A 12,000 pound GVWR truck hauls placarded hazardous materials in commerce. Which license does its driver need?625 ILCS 5/6-500(6)(A)(iii); 625 ILCS 5/6-507(a)
A 20,000 pound GVWR box truck delivers furniture for a store. It tows nothing, seats 3 and carries no hazardous materials. Is it a commercial motor vehicle under section 6-500?625 ILCS 5/6-500(6)(A); 92 Ill. Adm. Code 1030.30(c)
A 22,000 pound GVWR truck tows a trailer. What is the heaviest trailer GVWR that the Class C wording allows?92 Ill. Adm. Code 1030.30(c)(1)(A)
A 28,000 pound GVWR truck tows an 8,000 pound GVWR trailer. Why is this a Class B vehicle and not Class A?92 Ill. Adm. Code 1030.30(a) and (b)
A driver who holds only a Class D license drives a 20,000 pound GVWR dump truck for an employer. What does section 6-104(a) say about that?625 ILCS 5/6-104(a)
A straight truck has a GVWR of 26,001 pounds and tows nothing. Which class does the classification rule put it in?92 Ill. Adm. Code 1030.30(b)
A township employee without a CDL may plow snow in an emergency when the regular CDL driver cannot. How small must the township or road district be?625 ILCS 5/6-507(c-5)
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License classes and who needs a CDL, continued
A truck and trailer have a GCWR of 32,000 pounds, and the trailer has a GVWR of 12,000 pounds. Which class is the combination?92 Ill. Adm. Code 1030.30(a)
Besides the age of 21, how much driving experience does section 6-104(b) demand before a person drives children to or from a school or day camp?625 ILCS 5/6-104(b)(1)
How far from the originating farm does the farmer waiver from the CDL requirement reach?625 ILCS 5/6-507(c)
How old must a driver be to drive a second division vehicle that is carrying persons for compensation?625 ILCS 5/6-104(b)(2)
What is a conviction for driving a commercial motor vehicle without a CDL under section 6-507?625 ILCS 5/6-507(d)
What is the lowest GVWR that moves a single vehicle out of Class D and into Class C?92 Ill. Adm. Code 1030.30(c)(1)(A) and (d)(1)(A)
What is the youngest age at which Illinois will issue a license for the purpose of transporting property for hire?625 ILCS 5/6-104(c)
Which driver needs no driver's license at all under section 6-102?625 ILCS 5/6-102(4) and (7)
Which feature, on its own, makes a vehicle used in commerce a commercial motor vehicle under section 6-500?625 ILCS 5/6-500(6)(A)
Which kind of operation can never use the farmer waiver in section 6-507(c)?625 ILCS 5/6-507(c)
Which single vehicle falls in Illinois Class C under the license classification rule?92 Ill. Adm. Code 1030.30(c)(1)(A)
Which vehicle does section 6-500 leave out of the commercial motor vehicle definition?625 ILCS 5/6-500(6)(B)
Which vehicles may the holder of an Illinois Class C license drive?92 Ill. Adm. Code 1030.30(c)(2)
You rent a 20,000 pound GVWR truck to move your own household goods within Illinois, not for business. When does the classification rule excuse you from holding a Class C license?92 Ill. Adm. Code 1030.30(c)(2)
Vehicle definitions 10
A passenger van is remodelled into a cargo vehicle and used as one. How does section 1-217 classify it now?625 ILCS 5/1-217
A pickup truck is designed for carrying property. Which division of vehicles is it in?625 ILCS 5/1-217
Above what gross weight does a farm wagon stop counting as an implement of husbandry?625 ILCS 5/1-130
What does GVWR mean in the Illinois Vehicle Code?625 ILCS 5/1-124.5
What is a pole trailer ordinarily used to carry?625 ILCS 5/1-161
What is a truck tractor under section 1-212?625 ILCS 5/1-212
What makes a towed unit a semitrailer and not a trailer?625 ILCS 5/1-187; 625 ILCS 5/1-209
Which of these is a recreational vehicle under section 1-169?625 ILCS 5/1-169
Which of these is a second division vehicle under section 1-217?625 ILCS 5/1-217
