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SectIOn 8: tAnk VehIcleS .......................105 This section is for drivers who drive tank vehicles Tank Vehicle Defined ....................................105 Inspecting Tank Vehicles ...............................105 Driving Tank Vehicles ....................................106 Safe Driving Rules ........................................107 SectIOn 9: hAzARDOuS mAteRIAlS/ WASteS..........................................................109 This section is for drivers who need a HAZMAT endorsement Intent of the Regulations ............................... 110 Transporting Hazardous Materials ................ 110 Communication Rules .................................. 111 Loading and Unloading.................................119 Bulk Tanks ....................................................122 Federal Driving and Parking Rules ...............123 Dealing with Emergencies ............................126 Appendix A—Table of Hazard Class Definitions ...........................................129 Hazardous Materials Warning Labels and Placards .................................................131 SectIOn 10: SchOOl BuSeS .....................135 This section is for all commercial drivers that drive school buses Danger Zones – Use of Mirrors ....................135 Loading and Unloading.................................136 Emergency Exit and Evacuation ..................139 Railroad-highway Crossings .........................140 Student Management ...................................142 Antilock Braking Systems ............................143 Special Safety Considerations .....................144 © Copyright, Department of Motor Vehicles 2012-2013 All rights reserved This work is protected by U. S. Copyright Law. DMV owns the copyright of this work. Copyright law prohibits the following: (1) reproduction of the copyrighted work; (2) distribution of copies of the copyrighted work; (3) preparation of derivative works based upon the copyrighted work; (4) displaying the copyrighted work publicly; or (5) performing the copyrighted work publicly. All requests for permission to make copies of all or any part of this publication should be addressed to: Department of Motor Vehicles Legal Office MS C128 PO Box 932382 Sacramento, CA 94232-3820 SectIOn 11: PRe-tRIP teSt .......................145 This section will assist drivers taking the pre-trip test All Vehicles ...................................................145 External Inspection (Buses, Trucks, Tractors) ...............................148 Trailer ............................................................152 Coach/Transit Bus ........................................153 School Buses Only .......................................154 Typical Truck or Combination Vehicle Inspection Guide ..............................155 Typical Passenger Transport Vehicle Inspection Guide ..............................156 SectIOn 12: BASIc VehIcle cOntROl SkIllS teSt ..................................................157 This section will assist drivers taking the skills tests Scoring .........................................................157 Exercises ......................................................157 SectIOn 13: DRIVIng teSt .........................159 This section will assist drivers taking the driving test How Will You Be Tested? ..............................159 glOSSARy .....................................................163
The California Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program was enacted to improve traffic safety on our roadways. As a result, California has developed licensing and testing requirements for drivers of commercial vehicles which equals or exceeds federal standards. It takes special skills and a professional attitude to safely operate large trucks and buses. Only professional drivers will receive and keep a Commercial Driver License (CDL). A CDL is proof of your professional skills and aptitude. The commercial driving test will be administered in the English language only. This is pursuant to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations §§391.11(b)(2) and 383.133(c)(5). WhO neeDS A cDl? To operate commercial vehicles, you must apply for a CDL. Only California residents may obtain a California CDL. Residency is established by any of the following: registering to vote here, paying resident tuition at a public institution of higher education, filing for a California homeowner’s property tax exemption, obtaining a license (such as a fishing license), or any other privilege or benefit not ordinarily extended to nonresidents. You need a CDL if you operate a vehicle or combination of vehicles which requires a Class A or Class B, license or Class C license with endorsements. This handbook will help you pass the written and skills tests. However, this handbook is not a substitute for a truck driver training class or program. Formal training is the most reliable way to learn the many special skills required for safely driving a large commercial vehicle and becoming a professional driver in the trucking industry. SectIOn 1: IntRODuctIOn This section is for all commercial drivers A commercial motor vehicle is a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles that: • Has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 pounds or more. • Is a combination vehicle with a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds, if the trailer(s) has a GVWR of 10,001 or more pounds. • Tows any vehicle with a GVWR of 10,001 pounds or more. • Tows more than one vehicle or a trailer bus. • Has three or more axles (excludes three-axle vehicles weighing 6,000 pounds or less gross). • Is any vehicle (bus, farm labor vehicle, general public paratransit vehicle, etc.) designed, used, or maintained to carry more than 10 passengers including the driver, for hire or profit, or is used by any nonprofit organization or group. • Is any size vehicle which requires hazardous material placards or is carrying material listed as a select agent or toxin in 42 CFR part 73.* • Transports hazardous wastes (Health and Safety Code §§25115 and 25117).* Note: Employees of school districts, private schools, community colleges, and California state universities who operate 15-passenger vans must have a CDL with a passenger transport vehicle (PV) endorsement. A 15-passenger van is a van manufactured to accommodate 15 passengers, including the driver, or a van “designed” to carry 15 passengers, including the driver, even if seats have been removed to accommodate fewer than 15 passengers. * Drivers subject to the commercial driver sanctions. - 1 -
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Page 3 and 4: cAlIFORnIA DRIVeR lIcenSe clASSeS
Page 5: SectIOn 1: IntRODuctIOn ...........
Page 9 and 10: hOW tO get A cDl Apply at CHP offic
Page 11 and 12: fees suBjeCt to legislative Change
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
Page 19 and 20: length of vehiCle/loads-single vehi
Page 21 and 22: • Exceptions: — the gross weigh
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Page 31 and 32: • Automatic transmission fluid le
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Page 35 and 36: Get in the Vehicle • Turn off lig
Page 37 and 38: BaCking With a trailer Backing with
Page 39 and 40: Road conditions. Look for hills and
Page 41 and 42: If you must stop on the road or the
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Page 45 and 46: smaller than yours, it can probably
Page 47 and 48: are turning into a multilane street
Page 49 and 50: DRIVIng In FOg The best advice for
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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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