South Dakota CDL Handbook

Commercial

Driver License

Manual

2005 CDL Testing System Version: July 2014

CDL Driver’s Manual COPYRIGHT © 2005 AAMVA All Rights Reserved findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the Author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

COPYRIGHT © 2005 AAMVA. All rights reserved This material is based upon work supported by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under Cooperative Agreement No. DTFH61-97-X-00017. Any opinions,

This material has been created for and provided to State Driver License Agencies (SDLAs) by AAMVA for the purpose of educating Driver License applicants (Commercial or Non-Commercial). Permission to reproduce, use, distribute or sell this material has been granted to SDLAs only. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from the author / publisher. Any unauthorized reprint, use, distribution or sale of this material is prohibited. Human trafficking is modern-day slavery. Traffickers use force, fraud and coercion to control their victims. Any minor engaged in commercial sex is a victim of human trafficking. Trafficking can occur in many locations, including truck stops, restaurants, rest areas, brothels, strip clubs, private homes, etc. Truckers are the eyes and the ears of our nation’s highways. If you see a minor working any of those areas or suspect pimp control, call the National Hotline and report your tip: 1-888-3737-888 (US) 1-800-222-TIPS (Canada) For law enforcement to open an investigation on your tip, they need “actionable information.” Specific tips helpful when reporting to the hotline would include:  Descriptions of cars (make, model, color, license plate number, etc.) and people (height, weight, hair color, eye color, age, etc.)  Take a picture if you can.  Specific times and dates (When did you see the event in question take place? What day was it?)  Addresses and locations where suspicious activity took place

Trafficking Red Flags to Look for:  Lack of knowledge of their community or whereabouts  Not in control of own identification documents (ID/passport)  Restricted or controlled communication--not allowed to speak for self  Demeanor: fear, anxiety, depression, submissive, tense, nervous Questions to Ask:  Are you being paid?  Are you being watched or followed?  Are you free to leave? Come and go as you please?  Are you physically or sexually abused? Are you or your family threatened? What is the nature of the threats? Report by Email: Report@PolarisProject.org

Warning:Please do not approach traffickers. Call the hotline, and they will call the FBI and local police to deal with them and rescue the victims. Approaching traffickers is not only dangerous for you and their victims but could lead to problems in the eventual prosecution of traffickers. Go to www.truckersagainsttrafficking.org for more information.

 A single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 or more pounds.  A trailer with a GVWR of 10,001 or more pounds if the gross combination weight rating is 26,001 or more pounds.  A vehicle designed to transport 16 or more persons (including the driver).  Any size vehicle which requires hazardous materials placards or is carrying material listed as a select agent or toxin in 42 CFR Part 73.

Who Does Not Need A South Dakota Commercial Driver License?  Operators serving in the United States military, operating commercial vehicles in pursuit of military purposes.  Operators of emergency firefighting equipment necessary to the preservation of life, property, or the execution of emergency governmental functions performed under emergency conditions that aren’t subject to normal traffic regulation.  Operators of rental transporting equipment used as personal family use vehicles.  Operators of recreation vehicles used as personal family recreational use vehicles.  Operators involved in farm to market transportation movements, at least 18 years of age holding a valid operator’s license, limited to those operators of a farm vehicle: (a) Controlled and operated by a farmer, (b) Used to transport either agricultural products, farm machinery, or farm supplies to or from a farm, and (c) Not used in the operations of a common or contract motor carrier, (d) Used within 150 miles of a person’s farm.  Operators of Covered Farm Vehicles:

