Utah Commercial Driver License Handbook PDF 2017 Edition

 Commercial Driver License Manual 2005 CDL Testing System Version: July 2017 CDL Driver’s Manual COPYRIGHT © 2005 AAMVA All Rights Reserved This material is based upon work supported by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under Cooperative Agreement No...

 Commercial Driver License Manual 2005 CDL Testing System Version: July 2017 CDL Driver’s Manual COPYRIGHT © 2005 AAMVA All Rights Reserved This material is based upon work supported by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under Cooperative Agreement No. DTFH61-97-X-00017. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the Author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. COPYRIGHT © 2005 AAMVA. All rights reserved This material has been created for and provided to State Driver License Agencies (SDLAs) by AAMVA for the purpose of educating Driver License applicants (Commercial or Non-Commercial). Permission to reproduce, use, distribute or sell this material has been granted to SDLAs only. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from the author / publisher. Any unauthorized reprint, use, distribution or sale of this material is prohibited. In January 2015, an RV pulled into a truck stop in Virginia. Observant professional truck driver Kevin Kimmel recognized suspicious activity around that RV, which had pulled back by the truck line, and decided something was off. Instead of turning a blind eye, he made a call that brought law enforcement out to the scene within a few minutes. After interviewing the occupants of the vehicle, they discovered that a young woman, 20 years old, had been kidnapped from Iowa two weeks prior. She had been beaten, raped, her whole body burned by instruments heated on the RV stove, branded and starved. She was being sold by her traffickers, Laura Sorenson and Aldair Hodza, through sex ads on Craigslist, where men were purchasing her and then arriving at the RV to rape her. She was dying from malnutrition and the torture she was subjected to … had the call not been made that brought law enforcement out to that truck stop, doctors said she would have died within the next few days. Now a recovering survivor, this young woman calls Kimmel her guardian angel. He calls himself a Trucker Against Trafficking. Truckers Against Trafficking is a non-profit organization that has been working with the trucking industry since 2009 to provide the needed training and tools to enable members of the industry to both recognize human trafficking when they see it happening and to know what actions to take to enable law enforcement to effectively fight this crime. Through this training and these tools, truckers are becoming Everyday Heroes like Kevin Kimmel, who was also named TAT’s 2015 Harriet Tubman Award winner. One of the tools TAT provides is a wallet card with red flags to look for, questions to ask if you suspect someone is a victim and actionable information to report. This wallet card is available by App, from the appropriate App Store, on all smart phones, whether Android, iPhone or Windows format, as well as by emailing [email protected], for a version to carry in your wallet. Additionally, TAT provides a powerful, 26-minute training video on its website (www.truckersagainsttrafficking.org), which, when watched along with taking and passing a short test, certifies drivers as TAT-Trained, a designation which can go on your resume. Because professional drivers often find themselves in locations frequented and exploited by human traffickers, they are in a unique position to recognize the signs of human trafficking and to make the call that can lead to victim recovery and perpetrator arrests. Get your wallet card today. Be an Everyday Hero! Make the call (1-888-3737-888); save lives!  Table of Contents Introduction.........................................................................................................................................1-1 Driving Safely...................................................................................................................................2-1 Transporting Cargo Safely...............................................................................................3-1 Transporting Passengers Safely...............................................................................4-1 Air Brakes.............................................................................................................................................5-1 Combination Vehicles............................................................................................................6-1 Doubles and Triples..................................................................................................................7-1 Tank Vehicles..................................................................................................................................8-1 Hazardous Materials................................................................................................................9-1 School Bus........................................................................................................................................10-1 Vehicle Inspection.....................................................................................................................11-1 Basic Vehicle Control Skills Test............................................................................12-1 On-Road Driving.........................................................................................................................13-1 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System Class A Combination Vehicles. Any combination Section 1 of vehicles with gross combination weight rating INTRODUCTION (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds falls in Group A provided the GVWR of the vehicle(s) being towed is more than 10,000 pounds. Most Class A vehicles This Section Covers are trucks such as truck-tractor/semi-trailer or truck and trailer combinations. However, tractor-trailer Commercial Driver License Tests buses may be found in a few communities. Driving a Medical Requirements Class A vehicle requires considerably more skill and Driver Disqualifications knowledge than driving vehicles in Classes B and C. Other Safety Rules Since these skills include those required to drive a B and C vehicle, a driver who has a Class A license International Registration Program also may drive vehicles in Classes B and C. There is a federal requirement that each state have Class B Heavy Straight Vehicles. Any single minimum standards for the licensing of commercial vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds falls drivers. in Group B, or any such vehicle towing another vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds GVWR. This manual provides driver license testing Class B includes straight trucks and large buses, information for drivers who wish to have a including articulated buses. Safely driving these commercial driver license (CDL). This manual does heavy vehicles requires considerably more NOT provide information on all the federal and state knowledge and skill than driving the small trucks and requirements needed before you can drive a buses found in Class C. Since they include the skills commercial motor vehicle (CMV). You may have to required to drive Class C vehicles, drivers who have contact your state driver licensing authority for qualified for a Class B license may also drive vehicles additional information. in Class C. Class C Small Vehicles. Any single vehicle with a You must have a CDL to operate: GVWR less than 26,001 pounds falls in Group C, or Any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight any such vehicle towing another vehicle not in rating (GVWR) of 26,001 pounds or more. excess of 10,000 pounds GVWR. However, vehicles of this size are included in the CDL program only if A combination vehicle with a gross combination they are: 1) Designed to carry 16 or more passengers weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, including the driver, or (2) Used to transport provided the GVWR of the vehicle(s) being towed is hazardous materials in quantities requiring in excess of 10,000 pounds. placarding under the Hazardous Materials A vehicle designed to transport 16 or more Regulations (49 CFR Part 172, Subpart F) or is passengers (including the driver). carrying material listed as a select agent or toxin in 42 CFR part 73. Any size vehicle which requires hazardous material placards or is carrying material listed as a select There are a great variety of vehicles in