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- Increase your students' skill level by teaching them the basics of safe driving techniques and providing them with up-to-date regulatory info
- Based on the FHWA Model Curriculum; follows PTDI's curriculum standards
- Features include the following:
- An introduction, learning objectives, a review, and a quiz for each chapter
- CDL test preparation
- A truck system troubleshooting section
- Quality illustrations, photos, tables, charts, and checklists
- Definitions and diagrams to reinforce key points
- Helps you meet FMCSA's entry-level driver training requirements, covering all four areas (driver qualification, hours of service, driver wellness, and whistleblower protection) new drivers need to be trained on
- Also covers important topics like CSA vehicle inspection, backing, coupling and uncoupling, speed & space management, extreme driving conditions, emergency maneuvers, handling cargo and more
- Perfect bound with scuff-resistant laminated cover, 600 pages
- ISBN 978-1-60287-276-9
This comprehensive manual includes chapters on the following:
- CSA - major components of CSA and the seven BASICs categories
- Control Systems - engine controls, vehicle instruments, primary and secondary controls
- Vehicle Inspection - pre-trip, en-route, and post-trip inspection procedures; reporting findings
- Basic Controls - starting, warming up, and shutting down the engine; straight line backing, turning the vehicle
- Shifting - shift patterns and procedures, shifting automatic and semi-automatic transmissions
- Backing - backing procedures, basic backing maneuvers
- Coupling & Uncoupling - coupling and uncoupling procedures, summary of safety hazards
- Special Rigs - oversized vehicles, special cargo vehicles, special handling vehicles
- Visual Search - seeing ahead and to the sides, using mirrors, seeing to the rear
- Communication - communicating intent and presence; misuse of communications
- Speed Management - speed and stopping distance, speed and surface conditions, speed and traffic flow
- Space Management - space cushion concept, space to the sides, giving space to others
- Night Operations - night driving factors and procedures
- Extreme Driving Conditions - adverse weather, hot weather, mountain driving
- Hazard Perception - road characteristics, road user characteristics, road user activities
- Emergency Maneuvers/Skid Avoidance - evasive steering, emergency stopping, blowouts
- Skid Control & Recovery - skid dynamics, tractor-trailer skids, skid recovery
- Vehicle Systems - the key parts of the tractor-trailer (frame, engine, suspension, etc.)
- Preventive Maintenance & Servicing - types of maintenance, inspection and maintenance requirements
- Diagnosing & Reporting Malfunctions - troubleshooting, reporting requirements
- Handling Cargo - proper cargo handling
- Cargo Documentation - definitions and forms, shipping documents, consequences of faulty cargo handling
- Hours of Service - introduction to logbooks, driving and on-duty rules, using sleeper berth time
- Accident Procedures - steps to take at an accident scene, reporting and evaluating accidents
- Personal Health and Safety - fatigue, alcohol, and drugs; roadside emergencies; on- and off-duty job stresses
- Trip Planning - recordkeeping and trip reports; estimating time, fuel, and money
- Public & Employer Relations (Trucking Professional) - customer relations, applying for a job
- Railroad Crossings - recognizing dangers/hazards; safety procedures
- Hazardous Materials - classes and divisions, loading and unloading, shipping papers
Changes to the manual include regulatory-based revisions within the applicable chapters that address the following topics:
- CDL/medical card merger
- Texting ban
- Cell phone ban
- Intermodal DVIR requirements
- Hours of service (changes in effect 2/27/12), and
- OSHA’s whistleblower protection