TEXAS COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATION (CVO)
NEWEST 2024 EXAM ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY PASSED
Registration Papers - ANSWER: All commercial motor vehicles, truck tractors, trailers,
or semitrailers must carry registration papers on the vehicles while operating on a
public highway.
What do registration papers show? - ANSWER: Registration papers are the receipt
for license plates, as well as show the weight of the vehicle and how much it is
registered to haul.
What are special permits for? - ANSWER: If you wish to haul a load or move
equipment that is heavier, longer, wider, or higher than the law allows. A permit will
not be granted if the load can reasonably be dismantled.
Flares, Fuses, or Reflectors - ANSWER: You must have at least three flares, three red
electric lanterns, OR three portable red emergency reflectors on any highway
outside the city limits or upon any divided highway at any time a half hour after
sunset or a half hour before sunrise.
When do you not use fuses, flares, or signals produced by flame? - ANSWER: When
transporting explosives
Using any cargo tank truck used for the transportation of any flammable liquid or
compressed flammable gases
Using any motor vehicle using compressed gas as a fuel
What can be used in lieu of flares, fuses, or reflectors? - ANSWER: D.O.T. approved
triangular reflectors
When do you use the Hazard Warning Signal Lights? - ANSWER: Any truck, bus, truck
tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer 80 inches or more in width or 30 ft or more
in overall length is stopped upon a roadway or adjacent shoulder.
Fire Extinguisher - ANSWER: All school buses, buses, taxis, and other vehicles hauling
passengers for hire or lease must carry a chemical type fire extinguisher of at least
one quart capacity.
Commercial vehicles that are subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
must be equipped with what? - ANSWER: A fire extinguisher that is properly filled
and located so that it is readily accessible for use. It must be securely mounted on
the vehicle.
, How are reflectors mounted on every pole trailer, truck, bus, truck tractors, trailers,
and semitrailers which are 80 or more inches in width? - ANSWER: No less than 24
inches off the ground
No more than 60 inches above the ground
On a two way Roadway, where are flags (or lamps) placed? - ANSWER: 100 ft. behind
10 ft. behind
100 ft. in front of the vehicle
On a Divided highway, where are flags (or lamps) placed? - ANSWER: 200 ft behind
100 ft behind
10 ft behind the vehicle
On a Vision obscured road, where are flags (or lamps) placed? - ANSWER: 10 ft.
behind
No less than 100 ft or more than 500 ft behind
100 ft in front of the vehicle
Lighting requirements on a truck or bus LESS than 80" in width - ANSWER: Front:
- Head lamps on each side
- Electric turn signal lamps on each side
Rear:
- Red tail lamps on each side
- Red stop lamps on each side
- Red reflectors on each side
- Electric turn signal lamps on each side
- 1 white license plate lamp
(2,2,2,2,1)
On Each Side:
- No requirements
Lighting requirements on a truck or bus MORE than 80" in width (placement is
different on truck vs. bus as seen on pg. 165-167) - ANSWER: Front:
- Amber clearance lamps on each side
- Head lamps on each side
- Turn signal lamps on each side
Rear:
- Red tail lamp on each side
- Red stop lamp on each side
- Red reflector on each side
- Turn signal on each side
- Red clearance lamp on each side
NEWEST 2024 EXAM ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY PASSED
Registration Papers - ANSWER: All commercial motor vehicles, truck tractors, trailers,
or semitrailers must carry registration papers on the vehicles while operating on a
public highway.
What do registration papers show? - ANSWER: Registration papers are the receipt
for license plates, as well as show the weight of the vehicle and how much it is
registered to haul.
What are special permits for? - ANSWER: If you wish to haul a load or move
equipment that is heavier, longer, wider, or higher than the law allows. A permit will
not be granted if the load can reasonably be dismantled.
Flares, Fuses, or Reflectors - ANSWER: You must have at least three flares, three red
electric lanterns, OR three portable red emergency reflectors on any highway
outside the city limits or upon any divided highway at any time a half hour after
sunset or a half hour before sunrise.
When do you not use fuses, flares, or signals produced by flame? - ANSWER: When
transporting explosives
Using any cargo tank truck used for the transportation of any flammable liquid or
compressed flammable gases
Using any motor vehicle using compressed gas as a fuel
What can be used in lieu of flares, fuses, or reflectors? - ANSWER: D.O.T. approved
triangular reflectors
When do you use the Hazard Warning Signal Lights? - ANSWER: Any truck, bus, truck
tractor, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer 80 inches or more in width or 30 ft or more
in overall length is stopped upon a roadway or adjacent shoulder.
Fire Extinguisher - ANSWER: All school buses, buses, taxis, and other vehicles hauling
passengers for hire or lease must carry a chemical type fire extinguisher of at least
one quart capacity.
Commercial vehicles that are subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
must be equipped with what? - ANSWER: A fire extinguisher that is properly filled
and located so that it is readily accessible for use. It must be securely mounted on
the vehicle.
, How are reflectors mounted on every pole trailer, truck, bus, truck tractors, trailers,
and semitrailers which are 80 or more inches in width? - ANSWER: No less than 24
inches off the ground
No more than 60 inches above the ground
On a two way Roadway, where are flags (or lamps) placed? - ANSWER: 100 ft. behind
10 ft. behind
100 ft. in front of the vehicle
On a Divided highway, where are flags (or lamps) placed? - ANSWER: 200 ft behind
100 ft behind
10 ft behind the vehicle
On a Vision obscured road, where are flags (or lamps) placed? - ANSWER: 10 ft.
behind
No less than 100 ft or more than 500 ft behind
100 ft in front of the vehicle
Lighting requirements on a truck or bus LESS than 80" in width - ANSWER: Front:
- Head lamps on each side
- Electric turn signal lamps on each side
Rear:
- Red tail lamps on each side
- Red stop lamps on each side
- Red reflectors on each side
- Electric turn signal lamps on each side
- 1 white license plate lamp
(2,2,2,2,1)
On Each Side:
- No requirements
Lighting requirements on a truck or bus MORE than 80" in width (placement is
different on truck vs. bus as seen on pg. 165-167) - ANSWER: Front:
- Amber clearance lamps on each side
- Head lamps on each side
- Turn signal lamps on each side
Rear:
- Red tail lamp on each side
- Red stop lamp on each side
- Red reflector on each side
- Turn signal on each side
- Red clearance lamp on each side
