Long Descriptions

Figure 1.1: Determining the Class of CDL Required - Long Description

Definitions: These definitions are for use by roadside enforcement only for the purpose of determining whether the driver and / or vehicle is subject to CDL regulations. It is not used to determine whether a vehicle is representative for the purposes of Skills testing.

Definition: Gross combination weight rating (GCWR) Means the value specified by the manufacturer of the power unit, if the value unit is displayed on the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) certificate label; or the sum of the gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWRs) or the gross vehicle weights (GVWs) of the power unit and the towed unit(s), or any combination thereof, that produces the highest value.

Definition: Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) Means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle.

Flowchart

Is the GCWR 26,001 or more pounds? If Yes, then Is the GVWR of the trailer and / or towed unit 10,001 or more pounds? If Yes, then this is a Class A.

Is the GCWR 26,001 or more pounds? If No, then Is the GVWR of the power unit 26,001 or more pounds? If Yes, then this is a Class B.

Is the GCWR 26,001 or more pounds? If Yes, then Is the GVWR of the trailer and / or towed unit 10,001 or more pounds? If No, then Is the GVWR of the power unit 26,001 or more pounds? If Yes, then this is a Class B.

Is the GCWR 26,001 or more pounds? If Yes, then Is the GVWR of the trailer and / or towed unit 10,001 or more pounds? If No, then Is the GVWR of the power unit 26,001 or more pounds? If No, then Is the vehicle transporting hazardous materials in a placardable quantity? If Yes, then this is a Class C.

Is the GCWR 26,001 or more pounds? If No, then Is the GVWR of the power unit 26,001 or more pounds? If No, then Is the vehicle transporting hazardous materials in a placardable quantity? If Yes, then this is a Class C.

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.

Figure 1.3: Example Individual Vehicle Mileage and Fuel Record - Long Description

This one piece of paper contains the following information:

Carrier name
Account number
Driver Name
Unit Number
Load Information
Origin address
Destination address
Driver Comments

This paper also includes a table with the following columns:

Date
Town Origin - Jurisdiction Lines - Town Destination
State
Ending Odometer
Miles by Jurisdiction
Highways or Routes traveled
Name of Fuel Stop and Location
Gallons Purchased

There is a total trip miles and total fuel purchases.

There is an "Office Use Only" section which includes:

Odometer miles, total trip miles and total jurisdicctional miles (which all must agree)
Jurisdiction and Miles traveled in each jurisdiction
Ending Odometer
Beginning Odometer
Total Odometer miles (which just matc the total trip miles and total jurisdictional miles)

At the bottom of the page is the text "Note: Beginning odometer reading on this trip must match ending reading from prior trip and ending reaching from this trip must be the beginning reading on the next trip.

Medical Examiner's Certificate (for Commercial Driver Medical Certification) - Long Description

Form MCSA-5876

OMB Number: 2126-0006

Expiration Date: 12.31.2024

US Department of Transport

Federal Motor Carrier

Safety Administration

Public Burden Statement: A Federal Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a current valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 2126.0006. Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to be approximately 1 minute per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering the data as needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. All responses to this collection of information are mandatory. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden to: Information Collection Clearance Offices, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, MC-RRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington DC 20590.

I certify that I have examined the (enter Last Name, enter First name) in accordance with (please check only one): either the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (49 CFR 391.41-391.49) and, with knowledge of the driving duties, I find this person is qualified, and, if applicable, only when (check all options that apply) or the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (49 CFR 391.41-391.49) with any applicable State Variances (which will be valid for intrastate operations) and, with knowledge of the driving duties, I find this person is qualified, and, if applicable, only when (check all options that apply)

Options

Wearing corrective lenses
Wearing hearing aid
Accompanied by a (enter content) waiver and / or exemption
Accompanied by a Skill Performance Evaluation (SPE) Certificate
Driving within an exempt intracity zone (49 CFR 391.62) (Federal)
Qualified by operation of 49 CFR 391.62 (Federal)
Grandfathered from State requirements (State)

The information I have provided regarding this physical examination is true and complete. A complete Medical Examination Report Form, MCSA-5875, with any attachments, embodies my findings completely and correctly, and is on file in my office.

