Answer: 4 feet
◉ Turn signal indicators are required on all motor vehicles
manufactured after the model year:
Answer: 1959
, ◉ Vehicles transporting loose materials ex: ( Sand, dirt, gravel, etc.) that
is capable of spilling or blowing from the vehicle must:
Answer: Meet loading and/or covering regulations to prevent spilling or
blowing
◉ Every farm tractor manufactured after January 1, 1972, should
comply with state lighting laws by:
Answer: Having two head lamps
◉ To operate on the highway, a motor vehicle or trailer having metal
wheels and weighing 5,000 pounds or more, you must:
Answer: Get a special permit from the Texas Department of
Transportation
◉ During times when lighted lamps are not required, the driver should
set out:
Answer: Two approved red flags
◉ Before going down a steep grade with a commercial vehicle you
should:
Answer: shift to a lower gear
◉ Every trailer must have how many reflectors on the rear?
Answer: Two
OPERATION TEST 2026 STUDY
GUIDE COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ All trailers or semitrailers must be equipped with clearance lamps,
side marker lamps, and side reflectors if their width is:
Answer: 80 inches or more
◉ The load on a vehicle may not extend beyond the front of the vehicle,
without a special permit, more than:
Answer: three feet
◉ The color of clearance lamps on the front of a vehicle must be:
Answer: Amber
◉ The load on a truck may not extend over the rear of the vehicle more
than:
Answer: 4 feet
◉ Turn signal indicators are required on all motor vehicles
manufactured after the model year:
Answer: 1959
, ◉ Vehicles transporting loose materials ex: ( Sand, dirt, gravel, etc.) that
is capable of spilling or blowing from the vehicle must:
Answer: Meet loading and/or covering regulations to prevent spilling or
blowing
◉ Every farm tractor manufactured after January 1, 1972, should
comply with state lighting laws by:
Answer: Having two head lamps
◉ To operate on the highway, a motor vehicle or trailer having metal
wheels and weighing 5,000 pounds or more, you must:
Answer: Get a special permit from the Texas Department of
Transportation
◉ During times when lighted lamps are not required, the driver should
set out:
Answer: Two approved red flags
◉ Before going down a steep grade with a commercial vehicle you
should:
Answer: shift to a lower gear
◉ Every trailer must have how many reflectors on the rear?
Answer: Two