• 1. Means a straight truck or articulated vehicle (a) Registered in the state with a farm license plate or farm sticker issued by the State of registration that allows law enforcement officials to identify it as a farm vehicle (b) Operated by the owner or operator of a farm or ranch, or an employee or family member of an owner or operator of a farm or ranch, (c) Used to transport agricultural commodities, livestock, machinery or supplies to or from a farm or ranch, (d) Not used in for-hire motor carrier operations; however, for-hire motor carrier operations do not include the operation of a vehicle by a tenant pursuant to a crop share farm lease agreement to transport the landlord’s portion of the crops under that agreement. (e) With a gross vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight rating, whichever is greater, of 26,001 pounds or less may utilize the exemptions anywhere in the unites States; or (f) With a gross vehicle weight or gross vehicle weight rating, whichever is greater, of more than 26,001 pounds may utilize the exemptions anywhere in the State of registration or across State lines within 150 air miles of the farm or ranch with respect to which the vehicle is being operated. Who Can Not Get A South Dakota Commercial Driver License?  Persons under the age of 18.  Persons who have a license under suspension, revocation, cancellation, or disqualification.  Persons who can’t successfully complete licensing requirements under ‘Driver Application Procedures’ of this manual.  Persons who aren’t a resident of South Dakota.  Persons who have accumulated child support arrearages of $1,000 or more.  The minimum age to qualify for interstate commerce in a commercial vehicle is 21 years of age.  The minimum age to qualify for intrastate commerce in a commercial vehicle is 18 years of age. Knowledge and Specialized Tests Every driver who wants a CDL must pass the general knowledge test. A driver who does not obtain a passing score on the general knowledge test cannot be issued a Commercial Learner’s Permit or take the skills test. You must have a score of 80% or better to pass each test.  The General Knowledge Test (taken by all applicants) consists of 50 multiple choice questions. The Specialized Tests measure the level of knowledge a driver is required to have and are administered based upon the type of vehicle the applicant wishes to drive and type of cargo to be transported. Who must have a South Dakota Commercial Driver’s License? You must have a South Dakota Commercial Driver License to operate any of the following Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMV’S):  The Air Brakes Test must be taken if your vehicle has air brakes, including air over hydraulic brakes. The test consists of 25 multiple choice questions.  The Combination Vehicles Test is required if you want to drive combination vehicles. The test consists of 20 multiple choice questions.  The Passenger Transport Test must be taken by all bus driver applicants. The test consists of 20 multiple choice questions.  The Double/Triples Test is required if you want to pull double or triple trailers. The test consists of 20 multiple choice questions.  The Tank Vehicle Test is required if you want to haul a liquid or liquefied gases in bulk. The test consists of 20 multiple choice questions.  The Hazardous Materials Test is required if you want to haul hazardous materials or waste that are required to be placarded as defined in 49 CFR 383.5. In order to obtain this endorsement you are also required to pass a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) background check and show proof of citizenship or permanent residency. The test consists of 30 multiple choice questions.  The School Bus Test is required by school bus drivers. The test consists of 20 multiple choice questions. Tests will only be given once per day; to retest you will need to return to an exam station the next business day. What is Considered a Passing Score? You must have a score of 80% or better to pass each test. Commercial Drivers Learner’s Permit (CLP) A commercial learner’s permit may be issued to an individual 18 years of age who holds a valid Class 1 or Class 2 operator’s license. The CLP must be valid for no more than 180 days from the date of issuance. The CLP may be renewed once in the 1 year period from the issuance date for an additional 180 days without requiring the CLP holder to retake the general and specialized knowledge tests. The holder of a CLP may, unless otherwise disqualified, drive a commercial motor vehicle only if accompanied by the holder of a CDL, who is 21 years of age, has a valid license for a type of vehicle driven, and occupies a seat beside the individual or directly behind if in a passenger vehicle for the purpose of giving instruction in driving the commercial motor vehicle. A CLP holder with a passenger or school bus endorsement are prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle or school bus carrying passengers. A CLP holder with a tank endorsement may only operate an empty tank vehicle and is prohibited from operating any tank vehicle that previously contained hazardous materials that has not been purged of any residue. A 14 day waiting period is required between the issue date of the CLP and to the date it can be converted to a commercial driver’s license. Third Party Testing The State has authorized persons, employers, training facilities, departments, and other agencies to administer the skills tests. The tests given by the third party are the same as those, which would otherwise be given by the State. For more information on Third Party Testing please contact: State of South Dakota Dept. of Public Safety - Driver Licensing (605) 773-6883 or 1-800-952-3696 or see a list of Third Party Testers on our website at: http://dps.sd.gov Skills Tests After passing the required knowledge test(s), you can be issued a commercial learner’s permit and then take the CDL skills tests. The commercial learner’s permit must contain all endorsements and restrictions necessary to complete the skills test. There are three types of general skills that will be tested: pre-trip inspection, basic vehicle control, and on-road driving. You must take these tests in the type of vehicle for which you wish to be licensed. Scores for the passed segments of the skills tests are only valid during the initial issuance of the CLP. If the CLP is renewed, all three segments of the skills test must be retaken. The third party examiners must schedule tests 2 days in advance. DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS (photo copies are not acceptable) Renewal of a driver license or ID card (must have a star in upper right corner). If your license or ID doesn’t have a star please follow the directions below for a new license or ID card: 1.South Dakota driver license or ID card (with star in upper right corner) 2.Two documents proving your residential address (must be less than one year old) 3.Non-US citizens and transfers from other states must provide proof of lawful status in the U.S. (such as U.S. certified birth certificate, valid U.S. passport/passport card, certificate of citizenship/naturalization, permanent resident card, employment authorization card, or foreign passport with visa/I-94) 4.If your name has changed you will need to provide proof of the name change (marriage certificate, divorce decree, or court order) For information about online renewal (available every other renewal period) go to www.dps.sd.gov Replacement of a South Dakota driver license or ID card (had a star in upper right corner): 1.U.S. certified birth certificate, valid U.S. passport/passport card, certificate of citizenship/naturalization, valid permanent resident card, valid