Which of these is NOT special mobile equipment under section 1-191?625 ILCS 5/1-191
Size, weight and permits 27
A bridge is sign posted with a maximum weight lower than your truck's gross weight. What does section 15-111 say?625 ILCS 5/15-111(e) and (f)
A local authority passes a seasonal weight restriction for a road. What must be in place at each end of the affected stretch?625 ILCS 5/15-316(b)
A police officer has reason to believe your truck and load are over the legal weight. What must the officer require?625 ILCS 5/15-112(a)
A truck is 6,000 pounds over the legal weight. How does section 15-113(a) figure the fine?625 ILCS 5/15-113(a)
An officer stops your truck to weigh it, but no scale is at that spot. What happens next under section 15-112(a)?625 ILCS 5/15-112(a)
For how many days in a calendar year may local authorities restrict weights on a road that weather would seriously damage?625 ILCS 5/15-316(a)
How does section 15-103 measure the height of a vehicle?625 ILCS 5/15-103
How far may a load extend past the front of a truck driven alone?625 ILCS 5/15-107(h)
How far may a required rear view mirror stick out beyond each side of a truck without counting against its width?625 ILCS 5/15-102(f)
In clear daylight, how wide may a load of hay or straw be?625 ILCS 5/15-102(b)(1)
One axle is over the limit by 2,000 pounds or less. What does section 15-112(d) have the owner or operator do?625 ILCS 5/15-112(d)
Regulatory signs direct second division vehicles to a highway scale. What must the driver of a truck do?625 ILCS 5/15-112(c)
Unless an exception in section 15-107 applies, how many vehicles may be coupled in one combination?625 ILCS 5/15-107(c)
What does the bridge formula in section 15-111(a) limit?625 ILCS 5/15-111(a)
What is the fine for a driver who refuses to stop and submit the vehicle to weighing when an officer directs it?625 ILCS 5/15-112(g)
What is the fine range for a first conviction of driving a vehicle that is too wide, too high or too long?625 ILCS 5/15-113(b)
What is the general maximum weight on a single axle?625 ILCS 5/15-111(a)
What is the general maximum weight on a tandem axle?625 ILCS 5/15-111(a)
What is the greatest spacing between 2 axles that section 15-111 still treats as a tandem axle?625 ILCS 5/15-111(a)
What is the maximum gross weight for a combination of vehicles with 5 or more axles?625 ILCS 5/15-111(a)
What is the maximum height of a vehicle and its load on any Illinois highway?625 ILCS 5/15-103
What is the maximum length of a single vehicle such as a straight truck?625 ILCS 5/15-107(a)
What is the maximum total outside width of a vehicle or its load without a permit?625 ILCS 5/15-102(a) and (e)
What is the statutory fine on conviction for a load up to and including 2,000 pounds overweight?625 ILCS 5/15-113(a)
What must an applicant show to get a special permit for an oversize or overweight load?625 ILCS 5/15-301(a)
Which of these is outside the size, weight and load limits of Chapter 15?625 ILCS 5/15-101(b)
Who may be prosecuted when a truck is operated over the weight limits of section 15-111?625 ILCS 5/15-113(a)
Covering, securing and marking loads 14
A flatbed truck carries steel rolls in violation of the Department's load securing rules. What is the offense under section 15-109(c)?625 ILCS 5/15-109(c)
A police officer finds gravel escaping from your truck. What does section 15-109.1(e) have the officer require?625 ILCS 5/15-109.1(e)
A second division vehicle is loaded with gravel. When does section 15-109.1(a) forbid operating it?625 ILCS 5/15-109.1(a)
A truck carries a boom or drill rig that sticks out from it. What does section 15-106 require on the highway?625 ILCS 5/15-106
From how far away must the red light on the end of a projecting load be plainly visible when lamps are required?625 ILCS 5/12-204
