1 | P a g e TEXAS COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATION (CVO) NEWEST 2024 EXAM ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY PASSED When going downhill with a commercial vehicle, it is unlawful to: - ANSWER- Coast Which of the following vehicles are not required to have mud flaps? - ANSWER- Pole trailers The first thing the driver of a disabled truck or bus should do is: - ANSWER- set out flares, reflectors or flags The top speed limit for heavy trucks on designated rural interstates in the nighttime is: - ANSWER- 65 mph The height from the ground for mounted reflectors must be at least - ANSWER- 24 inches When turning right with a long vehicle or combination trucktrailer, if it is impossible to stay in the proper lane, you should - ANSWER- Approach the corner 4 feet from the curb or right edge of the roadway, then turn into the right-hand lane 2 | P a g e When stopped on the side of a divided highway, flags or reflectors must be placed - ANSWER- One 10 feet behind the vehicle, one 100 feet behind and one 200 feet behind the vehicle The maximum speed limit for a pickup truck with a manufacturer's rated carrying capacity of 2,000 lbs or less on U.S. or state highways in the daytime is - ANSWER- 70 mph 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 Trailers and semitrailers must ordinarily have brakes that can be applied by the driver when the gross weight of the trailer exceeds - ANSWER- 4,500 pounds The load on a truck may not extend over the rear of the vehicle more than - ANSWER- Four feet 3 | P a g e 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 To find out the details about registering your particular vehicle you should consult - ANSWER- County Tax Assessor - Collector When one truck is following another truck or vehicle, it must keep far enough back to allow how many vehicles to overtake and enter safely between them? - ANSWER- One vehicle Turn signal indicators are required on all motor vehicles manufactured after model year - ANSWER- 1959 No combination of vehicles, other than a truck tractor-trailer combination, may exceed - ANSWER- 65 feet Vehicles transporting loose material (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 4 | P a g e Every farm tractor manufactured after January 1, 1972, complies with state lighting laws by - ANSWER- Having two head lamps To operate on the highway a motor vehicle or trailer having metal tires 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 No passenger vehicle may be coupled with more than - ANSWER- One trailer When one vehicle is towing another, the distance between the two must not be greater than - ANSWER- 15 feet