employment authorization document, or foreign passport with U.S. visa/I-94 2.Second document proving identity (such as social security card, W-2 form, military ID, tribal ID, or other document approved by examiner) 3.Two documents proving your residential address (must be less than one year old) 4.Name Change: If you need to change your name from what was on your last license or ID you will need to provide proof of the name change (marriage certificate, divorce decree, or court order) To request a duplicate online (once per renewal period) go to www.dps.sd.gov. Name changes cannot be done online. New South Dakota driver license or ID card (includes transfer from another state*) Pre-trip Vehicle Inspection Purpose: To see if you know whether the vehicle is safe to drive. Test Procedure: You will be asked to do a pre-trip inspection of your vehicle and explain to the examiner what you would inspect and why. The examiner will mark on a scoring form each item that you correctly inspect or explain. This manual tells you what you need to inspect. Basic Vehicle Control Purpose: To evaluate your basic skills in controlling the vehicle. Set-Up: The test set-up consists of various exercises marked out by lines, traffic cones, or something similar. The exercises may include moving the vehicle forward, backing, or turning maneuvers. The examiner will explain to you how each exercise is to be done. You will be scored on how well you stay within the exercise boundaries and how many pull-ups you make. Road Test Purpose: to evaluate your ability to drive safely in a variety of on-the-road situations. Test Procedure: The test drive is taken over a route specified by the examiner. It may include left and right turns, intersections, railway crossings, curves, up and down grades, rural or semi-rural roads, city multi-lane streets, and expressway driving. You will drive over the test route following instructions given by the examiner. The examiner will score specific tasks such as turns, merging into traffic, lane changes, and speed control at specific places along the route. The examiner will also score whether you correctly do tasks such as signaling, searching for hazards, controlling speed, and lane positioning 1.One document proving your date of birth, identity and lawful status or presence. If possible, select a document that has your current full legal name to avoid documenting any name change.  Valid, unexpired U.S. passport or U.S. passport card  Certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a state of the United States. It must be a certified copy and have the stamp or raised seal of the issuing authority. A hospital-issued certificate is not acceptable. A certified birth certificate issued by Puerto Rico must be certified as being issued on or after July 1, 2010.  Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the U.S. Department of State (Form FS-240, DS-1350 or FS-545)  Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550, N-570 or N-578)
• 2. Check your name. Is your current full legal name different from the name listed on the identity document you are providing in step 1? Were you previously issued a South Dakota driver license or ID card with a name different from that listed on the identity document in step 1? If you answered yes to one or both of the questions above, you must document your name change. If not, go to step 3. To document your name change, bring documents that connect the name on the identity document you selected to your current full legal name. Select the documents you will use (this can be more than one if needed to connect the name listed on your identity document to your current name). Certified marriage certificate  Court order under petition for name change  Court order for name change in a divorce decree or decree of annulment  Court order for name change in a decree of adoption Any marriage certificate must be issued by the state office of vital statistics or equivalent agency in your state or country of marriage. It must be a certified copy and have the stamp or raised seal of the issuing authority. A church, chapel or similarly issued certificate is not acceptable. Any court order must contain your prior full legal name, your court-ordered full legal name and your date of birth; and be stamped with the official court seal (date stamps and file stamps are not the official court seal). Photocopies and faxes are not acceptable.
• 3. Document your Social Security number (SSN). Select one document you will use that contains your current name and SSN. (We are unable to accept any document except what is listed below, including Medicare cards)  Social Security card (the social security card stub or metal cards are not acceptable)  W-2 form  Social Security Administration 1099 form  Non-Social Security Administration 1099 form  Pay stub or statement with your name and full Social Security number on it  I am a temporary foreign national not authorized for employment. (You do not have to document a SSN, but South Dakota will verify your USCIS number. Make sure you are not authorized for employment. If you are eligible for employment but do not have a SSN, you are required to obtain and present one.  If you are unable to provide proof of residency please see a list of address exceptions on our website at www.dps.sd.gov or call 1-605-773- 6883  Mail with post office box addresses are acceptable in areas not assigned a street or 911 address  Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-560, N-561 or N-645)  Unexpired Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551)  Unexpired Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766).  Record of Arrival and Departure (I-94) with attached photo and stamped “Temporary Proof of Lawful Permanent Resident”  Record of Arrival and Departure (I-94) stamped “Refugee,” “Parolee” or “Asylee”  Unexpired foreign passport accompanied by the approved I-94 documenting applicant’s most recent admittance into the United States  Valid foreign passport stamped “Processed for I-551”  Permit to Reenter the United States (I-327)  Refugee Travel Document (I-571) *Transfer of a federally compliant driver license or ID from another state requires the documents listed under “Renewal of a driver license or ID card (must have a star in upper right corner)” above. 4.Two documents proving your residential address (less than one year old). A parent’s proof of address is acceptable for a minor child.  Utility bill  Pay stub or earnings statement  Rent receipt  Phone bill  Transcript or report card from accredited school  Bank statement  Mortgage document  Tax document  Homeowners/rent’s insurance policy  Other items with your address can be reviewed by the examiner Veterans Veterans who have been honorably discharged from the military have the option of adding the word “Veteran” to the front of their South Dakota driver license or identification card. In addition to the documents listed above, they will need to present one of the following:  DD-214 form which shows their honorable discharge status from active duty  Present a certificate signed by a county or tribal veteran’s service officer verifying their status  DD Form 2 (Retired)  DD Form 2A (Reserve Retired) Note to current or new CDL applicants: If you are required to carry a medical examiners certificate (aka DOT medical card) you must show a valid card at the driver exam station. If you are unable to obtain any of the required documents please contact our office to see if exceptions are available: E-mail: DPSLicensingInfo@state.sd.us (please include your first and last name) Phone: 1-605-773-6883 Website Address: www.dps.sd.gov Address: South Dakota Driver Licensing Program, 118 W. Capitol Ave., Pierre, SD 57501