Class C. agent or toxin in 42 CFR part 73. Federal Some rather large Class C vehicles may require regulations through the Department of Homeland more skill and knowledge to operate than do the Security require a background check and smaller ones. However, the licensing category is fingerprinting for the Hazardous Materials based principally on the type of cargo carried. endorsement. Contact your local department of Because of the seriousness of an accident involving driver licensing for more information. hazardous material or human passengers, the safe operation of even the smaller vehicles in Class C (Your state may have additional definitions of requires special knowledge and the drivers of these CMVs.) vehicles must have a CDL. CDL Classifications STATE OPTIONS: Some states may include more drivers and vehicles in their CDL programs. For The CDL vehicle classification included in the example, in some states, a CDL may be required for federal standard, together with the type of cargo to buses designed to carry fewer than 16 passengers. be transported, determine what type of CDL license Going beyond the federal standard is acceptable and endorsement an applicant must apply for. and the state will need to decide which battery of There are three basic vehicle classes or groups: tests applies to these drivers, or develop a new battery. Section 1 - Introduction Page 1-1 Version: July 2017 Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System CDL Endorsements & Restrictions Hazardous Materials (H). Any driver, regardless of the vehicle Class/Group (A, B, or C) who wishes to Endorsements haul any material that has been designated as All commercial drivers who drive certain types of hazardous under 49 U.S.C. 5103 and is required to vehicles or haul certain types of cargo must add be placarded under subpart F of 49 CFR part 172; or endorsements to their CDL license and/or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or Commercial Learner’s Permit (CLP) to show that toxin 42 CFR Part 73 must add a hazardous they have the specialized knowledge required for materials endorsement to their CDL. S/he must these operations. There are six kinds of CDL complete the Entry Level Driver Training and pass endorsements that may be required, depending on a special written examination on how to recognize, the vehicle or type of cargo. handle, and transport hazardous materials. NOTE: The only endorsements that may be The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) added to a Commercial Learner’s Permit (CLP) and the US Department of Transportation require are: background checks on commercial drivers who are - Passenger (P); certified to transport hazardous materials. The - School bus (S); and background checks include a review of criminal, - Tank vehicle (N). immigration and FBI records. If the driver is found to represent a security threat, TSA will notify the Double and Triple Trailers (T). Many drivers who person and the state will deny issuance of an are qualified to drive Class A vehicles may wish to endorsement. pull double or triple trailers. Research shows that considerable additional knowledge and skill is Combination Hazardous Materials and necessary to safely pull double and triple trailers in Tank Vehicle (X). Drivers of tank vehicles various traffic conditions and driving environments. who haul hazardous materials or waste in Consequently, adding the endorsement to the amounts requiring placards must add an X licenses of Class A drivers is necessary if they wish endorsement to their CDL, showing that they to pull double or triple trailers. A special knowledge have passed the special knowledge examination on the problems associated with pulling examinations for both tank vehicles and hazardous multiple trailers must be passed. materials. Tank Vehicle (N). Drivers of any commercial motor School Buses (S). Drivers who wish to drive a vehicle that is designed to transport any liquid or school bus, must add a school bus endorsement to gaseous materials within a tank or tanks having an their CDL/CLP. They must pass a special knowledge individual rated capacity of more than 119 gallons examination on safety considerations when and an aggregate rated capacity of 1,000 gallons or transporting passengers in a school bus, complete more that is either permanently or temporarily the Entry Level Driver Training and must pass attached to the vehicle or the chassis must obtain this skills tests in a school bus. The endorsement endorsement. Applies to Class A, B and C (only applies to applicants who wish to drive a school bus applicable to Class C if the vehicle is hauling in any class (A, B, or C). hazardous materials) vehicles. Liquids in bulk cause In addition to these six required driving control problems because the cargo is heavy, endorsements, states may add special prone to shifting, and has a high center of gravity. endorsements of their own as they see fit. These drivers must pass a special knowledge examination on the problems posed by large volume Restrictions liquid cargos to add the endorsement to their CDL/CLP. Restrictions may be added to Commercial Driver Licenses/Permits based upon the type of vehicle and Passengers (P). Drivers who wish to drive a vehicle equipment that the driver uses for the Skills Test. having a design capacity to carry 16 or more people, There are ten standardized restriction codes. including the driver, must add a passenger endorsement to their CDL/CLP. They must pass a NOTE: If a CLP is issued with a Passenger (P) or a special knowledge examination on safety School Bus (S) endorsement, it must also contain a considerations when transporting passengers, (P) – No passengers in a CMV bus restriction. complete the Entry Level Driver Training and If a CLP is issued with a Tanker (N) endorsement, must pass skills tests in a passenger vehicle. The it must also contain a (X) – No cargo in a CMV endorsement applies to applicants who wish to tank vehicle. drive a bus in any class (A, B, or C). Section 1 - Introduction Page 1-2 Version: July 2017 Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System (E) - No manual transmission. If an applicant (P) - No passengers in CMV bus: A CLP holder performs the skills test in a vehicle equipped with an with a P endorsement is prohibited from operating a automatic transmission, the State must indicate on CMV carrying passengers, other than Federal/State the CDL, if issued, that the person is restricted from auditors and inspectors, test examiners, other operating a CMV equipped with a manual trainees, and the CDL holder accompanying the transmission. For the purposes of the skills test and CLP holder as prescribed by § CFR 383.25(a)(1) of the restriction, an automatic transmission includes this part. any transmission not operating fully on the gear shift A CLP holder with a S endorsement is prohibited and clutch principle. from operating a school bus with passengers, other (K) - Intrastate only: If an applicant certifies their than Federal/State auditors and inspectors, test status as either Non-Excepted Intrastate or examiners, other trainees, and the CDL holder Excepted Intrastate, the state must indicate on the accompanying the CLP holder as prescribed by § CDL, if issued, that person is restricted from CFR 383.25(a)(1) of this part. operating a CMV in interstate commerce. States (V) - Medical Variance: If the State is notified may impose this restriction for reasons other than according to § 383.73(o)(3) that the driver has been those specified above. issued a medical variance, the State must indicate (L) - No Air brake equipped CMV: If an applicant the existence of such a medical variance on the does not take or fails the air brake component of the CDLIS driver record and the CDL document, if knowledge test, or performs the skills test in a issued, using the restriction code ‘‘V’’ to indicate vehicle not equipped with air brakes, the State must there is information about a medical variance on the indicate on the CLP or CDL, if issued, that the CDLIS driver record. person is restricted from operating a CMV equipped (X) - No cargo in CMV tank vehicle: A CLP holder with any type of air brakes. For the purposes of the with an N endorsement may only operate an empty skills test and the restriction, air brakes include any tank vehicle and is prohibited from operating any braking system operating fully or partially on the air tank vehicle that previously contained hazardous brake principle. materials that has not been purged of any residue. (M) - No Class A passenger vehicle: If an (Z) - No full air brake equipped CMV: If an applicant applying for a passenger