In daylight, lumber extends 5 feet past the rear of your truck bed. What must mark the end of the load?625 ILCS 5/12-204
On a second division vehicle with a GVWR of 8,000 pounds or more, where may dirt or aggregate be carried?625 ILCS 5/15-109.1(b)
What does section 15-109(a) require before any loaded vehicle moves on a highway?625 ILCS 5/15-109(a)
What does section 15-109(b) require of a load and any covering on it?625 ILCS 5/15-109(b)
What is the most a court may fine for a single violation of the escaping load section, 15-109.1?625 ILCS 5/15-109.1(g)
What must a commercial motor vehicle that hauls garbage or refuse have under section 15-109.1(f)?625 ILCS 5/15-109.1(f)
Which load counts as aggregate under section 15-109.1?625 ILCS 5/15-109.1(d)
Which material may a vehicle lawfully drop on the road under section 15-109(a)?625 ILCS 5/15-109(a)
Which vehicle is outside the escaping load section, 15-109.1?625 ILCS 5/15-109.1(c)
Brakes, lamps, reflectors, tires and warning devices 34
A construction contractor uses a second division vehicle commercially. What must show on the side of the vehicle or its trailer?625 ILCS 5/12-713
A farm tractor is driven on a highway after sunset. What lamps does section 12-205 require on it?625 ILCS 5/12-205
A heavily loaded truck climbs hills slowly. May its driver hang a slow-moving vehicle emblem on it?625 ILCS 5/12-709(d)
A towed vehicle over 5,000 pounds breaks away by accident. What must its brakes do?625 ILCS 5/12-301(a)(4)
A trailer has a gross weight over 3,000 pounds but under 5,001 pounds. What is the least brake equipment section 12-301(a)(5) accepts?625 ILCS 5/12-301(a)(5)
A truck is driven in a condition so unsafe that it endangers people. Who breaks section 12-101(a)?625 ILCS 5/12-101(a)
A truck is subject to Chapter 18B of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Below what tread groove depth is a tire on its front wheel unsafe?625 ILCS 5/12-405(d)(6)
Above what gross weight must a trailer have brakes that the driver can work from the cab of the towing vehicle?625 ILCS 5/12-301(a)(4)
Do the braking distances in section 12-301(b) apply to a truck that is fully loaded?625 ILCS 5/12-301(b)(4)
For a daytime breakdown, what must a truck covered by section 12-702 carry?625 ILCS 5/12-702(a)(3)
How many flares, red electric lanterns or red emergency reflectors must a truck covered by section 12-702 carry?625 ILCS 5/12-702(a)(1)
How many red lights in a horizontal line must the rear of a vehicle covered by section 12-202(a) show?625 ILCS 5/12-202(a)
How must a truck's brakes be adjusted under section 12-301(b)(5)?625 ILCS 5/12-301(b)(5)
How soon must all 3 warning devices be out after a truck is disabled when lamps are required?625 ILCS 5/12-702(c)(2)
On a truck loaded to its maximum legal capacity, what is the largest gap section 12-710(b) allows between a hanging flap type splash guard and the ground?625 ILCS 5/12-710(b)
On an ordinary two-way road when lamps are required, where do the 3 warning devices go?625 ILCS 5/12-702(c)(2)
Section 12-201(b) requires 2 tail lamps. Which truck needs only one?625 ILCS 5/12-201(b)
What color are the 2 clearance lights on the upper front corners of a large second division vehicle?625 ILCS 5/12-202(a)
What kind of tires must second division motor vehicles run on, unless section 12-401 exempts them?625 ILCS 5/12-401
What must the rear fender splash guards on a second division vehicle prevent?625 ILCS 5/12-710
What reflectors does section 12-202(b) require on a trailer of 3,000 pounds gross weight or less?625 ILCS 5/12-202(b)
Which equipment must every tow truck carry under section 12-606(b)?625 ILCS 5/12-606(b)
Which of these must display a slow-moving vehicle emblem on the rear when on a highway?625 ILCS 5/12-709(a)
