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A person needs to have a CDL to operate any commercial motor vehicle

A CDL Class B is needed to legally operate a commercial motor vehicle that is “any single vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 26,001 pound or more, or any such vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds.

Interstate highways with 3 digits and the first digit being an “even” number (for example I-480, I-270) are considered beltways, and go “around, or partially around” a city.

Interstate highways with 3 digits and the first digit being an “odd” number (for example I-379, I-180) are considered supplemental radial and spur routes and connect with the main route at one end.

The federal DOT allows a professional truck driver to have more than one CDL at the same time if he/she has lived in two different states during the life of the initial CDL

If a professional driver already has a CDL and wants to get his/her hazardous materials endorsement, that driver will need to pass the hazardous materials written test, and then retake the pre-trip inspection, skills, and road tests again.

If a student truck driver performs the skills test in a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission, the State must indicate on the CDL, if issued, that the person is restricted from operating a commercial motor vehicle equipped with a manual transmission.

If a professional driver has a CDL A license, that driver cannot legally drive a CDL B vehicle

“Driving time” means all time spent at the driving controls of a commercial motor vehicle in operation.

A CDL Class A license is required to drive a “combination vehicle with a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 pound or more provided the gross vehicle weight rating of the vehicle(s) being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.

The FMCSA is the acronym for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

“Adverse driving conditions” means snow, ice, sleet, fog, or other adverse weather conditions or unusual road or traffic conditions that were not known, or could not reasonably be known, to a driver immediately prior to beginning the duty day or immediately before beginning driving after a qualifying rest break or sleeper birth period, or to a motor carrier immediately prior to dispatching the driver.

The FMCSA defines excessive speeding violations as any speed of 20 mph or more above the regulated or posted speed.

ELD is an acronym for Electric Lighting Device.

The FMCSA is the regulatory agency for the bus and truck industries.

“On duty time” means all time from the time a driver begins to work or is required to be in readiness to work until the time the driver is relieved from work and all responsibility for performing work.

Interstate highways with odd numbers (for example I-95, I-81) run in which direction?

Interstate highways with even numbers (for example I-90, I-94) run in which direction?

If a commercial motor vehicle driver during his/her trip comes across a condition that meets the definition of adverse driving, he/she is allowed to drive up to 2 more hours as long as that trip could have been completed in the allotted 11 hours.

If a truck driver breaks down or has to stop on the side of the road, by what time interval must the driver place his/her emergency warning devices?

Dwight D. Eisenhower sign the landmark Federal Highway Aid Act, establishing the interstate highway system

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How many truck drivers transport goods across our nation’s highways?

Who is responsible for the accuracy of the driver’s daily log?

What is the acronym developed to help people remember how to use a fire extinguisher?

To recover from a skid, the driver should steer in which direction?

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What should a driver NOT do to hold a parked unit?

When operating a commercial motor vehicle equipped with an ELD, the driver must ensure the vehicle has onboard……..

Federal regulations in Part 393 Subpart H require emergency equipment on all power units. That emergency equipment consists of:

When pulling into a self-service facility to fuel your truck, for safety reasons you should look for what?

When securing a load on a flatbed trailer, what is the general cargo securement rule on spacing of tie downs?

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Administration Part 396 regulations, when must a driver complete his/her Driver Dailly Vehicle Inspection Report?

There are very specific cargo securement requirements for securing which of the following?

If a driver violates an “out of service order” issued to him/her by a commercial motor vehicle law enforcement officer while transporting a “nonhazardous material” load, and is convicted of that violation, what is the imposed penalty on the driver?

Serious traffic violation convictions can result in professional drivers losing their CDL driving privileges anywhere from 60 days to 120 days. What does the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration consider serious traffic violations?

A medical certification and card may be issued to a driver for up to maximum of how many years?

What are the ramifications to a CDL driver who is sent for a DOT random drug and alcohol test and “refuses” to test?

With the newly implemented Federal Drug and Alcohol Clearing House, CDL drivers are required by Federal Regulation to do what?