South Dakota Classification System

1Car/Truck 2Car/Truck/Motorcycle 3Motorcycle A Combination Vehicle over 26,000 B Heavy Straight Vehicle over 26,000 C Commercial Vehicle Under 26,000

South Dakota Endorsements (T) Double/Triple Trailers- Many drivers who are qualified to drive Class A vehicles may wish to pull double or triple trailers. Research shows that considerable additional knowledge and skill is necessary to safely pull double and triple trailers in various traffic conditions and driving environments. Consequently, adding the endorsement to the licenses of Class A drivers is necessary if they wish to pull double or triple trailers. A special knowledge examination on the problems associated with pulling multiple trailers must be passed. (P) Passengers- Drivers who wish to drive a vehicle having a design capacity to carry 16 or more people, including the driver, must add a passenger endorsement to their CDL. They must pass a special knowledge examination on safety considerations when transporting passengers and must pass skills tests in a passenger vehicle. The endorsement applies to applicants who wish to drive a bus in any class (A, B, or C). (N) Tank Vehicles- Drivers of vehicles that are used to haul liquids or gaseous materials in permanent tanks having a rating capacity of 450 liters (119 gallons) or in portable tanks having a rating capacity of 1,000 gallons or more must have specialized knowledge and skills to drive safely. The current regulation [CFR part 383.5 tank vehicle] does not specify the rating capacity of permanent tanks. Therefore FMCSA has defined a permanent tank using a hazardous materials requirement [CFR part 171.8] that specifies permanent tanks as having a rating capacity of 450 liters (119 gallons). Applies to Class A, B and C vehicles. Liquids in bulk cause driving control problems because the cargo is heavy, prone to shifting, and has a high center of gravity. These drivers must add an endorsement to their license showing they have passed a special knowledge examination on the problems posed by large volume liquid cargos. (H) Hazardous Materials- Any driver, regardless of the class of their vehicle (A, B, or C) who wishes to haul hazardous materials or waste in amounts requiring placards must add a hazardous materials endorsement to their CDL. S/he must pass a special written examination on how to recognize, handle, and transport hazardous materials. Before the endorsement can be added to the license the driver must also pass a federal Transportation Security Administration background check which includes an application, fingerprinting and fee. (X) Combination Tank and Hazardous- Drivers who haul hazardous materials or hazardous waste in a tank vehicle must add an X endorsement to their CDL, showing that they have passed the special knowledge examinations for both tank vehicles and hazardous materials. (S) School Bus- Drivers who wish to drive a school bus, must add a school bus endorsement to their CDL. They must pass a special knowledge examination on safety considerations when transporting passengers in a school bus and must pass skills tests in a school bus. The endorsement applies to applicants who wish to drive a school bus in any class (A, B, or C).