Which second division vehicle does the opening sentence of section 12-710 excuse from rear fender splash guards?625 ILCS 5/12-710
Which second division vehicle over 10,000 pounds GVWR must show clearance lights from sunset to sunrise?625 ILCS 5/12-202(a)
Which tire is unsafe under section 12-405(d), whatever its tread depth?625 ILCS 5/12-405(d)(7)
Which vehicle does section 12-101(b) leave out of the Chapter 12 equipment rules, unless a section says otherwise?625 ILCS 5/12-101(b)
Which vehicle must carry flares, lanterns or reflectors when driven outside an urban district?625 ILCS 5/12-702(a)
Which warning devices may a cargo tank truck of flammable liquid NOT carry?625 ILCS 5/12-702(b)
While you set out the warning devices, what may you do with the disabled truck's own lamps?625 ILCS 5/12-702(c)(1)
Your truck is disabled on a divided highway when lamps are required. Where do the warning devices go?625 ILCS 5/12-702(e)
Your truck is disabled on a two-way road in daylight, when lamps are not required. What goes out?625 ILCS 5/12-702(f)
Your truck is disabled on the shoulder outside town when lamps are required. What does section 12-702(c) have you do first?625 ILCS 5/12-702(c)(1)
Your truck is disabled within 500 feet of a hill crest. How far away is the warning signal in that direction placed?625 ILCS 5/12-702(d)
Towing, drawbars and safety chains 11
A farm tractor tows a wagon whose load hides the tractor's slow-moving vehicle emblem. Where must an emblem be?625 ILCS 5/12-709(b)
A second division vehicle weighing 8,000 pounds or less is driven outside an urban district. When must it carry flares, lanterns or reflectors?625 ILCS 5/12-702(a)
An adult over 18 rides in a trailer being towed on a public highway. There is no emergency and no parade. What is the fastest the vehicle may go?625 ILCS 5/11-1408
At night a farm tractor tows 2 wagons, and the last wagon hides the tractor's red rear lamps. What does section 12-205 require?625 ILCS 5/12-205
How strong must the drawbar or other towing connection be?625 ILCS 5/15-110(a)
On the open highway, what must couple a towed vehicle to the towing vehicle in addition to the drawbar?625 ILCS 5/15-110(b)
What is the longest drawbar or other connection allowed between a towing vehicle and the vehicle it tows?625 ILCS 5/15-110(a)
What must the safety chains or cables be big and strong enough to do?625 ILCS 5/15-110(b)
When may one vehicle push another along a highway outside an urban area?625 ILCS 5/15-114
Which tow is excused from the 15 foot limit on the towing connection?625 ILCS 5/15-110(a)
Which towed unit is excused from the drawbar and safety chain rule in section 15-110(b)?625 ILCS 5/15-110(b)
Safety tests for second division vehicles 15
A truck fails its safety test. What does section 13-109(g) say about driving it?625 ILCS 5/13-109(g)
A truck with no certificate of safety in effect is in a crash. What does the certificate violation become?625 ILCS 5/13-111(b)
After a failed test, the owner takes the truck to a different testing station for the retest. What must the owner give the second station?625 ILCS 5/13-109(g)
Counting its maximum load, what is the heaviest trailer that is exempt from the safety test?625 ILCS 5/13-101(c)
How often must a property-carrying truck registered for 20,000 pounds be safety tested?625 ILCS 5/13-109(a)
How recent must the safety test be when the owner applies to register the vehicle?625 ILCS 5/13-109(a)
Second division vehicles registered for 10,000 pounds or less are usually exempt from the safety test. Which one must still be tested?625 ILCS 5/13-101(n)
Unless section 13-109(a) names a different interval for its type, how often is a vehicle subject to the safety test tested?625 ILCS 5/13-109(a)
What is the fine range for operating a vehicle that needs a certificate of safety without one, when no crash is involved?625 ILCS 5/13-111(b)