endorsement applicant performs the skills test in a vehicle performs the skills test in a passenger vehicle equipped with air over hydraulic brakes, the State requiring a Group B CDL, the State must indicate on must indicate on the CDL, if issued, that the person the CDL, if issued, that the person is restricted from is restricted from operating a CMV equipped with operating a passenger vehicle requiring a Group A any braking system operating fully on the air brake CDL. principle. For the purposes of the skills test and the (N) - No Class A and B passenger vehicle: If an restriction, air over hydraulic brakes includes any applicant applying for a passenger endorsement braking system operating partially on the air brake performs the skills test in a passenger vehicle and partially on the hydraulic brake principle. requiring a Group C CDL, the State must indicate on Any additional jurisdictional restrictions that apply to the CDL, if issued, that the person is restricted from the CLP driving privilege. operating a passenger vehicle requiring a Group A or B CDL To Get a CDL or CLP (O) - No tractor trailer CMV: If an applicant performs the skills test in a combination vehicle for To get a CDL or CLP, you must pass knowledge a Group A CDL with the power unit and towed unit tests, complete the Entry Level Driver Training and connected with a pintle hook or other non-fifth wheel pass skills tests. This manual will help you pass the connection, the State must indicate on the CDL, if tests, however, it is not a substitute for a truck issued, that the person is restricted from operating driver training class or program. Formal training a tractor-trailer combination connected by a fifth is the most reliable way to learn the many special wheel that requires a Group A CDL. skills required for safely driving a large commercial vehicle and becoming a professional An applicant who passes a skills test using a driver in the trucking industry. Figure 1.1 helps you combination vehicle that is NOT a Truck Tractor determine if you need a CDL Semi-Trailer combination, but is otherwise equipped with a fifth wheel, will be issued a CDL with an “O” restriction. Section 1 - Introduction Page 1-3 Version: July 2017 Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System Figure 1.1 NOTE: A bus may be Class A, B, or C depending on whether the GVWR is over 26,001 pounds or is a combination vehicle. Section 1 - Introduction Page 1-4 Version: July 2017  Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System 1.1 – Commercial Driver License Tests You will be asked to move your vehicle forward, backward, and turn it within a defined area. These 1.1.1 – Knowledge Tests areas may be marked with traffic lanes, cones, barriers, or something similar. The examiner will tell You will have to take one or more knowledge tests, you how each control test is to be done. depending on what class of license and what endorsements you need. The CDL knowledge tests On-road Test. You will be tested on your skill to include: safely drive your vehicle in a variety of traffic situations. The situations may include left and right The general knowledge test, taken by all applicants. turns, intersections, railroad crossings, curves, up The passenger transport test, taken by all bus and down grades, single or multi-lane roads, driver applicants. streets, or highways. The examiner will tell you where to drive. The air brakes test, which you must take if your vehicle has air brakes, including air over hydraulic Figure 1.2 details which sections of this manual you brakes. should study for each particular class of license and The combination vehicles test, which is required if for each endorsement. you want to drive combination vehicles. What Sections Should You Study? The hazardous materials test, required if you want LICENSE ENDORSEMENT to haul hazardous materials as defined in 49 CFR TYPE 383.5. In order to obtain this endorsement you must Class A Class B Class C Materials Hazardous Double / Triple Tank Vehicles Passenger School Bus complete the Entry Level Driver Training and are also required to pass a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) background check. The tank vehicle test, required if you want to haul any liquid or gaseous materials in a tank or tanks having an individual rated capacity of more than 119 Sections to Study gallons and an aggregate rated capacity of 1,000 1 X X X gallons or more that is either permanently or temporarily attached to the vehicle or chassis 2 X X X X X X The doubles/triples test, required if you want to pull 3 X X X double or triple trailers. The School Bus test, required if you want to drive a 4 X school bus. 5* X X X X 1.1.2 – Skills Tests If you pass the required knowledge test(s) and 6 X X X complete the Entry Level Driver Training, you can take the CDL skills test when you are eligible. 7 X The CDL Skills Test consists of three segments: Vehicle inspection, basic vehicle 8 X control, and on- road driving. You must take the segments in the order listed and must pass each 9 X X one before moving to the next. You must take these tests in the type of vehicle for which you wish to 10 X be licensed. Any vehicle that has components marked or labeled cannot be used for the CDL 11 X X X X X Skills Test. Vehicle Inspection. You will be tested to see if you 12 X X X X X know whether your vehicle is safe to drive. You will be asked to do a Vehicle inspection of your vehicle. 13 X X X X X You must point to/touch and name the item you *Study section 5 if you plan to operate vehicles are inspecting and explain to the examiner what equipped with air brakes. you would inspect and why. Basic Vehicle Control. You will be tested on your Figure 1.2 – What to Study skill to control the vehicle. Section 1 - Introduction Page 1-5 Version: July 2017  Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System 1.1.3 – Utah CDL Requirements Utah law requires all applicants for a CDL must 1.2.1 – Interstate or Intrastate Commerce provide their driver license, with a minimum of one- Do you, or will you, use a CDL to operate a CMV in year experience as a licensed driver and the most interstate or intrastate commerce? current DOT medical card (MCSA-5876; commonly referred to as a medical certificate or DOT card). Interstate commerce is when you drive a CMV: You will be required to surrender your driver From one State to another State or a foreign license (Utah or other State) to the Division upon country; receiving your Utah Commercial Driver Instruction Between two places within a State, but during part of Permit (CDIP). This CDIP will allow you to operate the trip, the CMV crosses into another State or your regular motor vehicle. foreign country; or Between two places within a State, but the cargo or Note: CDL applicants under the age of 21 are passengers are part of a trip that began or will end in restricted from obtaining Endorsements for: another State or foreign country. Passenger, School Bus or Hazmat. Intrastate commerce is when you drive a CMV For more information on what you are required to within a State and you do not meet any of the provide, please visit our web site at dld.utah.gov or descriptions above for interstate commerce. call the Driver License Division at (801) 965-4735 or Toll Free: (888) 353-4224. If you operate in both intrastate commerce and interstate commerce, you must choose interstate commerce. 1.2– Medical Documentation Requirements 1.2.2 – Inter/Intrastate Commerce: Status Non- Starting January 30, 2012 and no later than January excepted or Excepted? 