If applying for Hazardous Materials endorsement duplicate or renewal you must provide a valid U.S. passport, U.S. birth certificate, or Permanent Resident Card. SD License Restrictions

| Prior to July 1, 2015 | Now | Commercial Learner's Permit Restrictions

| | P | No passengers in a CMV

| | X | No cargo in a tank CMV

| | | Commercial Driver License Restrictions

| B | L | No air brakes

| J | M | No Class A passenger vehicle

| K | N | No Class A or B passenger vehicle

| W | W | Seasonal CDL

| V | V | Medical Variance

| | E | Automatic Transmission (new for CMV)

| | K | Intrastate only

| | O | No tractor-trailer CMV

| | Z | No Full Air Brake (air over hydraulic brakes)

| | | Driver License Restrictions

| O | B | Corrective Lenses

| R | R | Restricted Permit (6AM-10PM)

| G | G | No night driving

| F | F | Left outside rearview mirror

| Q | I | No driving outside of town

| E | A | Automatic Transmission (Non-Commercial)

| X | Y | 50 mile radius of residence

| Z | C | Special equipped vehicle

EFFECTIVE JULY 1st, 2015

Z C Special equipped vehicle When applying to transfer a CLP/CDL from one state of domicile to a new state of domicile, an applicant shall apply for a CLP/CDL from the new State of domicile within no more than 30 days. The applicant shall:

 Meet document requirements on page iv and v.  Complete application and provide updated information for the Commercial Driver’s License document.  Surrender the CDL from the old state of domicile.

If an applicant wishes to transfer a hazardous materials endorsement the applicant must:  Have completed a TSA security threat assessment;  Successfully complete the hazardous materials endorsement knowledge test;  Provide proof of citizenship or permanent residency.

License Renewal

When applying for renewal of a CLP/CDL, all applicants shall:  Meet document requirements on page iv and v.  Complete application and provide updated information for the CLP/CDL document.

If an applicant wishes to renew hazardous materials endorsement the applicant must:

• a) Have completed a TSA security threat assessment;
• b) Successfully complete the hazardous materials endorsement knowledge test;
• c) Provide proof of citizenship or permanent residency. License Upgrade When applying to operate a commercial motor vehicle in a different group or endorsement from the group or endorsement in which the applicant already has a CDL, all persons shall:  Provide the necessary certifications,  Pass all tests specified for the new vehicle group and/or endorsements. Seasonal Farm-Services CDL Drivers who are seasonal employees of a farm-related service industry, such as custom harvesters, farm retail outlet suppliers, agri-chemical businesses, and livestock feeders may be eligible for a “Seasonal/Restricted Commercial License”. The applicant for the “Seasonal CDL” must be 18 years old and have a good driving record for the two most recent years and must have held a valid operator license for one year (this doesn’t include instruction permits or restricted licenses). Upon meeting these requirements all knowledge and skill testing will be waived. A “Seasonal CDL” allows the operator to operate only Class B and C Commercial vehicles within 150 miles from the place of business or the farm currently being served, and the operator may not drive vehicles carrying any placarded quantities of hazardous materials, except for the following: (1) Diesel fuel in quantities of 1,000 gallons or less, (2) Liquid fertilizers, such as plant nutrients, in vehicles or implements of husbandry with total capacities of 3,000 gallons or less, and, (3) Solid fertilizers, such as solid plant nutrients, that aren’t transported with any organic substance. A “Seasonal CDL” is valid for one 180-day period or two 90-day periods each calendar year. License Transfer Fees The fee for a commercial driver license is $33.00. There is also a $15.00 fee for each endorsement to a commercial license. A third party tester may charge up to $90.00 plus tax for each attempt to successfully complete the commercial skills test. Reinstatement Fee A person whose license has been revoked, suspended, or disqualified is required by law to pay a license reinstatement fee of $50.00 to $200.00 plus application fees when he/she is eligible to apply for a new license. Tests may be required following a revocation, suspension, or disqualification. For any other Driver License information CALL 1-605-773-6883 or check our website at http://dps.sd.gov. Imminent Hazardous Disqualification Upon notification from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that a driver is an imminent hazard (FMCSR 383.52) In Addition While Driving a Commercial Motor Vehicle… if you refuse to submit to the requested chemical analysis you will be immediately placed out of service for a period of 24 hours and will be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of one year under SDCL 32-12A-43 and 32-12A-46. Also, if your chemical analysis discloses that you have been operating a commercial motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.04% or more by weight of alcohol in your blood in violation of SDCL 32-12A-44, your commercial driver license will be disqualified for a period of one year. Vehicle Registration and Title Commercial vehicles are registered at the County Treasurer’s office of the applicant’s residence. If the vehicle is being apportioned (prorated), application for registration is made to the Prorate Section of the Division of Motor Vehicles. Commercial and prorate registrations are valid from January 1 to December 31. A certificate of title is required to sell or transfer any vehicle. The title should be kept in a safe place, not in the vehicle. The registration certificate must be carried in the vehicle at all times. Financial Responsibility Any operator who has had his license revoked or suspended following a conviction for NO INSURANCE, DWI, VEHICULAR HOMICIDE, RECKLESS DRIVING (2nd in one-year period), OR A JUDGMENT must establish proof of financial responsibility (a SR-22 form filed with the state by your auto insurance company) before he may drive or re-register any vehicle in this State. Construction and Maintenance Devices Various traffic control devices are used in construction and maintenance work areas to direct drivers or pedestrians safely through the work zone and to provide for the safety of the highway workers.

License Expiration

A CDL expires on the licensee’s birthday in the fifth year following the issuance of the license. Each license is renewable 180 days prior to its expiration, unless the applicant is turning twenty-one, in which case their license expires 30 days after their 21st birthday and they must wait until their birthday to renew their license.

Non-citizens will be issued a “Nonresident CDL” for the duration of their legal stay in the U.S. (not to exceed five years or, if turning 21, 30 days after their 21st birthday).

Reciprocity The holder of a valid CDL, which is not suspended, revoked, cancelled, or disqualified, may operate a commercial motor vehicle in any State, Canada or Mexico.

The most commonly used traffic control devices are signs, barricades, drums, cones, tubes, flashing arrow panels, and flag-persons. Orange is the color for these devices.

Channelizing Devices Barricades, vertical panels, drums, cones, and tubes are the most commonly used devices to alert drivers of unusual or potentially dangerous conditions in highway and street work areas and to guide drivers safely through the work zone. At night they are often equipped with flashing or steady burn lights.

Barricade Panel Cone Tube Drum Barricade

The diagonal stripes on the barricade or vertical panel, guide the driver towards the direction to which traffic is to pass. Stripes sloping downward to the right means the driver should bear to the right. Conversely, stripes sloping downward to the left means bear to the left.

Pass to the Left Pass to the Right

Flashing Arrow Panels Large flashing or sequencing arrow panels may be used in work zones both day and night to guide drivers into certain traffic lanes and to inform them that part of the road or street ahead of them is closed.

Construction and Maintenance Signs Construction and maintenance signs are used to notify drivers of unusual or potentially dangerous conditions in or near work areas. Most signs in work areas are diamond shape, but a few are rectangular.

Traffic Stop Traffic Proceed

Flag persons

Flag persons are often provided in highway and street work zones to stop, slow, or guide traffic safely through the area. Flag persons wear orange vests, shirts, or jackets and use stop/slow paddles or red flags to direct traffic through work zones.

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Security Threat Assessment Procedures for Hazardous Materials Endorsement Applicants

New Endorsement: Federal Regulations require anyone applying for a new hazardous materials endorsement to submit finger prints and obtain a security clearance from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) prior to the issuance of the commercial driver license containing a hazardous materials endorsement. To begin these process applicants need to make application and complete the written hazardous materials test at a South Dakota driver exam station. The next step is to complete the application for a security threat assessment background check and pay the $86.50 background check fee by either logging onto https://universalenroll.dhs.gov or by calling 1-855-347-8371. The website or call center can advise the applicant of the nearest location for fingerprinting. At the fingerprinting site applicants will need to provide the staff with a receipt from the driver exam station showing the hazardous material endorsement test was successfully passed and photo identification. When the background check is completed the Transportation Security Administration will notify both the applicant and the state driver licensing authorities. At that time the applicant may return to their local driver exam station to be issued a license with the endorsement.

Renewal or Transfer of Endorsement: Applicants applying for renewal or transfer of a commercial driver license containing a hazardous materials endorsement are required to obtain a security clearance from TSA. For renewals or transfers you may start the background check process by applying online and paying the background check fee of $86.50 at https://universalenroll.dhs.gov or through the call center at 1-855-347- 8371.

All Applicants: Anyone applying for a commercial driver license with a hazardous materials endorsement must provide proof of citizenship or immigration status. The proof of citizenship or permanent residency must be presented to the driver license examiner when you make a new application for a hazardous materials endorsement, transfer or renew your driver license with a hazardous materials endorsement, apply for a duplicate commercial driver license with a hazardous materials endorsement or reinstate a driver license with a hazardous materials endorsement.

In order to comply with these requirements, the state of South Dakota requires one of the documents listed below when you make application at a South Dakota Driver Exam Station for a commercial driver license with a hazardous materials endorsement. This document is required in addition to any other documents that are required for proof of identity.

US Citizen: Valid U.S. Passport; Certificate of birth that bears an official seal and was issued by a county, state, municipal authority, or outlying possession of the United States; Certificate of Birth Abroad issued by the United States Department of State (Form FS-545 or DS 1350); Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550 or N- 570); or Certificate of United States Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-561)

TSA may also determine that an applicant is not eligible based on analysis of records related to violations of transportation security regulatory requirements. These include security-related offenses at an airport, on board an aircraft, at a maritime port, in connection with air cargo, and other regulatory violations.

PART A: Permanent Disqualifying Criminal Offenses

An applicant will be disqualified if he or she was convicted, pled guilty (including ‘no contest’), or found not guilty by reason of insanity for any of the following felonies regardless of when they occurred: Immigration Status Documentation*: Permanent Resident Card, Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-551); Temporary I-551 stamp in Foreign Passport; Temporary I-551 stamp in form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record with photograph of the bearer; Re-entry Permit Form I-327

All applicants are required to provide their social security number.

If you have a Hazardous Materials endorsement and you do not meet the Hazardous Materials qualification requirements that follow, you must surrender your commercial driver license to a Driver Exam Station immediately. When you surrender your commercial driver license you may be issued a commercial driver license without a Hazardous Materials endorsement if you are otherwise qualified.

See Parts A, B and C below for information on disqualifying criminal offenses. In addition to the disqualifying criminal offenses listed below, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) may determine that an applicant is not eligible for the HME based on analysis of the following:

• a) Interpol and other international information, as appropriate.
• b) Terrorist watch lists, other government databases and related information.
• c) Any other information relevant to determining applicant eligibility or an applicant’s identity. TSA may also determine that an applicant is not eligible if the security threat assessment process reveals extensive foreign or domestic criminal convictions, a conviction for a serious crime not listed in Part A or B below (including some lesser included offenses of serious crimes; e.g. Murder/Voluntary Manslaughter), or a period of foreign or domestic imprisonment that exceeds 365 consecutive days.