Medical Examiner's Certificate Expiration Date

Medical Examiner's Signature

Medical Examiner's Telephone Number

Date Certificate Signed

Medical Examiner's Name (please print or type)

Medical Examiner type

MD
DO
Physician Assistant
Chiropractor
Advanced Practice Nurse
Other Practitioner (specify)

Medical Examiner's State License, Certificate, or Registration Number

Issuing State

National Registry Number

Driver's Signature

Driver's License Number

Issuing State or Province

Driver's Address with street address, City, State or Province, Zip code

CLP and / or CDL Applicant and / or Holder with options Yes or No

This document contains sensitive information and is for official use only. Improper handling of this information could negatively affect individuals. Handle and secure this information appropriately to prevent inadvertent disclosure by keeping the documents under the control of authorized persons. Properly dispose of this document when no longer required to be maintained by regulatory requirements.

Revision 1/5/22

Figure 2.1 - Long Description

The steering wheel is attached to the steering shaft which is attached to the gear box. The gear box is attached to the hydraulic fluid reservoir on one side and the pitman arm on the other. The latter is attachec to the drag link which is attached to the steering knuckle, spindle and steering arm, which is attached to the tie rod. This component is attached to the wheel. The pitman arm is also attached to the power steering cylinder.

Figure 2.2: Key Suspension Parts - Long Description

The vehicle frame is attached to the hydraulic shock absorber which is attached to the front axle hanger and the left spring.

The vehicle frame is attached to two bearing plates attached via auxiliary springs. The main spring is attached to the front axle hanger via a spring shackle. The axle is attached to the auxiliary and main spring and to the vehicle frame via a torque rod.

Figure 2.3: Safety defect: Broken leaf in spring - Long Description

Axle is attached to the main spring, and one of the springs has a broken leaf.

Figure 2.4: Air Suspension Parts - Long Description

Facing the front is the frame reinforcement, attached via a bracket, eye bolt, control arm and anchor plate to a clamp bolt which is attached to the upper bellows support and height control valve. Behind this, the u-bolts, axle and axle seat are attached to the lower bellows support which is in turn attached to the shock absorber. The u-bolts, axle and axle seat are attached to the bellows and spacer.

Figure 2.7 - Long Description

The driver can see different things depending on the mirrors used. Convex mirros allow the driver to see further outside the normal view of the plane mirror view, however both sets of mirrors do not change the fact that there is always a blind spot behind the truck.

Don't Hang Out in the No Zone - Long Description

The no zones are behind the truck, to the leftof the truck, about twice the length of the cab, diagonally along the left of the truck the length of the truck and directly infront of the truck.

Figure 2.11 - Long Description

At 15 mph a truck has a perception travel distance of 39 feet, reaction travel distance of 16 feet and a braking travel distance of 17 feet for a total of 72 feet traveled from when seeing an obstacle and stopping the truck.

At 25 mph a truck has a perception travel distance of 65 feet, reaction travel distance of 28 feet and a braking travel distance of 47 feet for a total of 140 feet traveled from when seeing an obstacle and stopping the truck.

At 35 mph a truck has a perception travel distance of 91 feet, reaction travel distance of 39 feet and a braking travel distance of 92 feet for a total of 222 feet traveled from when seeing an obstacle and stopping the truck.

At 45 mph a truck has a perception travel distance of 117 feet, reaction travel distance of 50 feet and a braking travel distance of 152 feet for a total of 319 feet traveled from when seeing an obstacle and stopping the truck.

At 55 mph a truck has a perception travel distance of 142 feet, reaction travel distance of 61 feet and a braking travel distance of 216 feet for a total of 419 traveled from when seeing an obstacle and stopping the truck.

