Non-CDL Class C Practice Test

8 feet

Apply the brakes just hard enough to feel a slowdown and release when speed is roughly 5 mph below safe speed.

<p>The drawbar must be strong enough and cannot exceed 15 feet; must couple with safety chains.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>20,000 pounds on a single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem; up to 80,000 pounds on a 5-axle combination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>42 feet, except for vehicles hauling poles or machinery, which can be 80 feet.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>500 feet in the dark</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The driver must stop the vehicle and the truck must remain standing until excess load is removed or shifted.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Second division vehicles carrying passengers for hire and those required to carry hazardous materials.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The specific height limit is not provided in the content.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Most vehicles have a maximum length of 42 feet; exceptions exist for some objects.

Most vehicles, including second division, have a maximum width of 8 feet.

Height limitations include the load; specific maximum heights exist for all vehicles.

Essential for vehicles exceeding 25 feet/80 inches: two yellow/amber lights front, three red lights rear in horizontal line plus two reflectors at lower corners.

Maximum length between towing vehicles is 15 feet.

Strong enough safety chains/cables are needed for the towed weight.

Passengers are forbidden in towed vehicles, except in specific cases.

Maximum weight allowed on a single axle is 20,000 pounds.

Maximum weight allowed on a tandem axle is 34,000 pounds.

Maximum weight for 5-axle combinations up to 80,000 pounds (adjustable depending on axle spacing).

Apply brakes until speed slows down, release brakes once within 5 mph below safe speed, with repeated application as needed when speed rises.

Vehicles must have warning devices visible for 500 feet at night via flares, lanterns or reflectors

Vehicles need to stop and fix the excess baggage or load before going ahead and any driver or owner can be arrested, with reductions in tolerance for overweight exceeding 80,000 pounds.

Specific vehicles (passengers, buses, hazardous materials) must stop at railroad crossings; within 50 feet to not less than 15 feet from nearest rail.

Drawbars need to be adequate for the load.

Vehicles have limited lengths, with extra loads possible under specific conditions.

Objects such as pipes or poles can be extended up to 80 feet under specific conditions.

Passenger-carrying vehicles must stop at railroad crossings, within 50 feet, but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail.