A CDL, or commercial driver's license, is required in a number of driving scenarios: if the vehicle carries a gross vehicle weight rating over 26,000 pounds; if a trailer being hauled weighs more than 10,000 pounds; if the vehicle is carrying hazardous waste; or if the vehicle can carry 16 or more people. Intended as a companion to the book Pass the CDL Exam: Everything You Need to Know by Van O'Neal and Alice Adams, this instructional guide summarizes each of the classes of CDL's available, discusses the seven tests a driver may need to pass (general, combination, air brakes, passenger, tanker, double, or triple [the last two refer to the number of trailers one can haul]), and details the three skill tests required for a license (a pre-trip inspection, a basic control skills test, and a road test). While the program is, of course, not intended to teach viewers how to drive big rigs (driving skills are assumed), the tape does cover--in considerable detail--what is expected on all of these tests, ultimately helping prospective exam takers to develop a mental checklist of what they'll need to perform for the inspectors. Recommended. Aud: P. (J. Asala)
Pass the CDL Exam
(2002) 50 min. $39.95. Thomson/Delmar Learning (dist. by The AV Cafe). PPR. Color cover. ISBN: 1-4018-0401-2. Volume 18, Issue 2
Pass the CDL Exam
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