New Mexico CDL — General Knowledge: Traffic Laws Practice Test

Question 1

Under the vehicle classes described in the manual, which class takes in straight trucks, large buses and articulated buses?

Accepted Answer

Class B — Class B covers heavy straight vehicles: a single vehicle rated at 26,001 pounds or more, such as a straight truck or a large bus, articulated buses included.

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Class A

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Class C

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None; they fall outside the CDL program

Question 2

A driver hauls loads inside the state on some days and across state lines on others. When self-certifying, which type of commerce must the driver choose?

Accepted Answer

Interstate commerce — A driver who operates in both kinds of commerce, intrastate and interstate, must certify as interstate.

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Intrastate commerce

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Whichever accounts for more miles

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Both, on two separate applications

Question 3

For an Individual Vehicle Distance Record, at which moments does the manual say the odometer reading should be logged?

Accepted Answer

When the day starts, on leaving a state or province, and when the trip or day ends — The three logging points are the start of the day, each time the vehicle leaves a state or province, and the close of the trip or day.

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Only at each fuel stop

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Every 150 miles or three hours

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Once a week, when the record is turned in

Question 4

Which of these is NOT on New Mexico's prequalification list of documents that CDL applicants must have?

Accepted Answer

A letter of employment from a motor carrier — The list has five items: proof of lawful presence, a Social Security card, DOT medical certification, two proofs of residency, and a valid New Mexico license. An employment letter is not among them.

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A Social Security card

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A valid New Mexico driver's or CDL license

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A state birth certificate, a U.S. passport, or another proof of lawful presence

Question 5

What does New Mexico's CDL licensing information say about bringing notes or a cell phone into the knowledge test area?

Accepted Answer

Neither is permitted: no paperwork of any kind and no cell phones — The test area is closed to documentation of every kind and to cellular phones.

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Phones are allowed if they are switched to silent

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The CDL manual may be opened during endorsement tests only

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Handwritten notes are allowed, but printed pages are not

Question 6

A driver's only interstate driving is carrying school children and school staff between home and school. How does self-certification treat that driver?

Accepted Answer

As excepted interstate, with no federal medical examiner's certificate needed — School transportation between home and school is one of the excepted interstate activities, and drivers whose only operation is excepted do not need the federal medical examiner's certificate.

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As non-excepted interstate, with a medical certificate required

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As intrastate only, whatever the route

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As exempt from needing a CDL at all

Question 7

Among the documents a New Mexico CDL applicant must have, how many proofs of physical residency in the state are required?

Accepted Answer

Two verifiable proofs — The prequalification list calls for two proofs of New Mexico physical residency that can be verified, in addition to a valid New Mexico license.

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One

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Three

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None, if the applicant already holds a New Mexico license

Question 8

A driver was issued a school bus (S) endorsement before February 7, 2022, and it has since lapsed. What does the ELDT chart say about training for that endorsement?

Accepted Answer

It is not required for the previously issued endorsement, lapsed or not — A license or endorsement issued before the compliance date does not need entry-level driver training later, even when it has lapsed in the meantime.

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It must be completed again in full

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It is required only if the lapse is longer than one year

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It is replaced by a mandatory skills retest

Question 9

The background check on commercial drivers certified to haul hazardous materials reviews which records, according to the manual?

Accepted Answer

Criminal, immigration and FBI records — TSA and the U.S. Department of Transportation require the check, which looks at criminal, immigration and FBI records. A driver found to be a security threat is denied the endorsement.

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Credit, employment and tax records

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Only the driver's traffic conviction record

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Medical and insurance records

Question 10

The MVD has no current, valid DOT medical certificate on file for a New Mexico CDL applicant. What must the applicant do?

Accepted Answer

Submit a copy of the medical certificate — When no current DOT medical certificate is on record, the applicant has to turn in a copy of his or her own. The MVD may store the certification electronically or as a hard copy.

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Take a vision and hearing exam at the MVD office

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Accept an intrastate-only restriction until renewal

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Wait 30 days and apply again

Question 11

What does the manual say about using a vehicle whose components are marked or labeled for the CDL skills test?

Accepted Answer

It cannot be used for the test — The skills test section rules out any vehicle that has marked or labeled components.

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It may be used if the examiner covers the labels

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It may be used for the road test but not the inspection

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It is preferred, because labels speed up the inspection

Question 12

A driver who must hold a 'certified' medical status lets the medical examiner's certificate lapse. What does the manual say follows?

Accepted Answer

The driver becomes 'not-certified' and may lose the CDL — Failing to provide a medical examiner's certificate and keep it current turns a certified status into 'not-certified,' which can cost the driver the CDL.

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The driver is moved automatically to excepted status

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The old certificate is treated as valid for one more year

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Only the driver's endorsements are affected

New Mexico CDL — General Knowledge: Traffic Laws practice test

Study questions with answers

1. Under the vehicle classes described in the manual, which class takes in straight trucks, large buses and articulated buses?

2. A driver hauls loads inside the state on some days and across state lines on others. When self-certifying, which type of commerce must the driver choose?

3. For an Individual Vehicle Distance Record, at which moments does the manual say the odometer reading should be logged?

4. Which of these is NOT on New Mexico's prequalification list of documents that CDL applicants must have?

5. What does New Mexico's CDL licensing information say about bringing notes or a cell phone into the knowledge test area?

6. A driver's only interstate driving is carrying school children and school staff between home and school. How does self-certification treat that driver?

7. Among the documents a New Mexico CDL applicant must have, how many proofs of physical residency in the state are required?

8. A driver was issued a school bus (S) endorsement before February 7, 2022, and it has since lapsed. What does the ELDT chart say about training for that endorsement?

9. The background check on commercial drivers certified to haul hazardous materials reviews which records, according to the manual?

10. The MVD has no current, valid DOT medical certificate on file for a New Mexico CDL applicant. What must the applicant do?

11. What does the manual say about using a vehicle whose components are marked or labeled for the CDL skills test?

12. A driver who must hold a 'certified' medical status lets the medical examiner's certificate lapse. What does the manual say follows?

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