30, 2014, if you are applying for a CDL Permit; or are renewing, upgrading, adding endorsements to a Once you decide whether you will operate in CDL; or transferring a CDL from another state, you interstate commerce or intrastate commerce, are required to provide information to your State you must decide whether you will operate (or expect Driver’s License Agency (SDLA) regarding the type to operate) in a non-excepted or excepted status. of commercial motor vehicle operation you drive in This decision will tell you to which of the four types or expect to drive in with your CDL. Drivers of commerce you must self-certify. operating in certain types of commerce will be Interstate Commerce: required to submit a current medical examiner’s certificate and/or any medical variance documents You operate in excepted interstate commerce that you have been issued (i.e. Vision, Skills when you drive a CMV in interstate commerce only Performance or Diabetic waivers, or other for the following excepted activities: exemptions) to your SDLA to obtain a “certified” medical status as part of your driving record. You To transport school children and/or school staff must contact your State Driver Licensing Agency between home and school; (SDLA) to obtain information regarding the As Federal, State or local government employees; requirement for submitting these documents. To transport human remains or sick or injured If you are required to have a ”certified” medical persons; status and fail to provide and keep up-to-date your medical examiner’s certificate you become Fire truck or rescue vehicle drivers during ”not- certified” and may lose your CDL or your emergencies and other related activities; CDL will become denied for failure to downgrade Primarily in the transportation of propane winter before becoming "not certified" heating fuel when responding to an emergency condition requiring immediate response such as For the purpose of complying with the new damage to a propane gas system after a storm or requirements for medical certification, it is important flooding; to know how you are using the CMV. The following information will help you decide how to self-certify: In Response to a pipeline emergency condition requiring immediate response such as a pipeline leak or rupture; Section 1 - Introduction Page 1-6 Version: July 2017 Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System In custom harvesting on a farm or to transport referred to as a medical certificate or DOT card); farm machinery and supplies used in the custom provide a current copy of the medical examiners harvesting operation to and from a farm or to certificate to the Driver License Division; Must transport custom harvested crops to storage or have a K restriction added to the license. market; st On 21 birthday, driver is required to self-certify Beekeeper in the seasonal transportation of bees; under a different category and meet category requirements. Controlled and operated by a farmer, but is not a combination vehicle (power unit and towed unit), You operate in non-excepted intrastate and is used to transport agricultural products, commerce when you drive a CMV only in intrastate farm machinery or farm supplies (no placardable commerce and are required to meet your State of hazardous materials) to and from a farm and licensure’s medical certification requirements within 150 air-miles of the farm; (contact your SDLA about their requirements). As a private motor carrier of passengers for non- If you operate in both excepted intrastate business purposes; or commerce and non-excepted intrastate To transport migrant workers. commerce, you must choose non-excepted intrastate commerce. If you answered yes to one or more of the above activities as the only operation in which you drive, you operate in excepted interstate 1.2.3 – Self-Certification Statements commerce and do not need a Federal medical examiner’s certificate. When completing an application for your CDL, you If you answered no to all of the above activities, you will be required to check the box next to the operate in non-excepted interstate commerce statement that describes your status. The actual and are required to provide a current medical statements on your application may vary from those examiner’s certificate (49 CFR 391.45),commonly shown below: referred to as a medical certificate or DOT card, to your State Driver Licensing Agency (SDLA).  Interstate non-excepted: I certify that I operate or expect to operate in interstate commerce, that I am subject to and meet the Federal DOT Most CDL holders who drive CMVs in interstate medical card requirements under 49 CFR part commerce are non-excepted interstate 391; and that I am required to obtain a medical commerce drivers. examiner’s certificate. If you operate in both excepted interstate  Interstate excepted: I certify that I operate or commerce and non-excepted interstate expect to operate in interstate commerce, but commerce, you must choose non-excepted engage exclusively in transportation or interstate commerce to be qualified to operate in operations excepted under 49 CFR §§390.3(f), both types of interstate commerce. 391.2, 391.68 or 398.3 from all or parts of the qualification requirements of 49 CFR part 391; and that I am not required to obtain a medical Intrastate Commerce: examiner’s certificate. You operate in excepted Intrastate commerce  Intrastate non-excepted: I certify that I operate when you drive a CMV only in intrastate commerce or expect to operate entirely in intrastate activities for which your State of licenser has commerce, that I am subject to and meet the determined do not require you to meet the State’s medical requirements for my State; and that I medical certification requirements. (contact your am required to obtain a medical examiner’s SDLA about their requirements). certificate. State of Utah, you operate in Excepted Intrastate commerce if you are under 21 years of age and are authorized to drive a CMV only in intrastate commerce. Driver is required to meet Federal or State requirements (49 CFR 391.41-391.49), and obtain a valid medical examiner’s certificate (MCSA-5876; commonly Section 1 - Introduction Page 1-7 Version: July 2017  Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System  Intrastate excepted: I certify that I operate “O” Restricts a driver from driving a commercial or expect to operate entirely in intrastate motor vehicle equipped with a tractor trailer. commerce, that I am not subject to the medical requirements for my State; and that I “P” Restricts a CDL driver with a school bus or am not required to obtain a medical passenger endorsement from having examiner’s certificate. passengers in commercial motor vehicle. State of Utah – I certify that I operate or "R" a CDL driver with an H endorsement who expect to operate entirely in intrastate obtained a CLP is prohibited from operating a commerce, that I am subject to and meet commercial motor vehicle of the license class/ the Federal DOT medical card type they have applied for that is also equipped requirements under 49 CFR 391 or meet with hazardous materials. the medical requirements for my state; that I am required to obtain a medical “U” Restricts a motorcyclist to riding only three- examiner’s certificate; and that I am wheeled motorcycles. under 21 years of age. “V” Indicates that the driver has been issued a variance by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in reference to the driver’s medical certification status. 1.2.4 – State of Utah Restrictions “X” a CLP holder with an N endorsement may The restrictions that can be placed on a Utah only operate an empty tank vehicle and is CDL are: prohibited from operating any tank vehicle that previously contained hazardous materials that “A” No restrictions has not been purged of any residue. “B” Driver must wear corrective lenses. “Z” Restricts a driver from driving a commercial vehicle with non-fully equipped air brakes. “C” Mechanical aid or compensatory device required while driving. “1” Driver is required to have an ignition interlock device installed in the motor vehicle “D” Prosthetic aid must be used they are operating. while driving. “2” Driver is restricted to operating a motorcycle “E” Restricts the driver from driving a with 249 cc or less. commercial motor vehicle with a manual transmission. “3” Driver is restricted to operating a motorcycle with 649 cc or less. “F” Restricted to driving a vehicle with outside rearview mirrors. “4” Driver is restricted to operating a street legal ATV. “G” Restricted to driving during daylight hours only. “J” which restricts the driver “5” Driver is restricted to operating a motorcycle for any other CDL restriction deemed with 90 cc or less. necessary by the Division. “6” Driver may only drive on roads with a “K” Restricted to intrastate operation of posted speed of 40 mph or less. commercial vehicles. “7” Vehicles must be equipped with an “L” Restricted to vehicles with no air brakes. automatic transmission. To remove a CDL "E" "L" or "O" restriction, a driver “M” Restricts a driver from transporting must obtain a qualifying permit, hold the permit for a passengers using a class A bus. period of 14 days and pass the Skills test(s). “N” Restricts a driver from transporting Note: Modified tests are not permitted in the passengers using a Class A or Class B bus. State of Utah. Section 1 - Introduction Page 1-8 Version: July 2017 Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System 1.2.5 – State of Utah Endorsements Certificate (MCSA-5876) and medically certify what type of driving you are conducting to the Utah Driver The endorsements that can be placed on a Utah License Division. CDL are: CDL holders are required to submit a valid