Commercial driver's guide to operation, safety and licensing

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Contents 1 Commercial Operator’s Licence Requirements 9 Upgrading your licence 10 Knowledge test 10 Vision requirements 10 Road test 12 Learning requirements 12 Air brake equipped farm vehicles 13 Licences: renewal and changes 13 Definitions 2 National Safety Code 20 Provincial (Alberta) legislation 21 Federal legislation 22 Vehicle Inspection Program 23 Cargo securement 3 Trip Inspections 26 Purpose of daily vehicle inspections 26 Vehicles that require inspections 27 Driver inspection required 28 Trip inspections 35 Trip air brake inspection 36 Enroute check stop inspections 36 Reporting to a vehicle inspection station 37 Post-trip inspection 4 Operating Class 1 Vehicles 40 Operating a truck-tractor and semi-trailer 40 Air brakes 41 How long does it take to stop a vehicle? 43 Coupling and uncoupling a trucktractor and semi-trailer 45 Coupling mechanisms 46 Operating long combination vehicles 47 Driving skills and manoeuvres 47 Following distance between vehicles 48 Off-tracking 48 Turns 49 Curves 50 Parking 50 Reversing 52 Important information for commercial drivers
5 Operating Class 2 Vehicles 8 Transporting Persons with Disabilities 54 Information for Class 2 and Class 4 bus operators 54 Operating a school bus safely 54 School bus breakdowns 55 Left / Right turns 55 Reversing 56 Turnarounds 56 Passenger loading and unloading 58 Parking on a hill 58 Railway crossing procedures 59 Discipline and problem solving 59 Safe driving guidelines 6 Operating Class 3 Vehicles 62 Loading and unloading dump vehicles 64 Mixer truck operators 64 Parking on a hill 7 Operating Class 4 Vehicles 66 Emergency vehicles 67 Operating a taxi 68 Seat belts 68 Reserved lanes 69 Other uses for a Class 4 licence 72 General rules for communicating 72 General rules for driving 73 General rules for assisting a person with a wheelchair 9 Transporting Dangerous Goods 76 Training requirements 76 What is a dangerous good? 78 Dangerous occurrences 78 Documents 79 Safety marks 10 Responsible Driving Tips for Commercial Drivers 82 Distracted Driving Law 83 Fatigue 84 Railway crossing 86 Fire and fire extinguishers 11 Fueling and Fuel Efficiency 90 Fueling a vehicle: gasoline, diesel, propane 90 Fuel efficiency 6 A Commercial Driver’s Guide to Operation, Safety and Licensing
Page 1 and 2: COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S GUIDE to Oper
Page 3 and 4: Introduction Being a professional d
Page 5: This guide, along with the Driver
Page 9 and 10: Information about the Class 7 and 5
Page 11 and 12: ·· You are legally responsible to
Page 13 and 14: Class 4 Road Test • An applicant
Page 15 and 16: (ii) that is used or intended to be
Page 17 and 18: NOTES 16 A Commercial Driver’s Gu
Page 19 and 20: On April 1, 1989 each province and
Page 21 and 22: • ensure the vehicle is inspected
Page 23 and 24: • the driver returns to the home
Page 25 and 26: If cargo is not properly secured, t
Page 27 and 28: Purpose of daily vehicle inspection
Page 29 and 30: There are vehicle inspectors throug
Page 31 and 32: steering mechanism has no bent, bro
Page 33 and 34: possible, have another person activ
Page 35 and 36: Passenger side of a vehicle All Veh
Page 37 and 38: Step 5 (Air system leaks) Push bot
Page 39 and 40: NOTES 38 A Commercial Driver’s Gu
Page 41 and 42: Maximum overall length 23m (75.5ft.
Page 43 and 44: IF WEIGHT IS DOUBLED BRAKING FORCE
Page 45 and 46: Uncoupling The basic steps for unco
Page 47 and 48: Two bars mean there is only one art
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Page 51 and 52: Parking Always select a safe place
Page 53 and 54: Reversing from the blind side uses
Page 55 and 56: SCHOOL BUS Information for class 2
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Remember, even with a guide, you ar
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• If a driver of a vehicle does n
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will need to assess the situation a
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Examples of Class 3 motor vehicles
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Mixer truck operators Mixer trucks
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Emergency Medical Services Examples
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of other road users and their drivi
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NOTES 70 A Commercial Driver’s Gu
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As a driver of persons with disabil
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The laws on dangerous goods state t
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Class 7: 7 Radioactive materials Ra
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Distracted driving law for commerci
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• Having wandering, disconnected
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Know the law Controlled crossings 3
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Fueling a vehicle Gasoline and dies
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e.g., reduce speed when there’s a
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Driving defensively Smart driving i
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