Figure 2.25 - Long Description

All placards are diamond shaped with a number or icon at the top, a name in the middle, and a number and / or icon at the bottom. These placards are described as: Name, color, icon or number at top, icon and / or number at bottom. Placards are grouped by color.

Orange

Explosives, explosion icon, asterisk and the number 1
Explosives, 1.4, asterisk and the number 1
Explosives, 1.6, asterisk and the number 1
Blasting Agents, 1.5, asterisk and the number 1

White

Inhalation hazard, skull and crossbones on black diamond background, the number 2
Inhalation hazard, skull and crossbones on black diamond background, the number 6
Poison, skull and crossbones, the number 6
PG III, skull and crossbones, the number 6

White and yellow

Radioactive, radiation icon on yellow background, the number 7

White and Black

Corrosive on black background, hands and leaking icon on white background, the number 8 on a black background

Yellow

Oxygen, Underlined O with fire icon, the number 2
Organic Peroxide, Underlined O with fire icon, the number 5.2
Oxidizer, Underlined O with fire icon, the number 5.1

Red and Yellow

Organic Peroxide (first word background red, second word background yellow), fire icon on red background, the number 5.2 on yellow background

White and Red

Spontaneously Combustible (first word background white, second word background red), fire icon on white background, the number 4 on red background

White and Red Striped Vertically

Flammable Solid, fire icon, the number 4

Green

Non-flammable Gas, cylindrical container icon, the number 2

Blue

Dangerous when wet, fire icon, the number 4

Red

Flammable Gas, fire icon, the number 2
Flammable, fire icon, the number 3
Combustible, fire icon, the number 3
Gasoline, fire icon, the number 3
Fuel Oil, fire icon, the number 3

Figure 5.2 - Drum Brake - Long Description

Figure 5.2: Drum Brake - Long Description

The drum brake is a circular object called a brake drum, with a brake chamber attached to the side. Inside the brake drum is an axle which turns the brake. This axle is attached to a brake cam, which in turn is attached to a cam roller, which in turn is attached to a brake and the brake shoe lining. The brake cam is attached via a return spring, adjusting nut and slack adjuster.

Figure 5.4 - Long Description

Tractor

The hand valve is attached to a pressure gauge and highway valve. Both of these are attached to a foot valve, which in turn, is attached to the front brakes. The foot valve and hand valve is also attached to two main reservoirs: dry and wet, a compressor and a one-way check valve. The Wet Main Reservoir is attached to a safety valve and low pressure warning buzzer and switch. This series of components are attached to the parking brake and emergency brake valve (yellow), the tractor parking brake valve (blue), emergency valve and parking maxi-brake and spring brake.

The Highway valve and the other components are linked to a tractor valve which is then links to the Trailer.

Trailer

The Tractor valve in the Tractor components is linked to a service line and emergency Glad Hanges, which are both linked to an emergency relay valve. This emergency relay valve is linked to the trailer reservoir, and the trailer brake chambers and a quick release valve.

Figure 5.6 - Long Description

At 15 mph a truck has a perception travel distance of 39 feet, reaction travel distance of 16 feet, braking lag travel distance of 9 feet, and a braking travel distance of 17 feet for a total of 81 feet traveled from when seeing an obstacle and stopping the truck.

At 25 mph a truck has a perception travel distance of 65 feet, reaction travel distance of 28 feet, braking lag travel distance of 15 feet, and a braking travel distance of 47 feet for a total of 155 feet traveled from when seeing an obstacle and stopping the truck.

At 35 mph a truck has a perception travel distance of 91 feet, reaction travel distance of 39 feet, braking lag travel distance of 21 feet, and a braking travel distance of 92 feet for a total of 243 feet traveled from when seeing an obstacle and stopping the truck.

At 45 mph a truck has a perception travel distance of 117 feet, reaction travel distance of 50 feet, braking lag travel distance of 27 feet, and a braking travel distance of 152 feet for a total of 346 feet traveled from when seeing an obstacle and stopping the truck.