DOT “M” Motorcycle Certificate (MCSA-5876) and the medical self- certification form for Original, renewal, upgrade and “N” Tank vehicles state to state transfer license applications. CDL drivers will be required to submit a new DOT “P” Passengers Certificate (MCSA-5876) when the previous DOT Certificate (MCSA-5876) expires. “T” Double or triple trailers When sending in your documents, please make “X” Hazardous materials & tank combination sure you send the DOT certificate (MCSA-5876) not the notification letter or the DOT long form “Z” Taxi (MCSA-5875). “H” Hazardous Materials Documents may be turned in at any Utah Driver License Division, sent by fax to 801-957-8633, email In order to maintain this endorsement to: [email protected], or mailed to: applicants are also required to pass a Transportation Security Administration Utah Driver License Division (TSA) background check every 5 years PO Box 144501 and a written exam upon original/renewal Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4501 of the Utah Driver License. “S” School bus NOTE: If you drive a commercial vehicle that does not require a CDL license and the vehicle In order to maintain this endorsement is over 10,001 pounds, you are required to carry applicants are required to pass a written a DOT Certificate (MCSA-5876) but are not exam upon renewal of the Utah Driver required to turn into the Driver License License. Division. For more information visit our website at 1.2.6 - Medical Examination dld.utah.gov To obtain the DOT/Medical Examination If you have any questions, please contact our office Certificate (MCSA-5876) you should contact a at 801-965-4437 or 888-353-4224. registered physician from the National Registry. A list of Registered Physicians can be found at: www.fmcsa.dot.gov If you do not qualify for a DOT Certificate (MCSA-5876) you may be eligible for a Utah “K” restriction, which would allow you to drive a commercial motor vehicle within the state of Utah only. Contact the Medical Program Coordinator with the Driver License Division at 801-965-4437 for more information. The Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration has issued rules that require Commercial Driver License holders to submit a current Department of Transportation (DOT) Medical Examination Section 1 - Introduction Page 1-9 Version: July 2017  Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System 1.3 - CDL Disqualifications 1.2.7- MVR 1.3.1 – General An MVR may be obtained at any Driver License office. This MVR will show all moving violations for You may not drive a commercial motor vehicle if you the previous three (3) years. Drug and alcohol are disqualified for any reason. offenses will stay on your MVR for 10 years. 1.3.2 – Alcohol, Leaving the Scene of an CDL MVR Accident, and Commission of a Felony CDL holders and employers may obtain a CDL It is illegal to operate a CMV if your blood alcohol MVR. Utah Criminal and Traffic Code 53-3-102 concentration (BAC) is.04% or more. If you operate (6)(a)(ii) states the CDL MVR must include: a CMV, you shall be deemed to have given your consent to alcohol testing. (A) Information contained in the driver history, including convictions, pleas held You will lose your CDL for at least one year for a first in abeyance, disqualifications, and other offense for: licensing actions for violations of any Driving a CMV if your blood alcohol concentration state or local law relating to motor is.04% or higher. vehicle traffic control, committed in any type of vehicle; Driving a CMV under the influence of alcohol. Refusing to undergo blood alcohol testing. (B) Driver self-certification status Driving a CMV while under the influence of a information under Section 53-3-410.1; controlled substance. and Leaving the scene of an accident involving a CMV. (C) Information from medical certification Committing a felony involving the use of a CMV. record keeping in accordance with 49 C.F.R. Sec. 383.73 (o)." All above items Driving a CMV when the CDL is suspended. will appear on the record for a minimum Causing a fatality through negligent operation of a of 55 years. CMV. This record may only be obtained with a notarized You will lose your CDL for at least three years if the release from the driver or the driver may obtain offense occurs while you are operating a CMV that their record in person. is placarded for hazardous materials. PLEA IN ABEYANCE You will lose your CDL for life for a second offense. NOTE: CDL holders with a citation entered as a You will lose your CDL for life if you use a CMV to “plea in abeyance” will have the citation commit a felony involving controlled substances. appear on your MVR and CDL MVR. Once it has been added to your record as a plea in You will lose your CDL for life if you are convicted abeyance, it cannot be removed from your of using a CMV involving Human Trafficking. record. You will be put out-of-service for 24 hours if you have any detectable amount of alcohol under.04%. NOTE: It is unlawful in the State of Utah for a person to use or possess powdered alcohol for human consumption. Section 1 - Introduction Page 1-10 Version: July 2017 Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System For drivers who are not required to always stop, 1.3.3 – Serious Traffic Violations failing to slow down and check that the tracks are clear of an approaching train. Serious traffic violations are excessive speeding (15 mph or more above the posted limit), reckless For drivers who are always required to stop, failing driving, improper or erratic lane changes, following to stop before driving onto the crossing. a vehicle too closely, traffic offenses committed in a For all drivers failing to have sufficient space to CMV in connection with fatal traffic accidents, drive completely through the crossing without driving a CMV without obtaining a CDL or having a stopping. CDL in the driver’s possession, and driving a CMV without the proper class of CDL and/or For all drivers failing to obey a traffic control device endorsements. or the directions of an enforcement official at the crossing. You will lose your CDL: For all drivers failing to negotiate a crossing For at least 60 days if you have committed two because of insufficient undercarriage clearance. serious traffic violations within a three-year period involving a CMV. 1.3.6 – Hazardous Materials Endorsement Background Check and Disqualifications For at least 120 days for three or more serious traffic violations within a three-year period involving If you require a hazardous materials endorsement a CMV. you will be required to submit your fingerprints and be subject to a background check. 1.3.4 – Violation of Out-of-Service Orders You will be denied or you will lose your hazardous You will lose your CDL: materials endorsement if you: [For at least 90 days if you have committed your Are not a lawful permanent resident of the United first violation of an out-of-service order. States. For at least one year if you have committed two Renounce your United States citizenship. violations of an out-of-service order in a ten-year period. Are wanted or under indictment for certain felonies. For at least three years if you have committed Have a conviction in military or civilian court for three or more violations of an out-of-service order certain felonies. in a ten-year period]. Have been adjudicated as lacking mental capacity or have been involuntarily committed to a mental 1.3.5 – Railroad-highway Grade Crossing health facility as specified in §1572.109. Violations Are considered to pose a security threat as You will lose your CDL: determined by the Transportation Security Administration. For at least 60 days for your first violation. The background check procedures vary from For at least 120 days for your second violation jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Your licensing agency within a three-year period. will provide you with all the information you need to For at least one year for your third violation within a complete the required TSA background check three-year period. procedures. These violations include violation of a federal, state 1.3.7 – Traffic Violations in Your Personal or local law or regulation pertaining to one of the Vehicle following six offenses at a railroad-highway grade crossing: The Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act (MCSIA) of 1999 requires a CDL holder to be For drivers who are not required to always stop, disqualified from operating a commercial motor failing to stop before reaching the crossing if the vehicle if the CDL holder has been convicted of tracks are not clear. certain types of moving violations in their