LOUISIANA CLASS D “CHAUFFEUR’S ”LICENSE TEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 200 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGRDAE

LOUISIANA CLASS D “CHAUFFEUR’S ”LICENSE TEST 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 200 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS)|AGRDAE Every truck must have a device this device to minimize the spray or splash of water or mud or loose road surface material to the rear - ANSWER- Mud flap Freight carrying vehicles and passenger buses must carry three of these items - ANSWER- Flares, electric red lanterns, or red portable reflectors Freight carrying vehicles and passenger buses must carry two of these items - ANSWER- 12-inch square red cloth flags with standards Trucks carrying explosives, flammable liquids, compressed gases, or using compressed gas as a fuel must use ____ or ____ only - ANSWER- Red electric lanterns, red emergency reflectors When the vehicle breaks down, one signal must be placed ____ behind the vehicle and ____ forward of the vehicle. A third signal must be on the traffic side of the truck ____ to the front or rear - ANSWER- 100 feet, 100 feet, 10 feet When towing another vehicle, the draw bar or other connection must of sufficient strength to pull all towed weight and must not exceed ____ - ANSWER- 15 feet A rear view mirror must reflect a view of the highway for a distance of ____ to the rear, regardless of the load of the vehicle - ANSWER- 200 feet Any motor vehicle shall not be driven when any of the required ____ or ____ is obscured by the tailboard, by any part of the load, by dirt or otherwise - ANSWERLamps, reflectors All trailers or semi-trailers with a gross vehicle weight rating of ____ or more must be equipped with brakes adequate to stop and hold it. - ANSWER- 3,000 pounds Drivers should use ____ as the principal means of controlling speed on long grades. - ANSWER- Engine compression If your brakes should fail on a level road, you should ____ and use engine compression to slow down - ANSWER- Downshift Air brake systems are three braking systems combined: the ____ brake system, the ____ brake system, and the ____ brake system - ANSWER- Service, parking, emergency ____ brake system applies and releases the brakes when you use the brake pedal during normal driving - ANSWER- Service ____ brake system applies and releases the parking brakes when you use the parking brake control - ANSWER- Parking ____ brake system uses part of the service and parking brake's system to stop the vehicle in the event of a brake system failure - ANSWER- Emergency Pumps air into the air storage tanks (reservoirs) - ANSWER- Air compressor Controls when the air compressor will pump air into the air storage tanks - ANSWER- Air compressor governor Used to hold compressed air - ANSWER- Air storage tanks Operated by turning a quarter turn or by pulling a cable. You must drain the tanks yourself at the end of each day of driving - ANSWER- Manual air tank drain Water and oil is automatically expelled. They may be equipped for manual draining as well - ANSWER- Automatic air tank drain Protects the tank and the rest of the system from too much pressure. The valve is usually set to open at 150 psi - ANSWER- Safety valve These gauges tell you how much pressure is in the air tanks - ANSWER- Supply pressure gauges This gauge shows how much air pressure you are applying to the brakes - ANSWER- Application pressure gauge Comes on before the air pressure in the tanks falls below 60 psi - ANSWER- Low air pressure warning Holds emergency and parking brakes back by mechanical force - ANSWERSpring brakes Used to engage the parking brakes in newer vehicles with air brakes - ANSWERDiamond shaped, yellow, pull-push control knob Put on the brakes as hard as you can without locking the wheels (do not turn the steering wheel while doing this) - ANSWER- Controlled braking The maximum height for listed vehicles is - ANSWER- 13' 6" A load must not extend more than __ feet to the front of the vehicle, or more than ___ feet to the rear of the vehicle except poles, piling and logs. - ANSWER- 4, 8 Poles, piling and logs may project ___ feet beyond the rearmost part of the trailer. - ANSWER- 15 If a load extends for 4 or more feet past the bed or body of any vehicle, a ___ flag 12 inches square must be attached to the extreme rear of the load during daylight hours. - ANSWER- Red At night, a red light must be attached to the extreme rear of the load and visible for at least ___ feet to the sides and the rear. - ANSWER- 500 When pulling or towing another motor vehicle the speed limit is ___ m.p.h. - ANSWER- 45 On a rural highway, drivers of motor trucks must not follow within ___ feet of one another except to pass. - ANSWER- 400 Also, high beam headlights must be dimmed no less than ____ feet from oncoming traffic, and ___ feet of a vehicle being followed. - ANSWER- 500, 200