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- Page 7 and 8: The California Commercial Motor Veh
- Page 9 and 10: hOW tO get A cDl Apply at CHP offic
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- Page 13 and 14: Driving test. You drive on a DMV-sp
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- Page 17 and 18: Heavier vehicles with a GVWR more t
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- Page 31 and 32: • Automatic transmission fluid le
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- Page 41 and 42: If you must stop on the road or the
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- Page 47 and 48: are turning into a multilane street
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traffic conditions to trap you in a
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• Weaving across the road or drif
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• Avoid eye contact. • Ignore g
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Brake failure on downgrades. Slow d
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If the lamp stays on after the bulb
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FIReS Vehicle fires can cause damag
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What is Considered a drink? It is t
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• You drift between lanes, tailga
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This section is about cargo safety.
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Cargo should have two tiedowns in t
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SectIOn 4: tRAnSPORtIng PASSengeRS
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Bus interior Always check the inter
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If you are driving a 40 foot bus at
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SectIOn 5: AIR BRAkeS This section
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drum Brakes Drum brakes (foundation
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spring Brakes All trucks, truck tra
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The trailer air supply control on n
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All vehicles built since 1994 have
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Check rate of air pressure buildup.
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emergenCy stops Controlled braking.
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This section provides information n
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ear of your vehicle close to the cu
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trailer air tanks Each trailer and
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*Air Compressor Governor Cut-In Pre
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Step 3. Position tractor • Direct
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unCoupling traCtor/semitrailer The
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This section has information you wi
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Connect the converter dolly to the
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DOuBleS/tRIPleS AIR BRAke check Che
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This section has information needed
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unBaffled tanks Smooth bore (or unb
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SectIOn 9: hAzARDOuS mAteRIAlS/WASt
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• Certifies on a shipping paper t
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Identification Numbers May Be Displ
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“RQ” m eans that this is a repo
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Other clues suggesting hazardous ma
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You do not need EXPLOSIVES 1.5, OXI
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Class or Division Explosives 1.1 an
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FeDeRAl DRIVIng AnD PARkIng RuleS d
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tire CheCks The driver of a placard
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Never continue driving with hazardo
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hAzARD clASS and DIVISIOn CLASS 1
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hAzARDOuS mAteRIAlS WARnIng lABelS
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You should be thoroughly familiar w
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loading proCedures • Students sho
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• Mechanical/operational problems
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There is also a no passing zone sig
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AntIlOck BRAkIng SyStemS vehiCles r
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SectIOn 11: PRe-tRIP teSt This sect
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Coolant Temperature Gauge • Start
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suspension Springs/Air/Torque • L
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ear of vehiCle Splash Guards • If
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cOAch/tRAnSIt BuS passenger items P
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tyPIcAl tRuck OR cOmBInAtIOn VehIcl
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SectIOn 12: BASIc VehIcle cOntROl S
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SectIOn 13: DRIVIng teSt This secti
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stop/start For this maneuver, you w
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Bulk packaging—a packaging, inclu
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Infectious substances or etiologic
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