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