A 3-minute lesson from the Texas course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
The handbook's glossary defines terms the written test uses in its questions. Knowing these definitions exactly helps you decode tricky wording, especially the legal terms for losing a license and the driving concepts behind the rules.
Includes a vehicle with GVWR or GCWR of 26,001+ lbs, one designed to carry 16+ passengers including the driver, or one hauling placarded hazardous materials.
A test question asks what happens when your license is "cancelled." Cancellation isn't a punishment for a set time; it withdraws your license until you are qualified or eligible again, as when parental consent is withdrawn.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
In the handbook's glossary, a light truck has a rated carrying capacity of not more than how many pounds?
1,000 lbs
2,000 lbs
5,000 lbs
10,000 lbs
Answer: 2,000 lbs
A light truck is a truck with a manufacturer's rated carrying capacity of not more than 2,000 lbs.