personal vehicle. Section 1 - Introduction Page 1-11 Version: July 2017 Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System If your privilege to operate your personal vehicle is Your employer may not let you drive a commercial revoked, cancelled, or suspended due to violations motor vehicle if you have more than one license or of traffic control laws (other than parking violations) if you’re CDL is suspended or revoked. A court you will also lose your CDL driving privileges. may fine the employer up to $5,000 or put him/her in jail for breaking this rule. If your privilege to operate your personal vehicle is revoked, cancelled, or suspended due to alcohol, All states are connected to one computerized controlled substance or felony violations, you will system to share information about CDL drivers. lose your CDL for 1 year. If you are convicted of a The states will check on drivers' accident records second violation in your personal vehicle or CMV to be sure that drivers do not have more than one you will lose your CDL for life. CDL. You are not allowed to hold a mobile telephone to If your license to operate your personal vehicle is conduct a voice communication or dial a mobile revoked, cancelled, or suspended you may not telephone by pressing more than a single button obtain a “hardship” license to operate a CMV. when driving. You are not allowed to send or read text messages 1.4 – Other CDL Rules while driving. There are other federal and state rules that affect You must be properly restrained by a safety belt drivers operating CMVs in all states. Among them at all times while operating a commercial motor are: vehicle. The safety belt design holds the driver You cannot have more than one license. If you securely behind the wheel during a crash, break this rule, a court may fine you up to $5,000 helping the driver to control the vehicle and or put you in jail and keep your home state license reduces the chance of serious injury or death. If and return any others. you do not wear a safety belt, you are four times more likely to be fatally injured if you are thrown You must notify your employer within 30 days of from the vehicle. conviction for any traffic violations (except parking). This is true no matter what type of vehicle you Your state may have additional rules that you were driving. must also obey. You must notify your motor vehicle licensing agency within 30 days if you are convicted in any other jurisdiction of any traffic violation (except 1.5 – International Registration Plan parking). This is true no matter what type of vehicle International Fuel Tax Agreement you were driving. You must notify your employer within two business If you operate a CDL required vehicle in interstate days if your license is suspended, revoked, or commerce, the vehicle, with few exceptions, is canceled, or if you are disqualified from driving. required to be registered under the International Registration Plan (IRP) and the International Fuel You must give your employer information on all Tax Agreement (IFTA). These federally mandated driving jobs you have held for the past 10 years. programs provide for the equitable collection and You must do this when you apply for a commercial distribution of vehicle license fees and motor fuels driving job. taxes for vehicles traveling throughout the 48 No one can drive a commercial motor vehicle contiguous United States and 10 Canadian without a CDL. A court may fine you up to $5,000 provinces. or put you in jail for breaking this rule. Under the IRP, jurisdictions must register If you have a hazardous materials endorsement apportioned vehicles which includes issuing license you must notify and surrender your hazardous plates and cab cards or proper credentials, materials endorsement to the state that issued calculate, collect and distribute IRP fees, audit your CDL within 24 hours of any conviction or carriers for accuracy of reported distance and fees indictment in any jurisdiction, civilian or military, for, and enforce IRP requirements. or found not guilty by reason of insanity of a disqualifying crime listed in 49 CFR 1572.103; who is adjudicated as lacking mental capacity or have been involuntarily committed to a mental institution as specified in 49 CFR 1572.109; or who renounces his or her U. S. citizenship; Section 1 - Introduction Page 1-12 Version: July 2017 Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System Registrant responsibilities under the Plan include While similar, the Qualified Motor Vehicle in IFTA applying for IRP registration with base jurisdiction, means a motor vehicle used, designed, or providing proper documentation for registration, maintained for transportation of persons or property paying appropriate IRP registration fees, properly and: displaying registration credentials, maintaining 1) Having two axles and a gross vehicle weight accurate distance records, and making records or registered gross vehicle weight exceeding available for jurisdiction review. 26,000 pounds or 11,797 kilograms; or The basic concept behind IFTA is to allow a licensee 2) Is used in combination, when the weight of (motor carrier) to license in a base jurisdiction for such combination exceeds 26,000 pounds or the reporting and payment of motor fuel use taxes. 11,797 kilograms gross vehicle or registered Under the IFTA, a licensee is issued one set of gross vehicle weight. Qualified Motor Vehicle credentials which will authorize operations through does not include recreational vehicles. all IFTA member jurisdictions. The fuel use taxes If the vehicle you operate is registered under IRP collected pursuant to the IFTA are calculated based and you are a motor carrier licensed under IFTA, on the number of miles (kilometers) traveled and the then you are required to comply with the number of gallons (liters) consumed in the member mandatory record keeping requirements for jurisdictions. The licensee files one quarterly tax operating the vehicle. A universally accepted return with the base jurisdiction by which the method of capturing this information is through the licensee will report all operations through all IFTA completion of an Individual Vehicle Distance member jurisdictions. Record (IVDR), sometimes times referred to as a Driver Trip Report. This document reflects the It is the base jurisdiction's responsibility to remit the distance traveled and fuel purchased for a vehicle taxes collected to other member jurisdictions and to that operates interstate under apportioned (IRP) represent the other member jurisdictions in the tax registration and IFTA fuel tax credentials. collection process, including the performance of audits. Although the actual format of the IVDR may vary, the information that is required for proper record keeping An IFTA licensee must retain records to support the does not. information reported on the IFTA quarterly tax return In order to satisfy the requirements for Individual Vehicle Distance Records, these documents must The IRP registrant and the IFTA licensee may be include the following information: the vehicle owner or the vehicle operator. Distance The requirement for acquiring IRP plates for a Per Article IV of the IRP Plan vehicle and IFTA license for a motor carrier is (i) Date of trip (starting and ending) determined by the definitions from the IRP Plan and (ii) Trip origin and destination – City and State the IFTA for Qualified Vehicle and Qualified Motor or Province Vehicle: (iii) Route(s) of travel (iv) Beginning and ending odometer or For purposes of IRP: hubometer reading of the trip A Qualified Vehicle is (except as provided below) (v) Total distance traveled any Power Unit that is used or (vi) In-Jurisdiction distance intended for use in two or more Member (vii) Power unit number or vehicle identification Jurisdictions and that is used for the transportation number. of persons for hire or designed, used, or maintained Fuel primarily for the transportation of property, and: Per Section P560 of the IFTA Procedures Manual (i) has two Axles and a gross Vehicle weight or.300 An acceptable receipt or invoice must registered gross Vehicle weight in include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (ii) excess of 26,000 pounds (11,793.401.005 Date of purchase kilograms), or.010 Seller's name and address (iii) has three or more Axles, regardless of weight,.015 Number of gallons or liters purchased; or.020 Fuel type (iv) is used in combination, when the gross Vehicle.025 Price per gallon or liter or total amount of weight of such combination exceeds 26,000 sale pounds (11,793.401 kilograms)..030 Unit number or other unique vehicle identifier.035 