- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Georgia commercial driver's manual.
- Title:
- Georgia commercial driver's manual
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Public Safety
Georgia. Department of Driver Services
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
United States. Department of Transportation - Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Public Safety.
Georgia. Department of Driver Services.
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.
United States. Department of Transportation. - Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Public Safety
- Date of Original:
- 1994
- Subject:
- Truck driving--Georgia--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Bus driving--Georgia--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Truck drivers--Georgia--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Bus drivers--Georgia--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Motor vehicle driving--Georgia--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Truck driving--Georgia--Safety measures
Bus driving--Georgia--Safety measures
Camions--Conduite--Géorgie (État)--Guides, manuels, etc.
Camionneurs--Géorgie (État)--Guides, manuels, etc.
Conduite automobile--Géorgie (État)--Guides, manuels, etc.
Camions--Conduite--Géorgie (État)--Sécurité--Mesures
Bus drivers
Bus driving
Bus driving--Safety measures
Motor vehicle driving
Truck drivers
Truck driving
Truck driving--Safety measures - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- training manuals
state government records - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Cover title
Based on the Model Commercial Driver's License Manual, Version 2.0 prepared by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Includes sample Hazardous material warning placard illustrations on inside covers available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office
Rev. 2/94 - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA S200 .S1 C6 1994
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bs200-b-ps1-bc6-b1994
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_y-ga-bs200-b-ps1-bc6-b1994
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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PART ONE
Section 1: 1.1 1.2
Introduction . . . .
Commercial Driver
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Section 2: Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2.1 Vehicle Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.2 Basic Control of Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
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2.5 Communicating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
2.6 Controlling Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-24
2.7 Managing Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
2.8 Driving at Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31
2.9 Driving in Fog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-34
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2.12 Railroad Crossings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38
2.13 Mountain Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-39
2.14 Seeing Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-41
2.15 Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-45
2.16 Skid Control and Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-49
2.17 Accident Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-51
2.18 Fires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-52
2.19 Staying Alert and Fit to Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-54
2.20 Hazardous Materials Rules For All Commercial Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57
Section 3: 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4
Transporting Cargo Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
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Securing Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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PART TWO
Section 4: 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6
Transporting Passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Pre-trip Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1 Loading and Trip Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
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Prohibited Practices . . . . . .
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Section5: 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4
AirBrakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 The Parts of an Air Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 DualAirBrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 InspectingAir Brake Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Using Air Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Section 6: CombinationVehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 6.1 Driving Combination Vehicles Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 6.2 CombinationVehicle Air Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5 6.3 Coupling and Uncoupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8
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6.4 Inspectinga CombinationVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Section 7: 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4
Doubles and Triples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1 IDCPnuoosluuplibpnellgceintsDignDogaruDinpbdolleeuUsDbnAlreciiprsolBeuaprnTaldriknaeTgilreCipr.shl.ee.s.c..k...............................................................................................................................................7777----5261
Section 8: 8.1 8.2 8.3
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Section 9: 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7
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Table of Hazard Class Definitions
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PART THREE
Section
10: 10.1 10.2 10.3
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Section 11: 11.1 11.2
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On-road Driving Test . . .
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