Where are Illinois safety tests for second division vehicles carried out?625 ILCS 5/13-109(a)
Which of these is inspected as part of the safety test in section 13-101?625 ILCS 5/13-101
Which vehicle is exempt from the safety test under section 13-101?625 ILCS 5/13-101(d)
Who affixes the certificate of safety to a vehicle that passes?625 ILCS 5/13-109(f)
Who must submit a vehicle to a safety test and get a certificate of safety before operating it on Illinois highways?625 ILCS 5/13-101
Your truck has a current certificate of safety. Can you still be prosecuted for driving it in an unsafe condition?625 ILCS 5/13-101
Rules of the road that name trucks 18
A garbage truck stops in the road to collect. What lights must it show while stopped or standing?625 ILCS 5/11-1301(d)
A tow truck operator who was not called passes a disabled car. When does section 11-1431 allow the operator to stop?625 ILCS 5/11-1431(a)
A truck placarded for hazardous materials has made its required stop at a railroad crossing. How must it then cross?625 ILCS 5/11-1202 (paragraph after subsection (a-1))
At which crossing does the required railroad stop NOT apply to a truck placarded for hazardous materials?625 ILCS 5/11-1202(b)
Before a power shovel is moved across railroad tracks, who must be given notice of the crossing?625 ILCS 5/11-1203(b)
Counting the vehicle and its maximum load, from what gross weight does the six-county truck speed limit in section 11-601(e) apply?625 ILCS 5/11-601(e)
In an affected area such as Cook County, how long may a diesel truck that is not in motion idle?625 ILCS 5/11-1429(c)
In Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties, what is the interstate speed limit outside an urban district for a second division vehicle of 8,001 pounds or more?625 ILCS 5/11-601(e)
It is 60 degrees Fahrenheit and your diesel truck waits to unload in an affected area, in a line that does not move. How long may it idle?625 ILCS 5/11-1429(d)
Outside a business or residence district, your truck follows another truck. How much room must you leave when conditions permit?625 ILCS 5/11-710(b)
Section 11-1202(a) lists vehicles that stop at every railroad grade crossing. Which of these is on its list?625 ILCS 5/11-1202(a)
Signs on a multi-lane highway keep trucks to certain lanes. When may a truck driver use a different lane?625 ILCS 5/11-709(c)
What does section 11-1410(b) forbid the driver of a truck or bus to do on a down grade?625 ILCS 5/11-1410(b)
What is the fine for a first conviction under the excessive idling section, 11-1429?625 ILCS 5/11-1429(g)
What may a driver run in place of idling the main diesel engine, under section 11-1429(e)?625 ILCS 5/11-1429(e)
Which diesel vehicle is outside the 10 minute idling limit in section 11-1429(c)?625 ILCS 5/11-1429(c)(1)
Which equipment falls under the heavy equipment railroad crossing rule in section 11-1203?625 ILCS 5/11-1203(a)
Who designates an abandoned, industrial or spur track crossing as exempt from the required stop?625 ILCS 5/11-1202(b)(4)
How this list was compiled: Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5, sections 1-124.5, 1-130, 1-161, 1-169, 1-187, 1-191, 1-209, 1-212, 1-217, 11-1202, 11-1203, 11-1301, 11-1408, 11-1410, 11-1429, 11-1431, 11-601, 11-709, 11-710, 12-101, 12-201, 12-202, 12-204, 12-205, 12-301, 12-401, 12-405, 12-606, 12-702, 12-709, 12-710, 12-713, 13-101, 13-109, 13-111, 15-101, 15-102, 15-103, 15-106, 15-107, 15-109, 15-109.1, 15-110, 15-111, 15-112, 15-113, 15-114, 15-301, 15-316, 6-102, 6-104, 6-500, 6-507, each read on 2026-09-19 (HTTP 200) at https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/062500050K<section>.htm (index: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=1815&ChapterID=49), and the driver's license classification