Purchaser's name Section 1 - Introduction Page 1-13 Version: July 2017 Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System An example of an IVDR that must be completed in compliance with all State and Provincial laws its entirety for each trip can be found in Figure 1 surrounding fuel and distance record keeping below. Each individual IVDR should be filled out for requirements. only one vehicle. The rules to follow when trying to determine how and when to log an odometer The IVDR serves as the source document for the reading are the following: calculation of fees and taxes that are payable to the  At the beginning of the day jurisdictions in which the vehicle is operated, so  When leaving the state or province these original records must be maintained for a  At the end of the trip/day minimum of four years. Not only do the trips need to be logged, but the fuel In addition, these records are subject to audit by the purchases need to be documented as well. You must taxing jurisdictions. Failure to maintain complete obtain a receipt for all fueling and include it with your and accurate records could result in fines, penalties completed IVDR. and suspension or revocation of IRP registrations and IFTA licenses. Make sure that any trips that you enter are always filled out in descending order and that your trips For additional information on the IRP and the include all state/provinces that you traveled through requirements related to the IRP, contact your base on your route. jurisdiction motor vehicle department or IRP, Inc. the official repository for the IRP. Additional information can be found on the IRP, Inc. website at There are different routes that a driver may take, www.irponline.org. There is a training video on the and most of the miles may be within one state or website home page available in English, Spanish province. Whether or not the distance you travel is and French primarily in one jurisdiction or spread among several jurisdictions, all information for the trip must be For additional information on IFTA and the recorded. This includes the dates, the routes, requirements related to IFTA, contact the odometer readings and fuel purchases. By appropriate agency in your base jurisdiction. You completing this document in full and keeping all will also find useful information about the records required by both the IRP and the IFTA, you Agreement at the official repository of IFTA at will have ensured that you and your company are in http://www.iftach.org/index.php. Figure 1 – Individual Vehicle Mileage & Fuel Record (Example) Section 1 - Introduction Page 1-14 Version: July 2017 Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System 1.6 Driver License Fees Original Utah License (under 21)........................................................................................................... $39.00 Original Utah License (over 21)............................................................................................................. $52.00 Learner Permit application fee............................................................................................................... $19.00 Renewal of License............................................................................................................................... $52.00 Renewal of License (65 years and older).............................................................................................. $27.00 Extension of License by mail/online...................................................................................................... $42.00 Extension of License by mail/online (65 years and older)......................................................................$22.00 Duplicate License.................................................................................................................................. $23.00 Utah Identification Cards....................................................................................................................... $23.00 Commercial Driver License Original CDL.......................................................................................................................................... $52.00 Skills (driving) test................................................................................................................................. $78.00 Renewal of CDL................................................................................................................................... $52.00 Endorsements Taxicab...................................................................................................................................................$14.00 Tanker..................................................................................................................................................... $9.00 Hazardous materials............................................................................................................................... $9.00 Passengers............................................................................................................................................. $9.00 School bus.............................................................................................................................................. $9.00 Double/Triple........................................................................................................................................... $9.00 Hazmat & tanker................................................................................................................................... $18.00 Motorcycle............................................................................................................................................. $18.00 Reinstatement License Reinstatement......................................................................................................................... $40.00 License Reinstatement for an alcohol/drug-related offense (in addition to other required fees).......... $85.00 Alcohol/drug administrative fee (in addition to the reinstatement fee)................................................ $255.00 Other MVR................................................................................................................................................................ $8.00 CDL MVR................................................................................................................................................ $8.00 Intrastate Medical.................................................................................................................................. $25.00 Failure to appear for a driving skills test................................................................................................ $25.00 CDL Written Test Retake Fee............................................................................................................... $26.00 Endorsement Retake Fee....................................................................................................................... $9.00 CDL Skills Test Retake Fee.................................................................................................................. $52.00 Fee’s current as of 1/01/2020 (Non-Refundable) Note: Fees are subject to change Section 1 - 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Section 1 - Introduction Page 1-16 Version: July 2017 Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System dollars, or even worse, a crash caused by the Section 2 defect. DRIVING SAFELY Federal and state laws require that drivers inspect their vehicles. Federal and state inspectors also This Section Covers may inspect your vehicles. If they judge the vehicle to be unsafe, they will put it "out of service" until it is Vehicle Inspection fixed. Basic Control of Your Vehicle 2.1.2 – Types of Vehicle Inspection Shifting Gears Seeing Vehicle Inspection. A Vehicle inspection will help Communicating you find problems that could cause a crash or Space Management breakdown. Controlling Your Speed During a Trip. For safety you should: Seeing Hazards Watch gauges for signs of trouble. Distracted Driving Use your senses to check for problems (look, Aggressive Drivers/Road Rage listen, smell, feel). Night Driving & Driver Fatigue Check critical items when you stop: Driving in Fog Tires, wheels and rims. Winter Driving Brakes. Hot Weather Driving Lights and reflectors. Railroad-highway Crossings Brake and electrical connections to trailer. Trailer coupling devices. Mountain Driving Cargo securement devices. Driving Emergencies Antilock