Chapter 3: Weights and Dimensions (part 1)

A detailed illustration of commercial vehicles displaying their dimensions and weights, set against a backdrop of a highway with road signs indicating weight and width restrictions, in a bright and informative style.

Weights and Dimensions for Commercial Drivers

Test your knowledge on the crucial regulations surrounding weights and dimensions for commercial drivers. This quiz will challenge your understanding of vehicle dimensions, towing regulations, and legal guidelines.

Topics covered:

Vehicle length limits
Towing regulations
Width restrictions
Permits and signage compliance

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by MeasuringTree342

When is a commercial driver allowed to bypass posted signs limiting dimesions or weight?

If their immediate supervisor approves it.

If they have the correct permits to do so.

Never. Drivers must always obey posted signage.

Whenever they feel like it

A single vehicle length must not exceed:

12.5 m

10 m

25 m

50 m

An A or C train must not be longer than:

5 m

26 m

20 m

12.5 m

All jurisdictions have the same rules concerning the towing of more than one trailer.

True

False

The B-train must not exceed what length?

12.5 m

20 m

27.5 m

30 m

What is the maximum legal width, unless otherwise expressed in a permit, for a vehicle and its load on provincial roads & highways?

2.6 m

5 m

3.5 m

8 m

A rear vision mirror on the side of a vehicle may extend 45 cm past the width prescribed in regulations or in a permit.

False

True

How many centimeters can a tie down device on the side of a vehicle extend past the width perscribed in the regulations or permit?

10 cm

30 cm

5 cm

45 cm

A house trailer being moved between sunrise and sunset shall not exceed a width of:

5 m

10.5 m

3.05 m

A building, object or contrivance must not exceed 2.6 m in width.

True

False

Chapter 3: Weights and Dimensions (part 1)

Weights and Dimensions for Commercial Drivers

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