rule, 92 Ill. Adm. Code 1030.30 (amended at 33 Ill. Reg. 2391, effective January 21, 2009), read the same day at https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/092/092010300000300R.html . Latest Public Acts shown in the source notes of the sections that change most: 6-102 P.A. 103-899; 6-104 P.A. 104-87 (eff. 1-1-26); 11-1202 P.A. 103-179; 12-201 P.A. 104-577 (eff. 7-16-26); 13-101 P.A. 104-417 (eff. 8-15-25); 13-111 P.A. 102-982; 15-107 P.A. 103-1079 (eff. 1-1-26); 15-109.1 P.A. 103-730 (eff. 1-1-25); 15-111 P.A. 104-436 and 104-468 (eff. June 2026); 15-112 P.A. 102-538. Statutes and the administrative code only; the Secretary of State's booklets were not used. Checked 2026-09-19. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site from the statute and rule text; nothing is copied from the Illinois Rules of the Road, the Rules of the Road for Non-CDL Vehicles, their study questions or another practice test.
How it works
This unofficial Class C practice test for Illinois holds 150 original questions on the non-CDL truck license, each written from an Illinois Vehicle Code section. Pick a subject under Start from, or press Exam mode for a scored set of 30.
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What Class C means in Illinois
Under 92 Ill. Adm. Code 1030.30, Class C covers any vehicle with a GVWR of 16,001 pounds or more but less than 26,001, alone or towing a vehicle rated 10,000 pounds or less. Holders may also drive Class D vehicles, not motorcycles.
What this non CDL Class C practice test asks
Eight topics: license classes, vehicle definitions, size and weight, loads, equipment, towing, safety tests and the rules of the road that name trucks. It shares no question with our Illinois permit or CDL general knowledge banks.
Exam mode and the Missed pile
Exam mode draws 30 mixed questions with no clock and no pass mark. The count is this site's, not the state's. Missed keeps every question you got wrong until you answer it right.
Chapter 15 size limits for one truck: 8 feet 6 inches wide, 13 feet 6 inches high, 42 feet long.
Property-carrying vehicles registered for 10,001 to 26,000 pounds: safety test at least every 12 months under 625 ILCS 5/13-109.
A second division vehicle over 8,000 pounds carries at least 3 flares, lanterns or reflectors outside an urban district (12-702).
Questions and answers
Is this the Illinois Class C license test?
No. The Illinois Secretary of State gives the written test, and this is an unofficial practice bank. Its questions come from the Illinois Vehicle Code and 92 Ill. Adm. Code 1030.30, and nothing is copied from the state's study booklet.
How many questions are on the non CDL Class C license test?
This page does not say yet. The question count, pass mark and fee belong to the Illinois Secretary of State, and none is shown here until it has been copied from the agency's own page with the date.
Is a Class C non CDL practice test enough for every Class C vehicle?
No. Under 625 ILCS 5/6-500, a vehicle used in commerce that is designed for 16 or more people, driver included, or that hauls hazardous materials, is a commercial motor vehicle whatever it weighs. Section 6-507 forbids driving one without a CDL.
Is there an Illinois Class B non CDL practice test?
Not as a separate bank. This page launches with Class C alone. Class B starts at a GVWR of 26,001 pounds under 1030.30, and the size, weight, load and equipment sections cited here are written for vehicles, not license classes.
Do I need a Class C license to rent a moving truck in Illinois?
Not always. 92 Ill. Adm. Code 1030.30 lets a Class D holder drive a rental vehicle up to 26,000 pounds to move their own or an immediate family member's property within Illinois, not for business, after completing a safety course on the vehicle.