Braking Systems After-trip Inspection and Report. You should do Skid Control and Recovery an after-trip inspection at the end of the trip, day, or tour of duty on each vehicle you operated. It may Accident Procedures include filling out a vehicle condition report listing Fires any problems you find. The inspection report helps Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Driving a motor carrier know when the vehicle needs repairs. Hazardous Materials Rules 2.1.3 – What to Look For This section contains knowledge and safe driving information that all commercial drivers should know. Tire Problems You must pass a test on this information to get a CDL. This section does not have specific Too much or too little air pressure. information on air brakes, combination vehicles, Bad wear. You need at least 4/32-inch tread depth doubles, or passenger vehicles. When preparing for in every major groove on front tires. You need 2/32 the Vehicle Inspection Test, you must review the inch on other tires. No fabric should show through material in Section 11 in addition to the information the tread or sidewall. in this section. This section does have basic information on hazardous materials (HazMat) that Cuts or other damage. all drivers should know. If you need a HazMat Tread separation. endorsement, you should study Section 9. Dual tires that come in contact with each other or 2.1 – Vehicle Inspection parts of the vehicle. Mismatched sizes. 2.1.1 – Why Inspect Radial and bias-ply tires used together. Safety is the most important reason you inspect your vehicle, safety for yourself and for other road Cut or cracked valve stems. users. Re-grooved, recapped, or retreaded tires on the A vehicle defect found during an inspection could front wheels of a bus are prohibited. save you problems later. You could have a Wheel and Rim Problems breakdown on the road that will cost time and Section 2 – Driving Safely Page 2-1 Version: July 2017 Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System Damaged rims. Suspension System Defects. The suspension system holds up the vehicle and its load. It keeps Rust around wheel nuts may mean the nuts are the axles in place. Therefore, broken suspension loose--check tightness. After a tire has been parts can be extremely dangerous. Look for: changed, stop a short while later and re-check tightness of nuts. Spring hangers that allow movement of axle from proper position. See Figure 2.2. Missing clamps, spacers, studs, or lugs means danger. Mismatched, bent, or cracked lock rings are dangerous. Wheels or rims that have had welding repairs are not safe. Bad Brake Drums or Shoes Cracked drums. Shoes or pads with oil, grease, or brake fluid on them. Shoes worn dangerously thin, missing, or broken. Steering System Defects Missing nuts, bolts, cotter keys, or other parts. Bent, loose, or broken parts, such as steering column, steering gear box, or tie rods. If power steering equipped, check hoses, pumps, and fluid level; check for leaks. Figure 2.2 Steering wheel play of more than 10 degrees (approximately 2 inches movement at the rim of a Cracked or broken spring hangers. 20-inch steering wheel) can make it hard to steer. Missing or broken leaves in any leaf spring. If one- fourth or more are missing, it will put the vehicle "out of service", but any defect could be dangerous. See Figure 2.3. Figure 2.1 Figure 2.3 Section 2 – Driving Safely Page 2-2 Version: July 2017 Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System Broken leaves in a multi-leaf spring or leaves that 2.1.4 – CDL Vehicle Inspection Test have shifted so they might hit a tire or other part. In order to obtain a CDL you will be required to pass Leaking shock absorbers. a Vehicle inspection test. You will be tested to see if you know whether your vehicle is safe to drive. You Torque rod or arm, u-bolts, spring hangers, or will be asked to do a Vehicle inspection of your other axle positioning parts that are cracked, vehicle. You must point to/touch and name the item damaged, or missing. you are inspecting and explain to the examiner what Air suspension systems that are damaged and/or you would inspect and why. The following seven- leaking. See Figure 2.4. step inspection method should be useful. 2.1.5 – Seven-step Inspection Method Method of Inspection. You should do a Vehicle inspection the same way each time so you will learn all the steps and be less likely to forget something. Approaching the Vehicle. Notice general condition. Look for damage or vehicle leaning to one side. Look under the vehicle for fresh oil, coolant, grease, or fuel leaks. Check the area around the vehicle for hazards to vehicle movement (people, other vehicles, objects, low-hanging wires, limbs, etc.). Vehicle Inspection Guide Figure 2.4 Step 1: Vehicle Overview Review Last Vehicle Inspection Report. Drivers Any loose, cracked, broken, or missing frame may have to make a vehicle inspection report in members. writing each day. The motor carrier must repair any Exhaust System Defects. A broken exhaust items in the report that affect safety and certify on system can let poison fumes into the cab or sleeper the report that repairs were made or were berth. Look for: unnecessary. You must sign the report only if defects were noted and certified to be repaired or Loose, broken, or missing exhaust pipes, mufflers, not needed to be repaired. tailpipes, or vertical stacks. Step 2: Check Engine Compartment Loose, broken, or missing mounting brackets, clamps, bolts, or nuts. Check That the Parking Brakes Are On and/or Wheels Chocked. Exhaust system parts rubbing against fuel system parts, tires, or other moving parts of vehicle. You may have to raise the hood, tilt the cab (secure loose things so they don't fall and break something), Exhaust system parts that are leaking. or open the engine compartment door. Emergency Equipment. Vehicles must be Check the following: equipped with emergency equipment. Look for: Engine oil level. Fire extinguisher(s). Coolant level in radiator; condition of hoses. Spare electrical fuses (unless equipped with circuit breakers). Power steering fluid level; hose condition (if so equipped). Warning devices for parked vehicles: three reflective triangles or at least 6 fusees or 3 liquid Windshield washer fluid level. burning flares). Battery fluid level, connections and tie downs (battery may be located elsewhere) Cargo (Trucks). You must make sure the truck is not overloaded and the cargo is balanced and Automatic transmission fluid level (may require secured before each trip. If the cargo contains engine to be running). hazardous materials, you must inspect for proper Check belts for tightness and excessive wear papers and placarding. (alternator, water pump, air compressor)--learn Section 2 – Driving Safely Page 2-3 Version: July 2017 Commercial Driver’s License Manual – 2005 CDL Testing System how much "give" the belts should have when Interaxle differential lock (if vehicle has one). adjusted right, and check each one. Horn(s). Leaks in the engine compartment (fuel, coolant, oil, Windshield wiper/washer. power steering fluid, hydraulic fluid, battery fluid). Lights. Cracked, worn electrical wiring insulation. Headlights. Lower and secure hood, cab, or engine Dimmer switch. compartment door. Turn signal. Step 3: Start Engine and Inspect Inside the Cab Four-way flashers. Get In and Start Engine Parking, clearance, identification, marker switch(es). Make sure parking brake is on. Put gearshift in neutral (or "park" if automatic). Start engine; listen for unusual noises. If equipped, check the Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) indicator lights. Light on dash should come on and then turn off. If it stays on the ABS is not working properly. For trailers only, if the yellow light on the left rear of the trailer stays on, the ABS is not working properly. Look at the Gauges Oil pressure. Should come up to normal within seconds after engine is started. See Figure 2.5 Air pressure. Pressure should build from 50 to 90 psi within 3 minutes. Build air pressure to governor cut-out (usually around 120 – 140 psi. Know your vehicle’s requirements. Ammeter and/or voltmeter. Should be in normal range(s). Coolant temperature. Should begin gradual rise to Figure 2.5 normal operating range. Check Mirrors and Windshield. Inspect mirrors Engine oil temperature. Should begin gradual rise and windshield for cracks, dirt, illegal stickers, or to normal operating range. other obstructions to seeing clearly. Clean and Warning lights and buzzers. Oil, coolant, charging adjust as necessary. circuit warning, and antilock brake system lights should go out right away.