At 55 mph a truck has a perception travel distance of 142 feet, reaction travel distance of 61 feet, braking lag travel distance of 32 feet, and a braking travel distance of 216 feet for a total of 451 traveled from when seeing an obstacle and stopping the truck.

Figure 6.1: Influence of combination type on rearward amplification - Long Description

5 axle tractor semitrailer with 45 feet has a rearward amplification of 1

3 axle tractor semitrailer with 27 feet has a rearward amplification of 1.25

Turnpike double 45 feet trailers has a rearward amplification of 1.2

B-train double 27 feet trailers has a rearward amplification of 1.4

Rocky mountain double - 45 feet has a rearward amplification of 1.5

California truck full trailer has a rearward amplification of 1.8

65 feet conventional double - 27 feet has a rearward amplification of 2

Triple 27 feet trailers has a rearward amplification of 3.5

Figure 7.1 - Long Description

The lead trailer is attached to the rear trailer by the ring hitch which is attached via air hoses to the converter gear. The fifth wheel is located here. At the front of the rear trailer are the air and electrical connections. Under the front of the rear trailer is the kingpin and the landing gear.

Figure 9.6: Shipping paper - Long Description

Shipping paper, consists of seven rows.

First row

To: ABC Corporation, 88 Valley St, Anywhere VA
From: DEF Corporation, 55 Mountain St, Nowhere CO
Page 1 of 1

Second and third rows

Quantity: 1 cylinder
HM: RQ ("RQ means that this is a reportable quantity)
Description: UN1076, Phosgene, 2.3, Poison, Inhalation Hazard, Zone A (UN1076 is the Identification Number from Column 4 of the Hazardous Materials Table.) (Phosgene is the proper shipping name from Column 2 of the Hazardous Materials Table.) (2.3 is the Hazard Class from Column 3 of the Hazardous Materials Table.)
Weight: 25 pounds

Fourth row:

This is to certify that the above named materials are properly classified, described and packaged marked and labeled, and are in proper condition for the transportation according to the applicable regulations of the United States Department of Transportation.

Fifth, sixth and seventh row, first two columns:

Shipper: DEF Corporation
Per: Smith
Date: October 15, 2003

Fifth, sixth and seventh row, last two columns:

Carrier: Safety First
Per:
Date

Text at bottom: Special instructions: 24 hour Emergency Contact, John Smith 1-800-555-5555

Figure 10.1 - Long Description

When parked, a school bus should be at least ten feet on the left from passing cars, as these pose a danger. The 10 feet in front and behind the bus are the most dangerous, from the beginning of the cab forwards to about halfway down the end of the bus. Walking area should be to the right and front only.

Combination vehicles - Long Description

A combination vehicle consists of:

Front of vehicle:

Lights and reflectors
Engine compartment and steering components

Steering Axle

Suspension
Brakes
Tires

Driver door

Fuel Area

Drive Axle(s)

Suspension
Brakes
Tires

Coupling Devices

Truck
Trailer

Trailer Components, Front, Side, Lights and Reflectors

Frame
Landing gear
Tandem (unknown word)

Trailer axle(s)

Suspension
Brakes
Tires

Rear of Trailer and lights and reflectors

Straight truck or bus - Long Description

Front of vehicle

Lights and reflectors
Engine compartment and steering components

Steering Axle

Suspension
Brakes
Tires

Driver door

Fuel Area

(Truck)

Under Vehicle

Drive Shaft
Exhaust
Frame

Drive Axle(s)

Suspension
Brakes
Tires

Front right of vehicle:

Passenger door
Fuel area

Basic Control Skills Dimensions - Long Description

The scale is 10 feet by 10 feet, with a minimum length of 260 feet, consisting of three sections: minimum of 80 feet, 100 feet and minimum of 80 feet, with a width of 40 feet consisting of two sections: 26 feet and 14 feet. Within this, is a section for reversing which is 12 feet wide by 100 feet long. There is an area only 60 feet long into which the truck needs to reverse, with 3 feet at each end. The length of this opening is 140 feet from the edge of the scale.