• 1. Espionage or conspiracy to commit espionage.
• 2. Sedition or conspiracy to commit sedition.
• 3. Treason or conspiracy to commit treason.
• 4. A federal crime of terrorism as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2332b(g), or comparable State law, or conspiracy to commit such crime.
• 5. A crime involving a TSI (transportation security incident). Note: A transportation security incident is a security incident resulting in a significant loss of life, environmental damage, transportation system disruption, or economic disruption in a particular area, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 70101. The term “economic disruption” does not include a work stoppage or other employee-related action not related to terrorism and resulting from an employer-employee dispute.
• 6. Improper transportation of a hazardous material under 49 U.S.C. 5124 or a comparable state law.
• 7. Unlawful possession, use, sale, distribution, manufacture, purchase, receipt, transfer, shipping, transporting, import, export, storage of, or dealing in an explosive or explosive device. An explosive or explosive device includes an explosive or explosive material as defined in 18 U.S.C. 232(5), 841(c) through 841(f), and 844(j); and a destructive device, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(4) and 26 U.S.C. 5845(f).
• 8. Murder.
• 9. Threat or maliciously conveying false information knowing the same to be false, concerning the deliverance, placement, or detonation of an explosive or other lethal device in or against a place of public use, a state or government facility, a public transportations system, or an infrastructure facility.
• 10. Violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. 1961, et seq., or a comparable State law, where one of the predicate acts found by a jury or admitted by the defendant, consists of one of the permanently disqualifying crimes.
• 11. Attempt to commit the crimes in items (1)-(4) of this section.
• 12. Conspiracy or attempt to commit the crimes in items (5)-(10) of this section. Note: An applicant may apply for a waiver for any disqualifying offense listed under Part A, numbers 5 through 12 listed above. PART B: Interim Disqualifying Criminal Offenses Conviction for one of the following felonies is disqualifying if the applicant was convicted, pled guilty (including ‘no contest’), or found not guilty by reason of insanity within 7 years of the date of the application; OR if the applicant was released from prison after conviction within 5 years of the date of the application.
• 1. Unlawful possession, use, sale, manufacture, purchase, distribution, receipt, transfer, shipping, transporting, delivery, import, export of, or dealing in a firearm or other weapon. A firearm or other weapon includes, but is not limited to, firearms as defined in 18 U.S.C. 921(a)(3) or 26 U.S.C. 5 845(a), or items contained on the U.S. Munitions Import List at 27 CFR 447.21.
• 2. Extortion.
• 3. Dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation, including identity fraud and money laundering, where the money laundering is related to a crime listed in Parts A or B (except welfare fraud and passing bad checks).
• 4. Bribery.
• 5. Smuggling.
• 6. Immigration violations.
• 7. Distribution, possession w/ intent to distribute, or importation of a controlled substance.
• 8. Arson.
• 9. Kidnapping or hostage taking.
• 10. Rape or aggravated sexual abuse.
• 11. Assault with intent to kill.
• 12. Robbery.
• 13. Fraudulent entry into a seaport as described in 18 U.S.C. 1036, or a comparable State law.
• 14. Violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) under 18 U.S.C. 1961, et seq., or a comparable State law, other than any permanently disqualifying offenses.
• 15. Voluntary Manslaughter.
• 16. Conspiracy or attempt to commit crimes in this section. Note: An applicant may apply for a waiver for any disqualifying offense listed under Part B. PART C: Under Want, Warrant or Indictment A person will be disqualified if he or she is wanted or under indictment in any civilian or military jurisdiction for a felony listed under Part A or Part B until the want or warrant is released or the indictment is dismissed.
• 1. Complete the application for a security threat assessment background check by either logging onto https://universalenroll.dhs.gov or by calling 1-855-347-8371. There is an $86.50 background check fee that will need to be paid upon application.
• 2. Fingerprinting. Contact one of the following fingerprinting sites for an appointment. You must provide the fingerprinting site with identification (a state-issued driver license or identification card): EMSI Sioux Falls 2221 Russell Street Sioux Falls, SD 57104 Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am – 4:30 pm Preferred Appointments 605-728-5999 Right Turn Inc. 124 East Dakota Ave Pierre, SD 57501 Hours: Wednesday 1pm -5pm Preferred Appointments 605-773-4755 TekNetCorp 1727 W Main St Suite 4 Rapid City, SD 57702 Hours: Wednesday 10am-2pm Preferred Appointments: 605-716-6582 Issuance of CDL with Hazardous Material Endorsement When the background check is completed the Transportation Security Administration will notify both the applicant and the state driver licensing authorities. At that time the applicant may return to their local driver exam station, with proof of citizenship and proof of identity, to be issued a license with the endorsement. All applicants for a hazardous material endorsement must complete a knowledge exam to obtain the endorsement. Hazardous Material Regulations (HMR) and regulations for CDL operation are found in Title 42 CFR part 1003 and Title 49 CFR parts 100 to 185 and 300 to 399. You can purchase a copy of the Code of Federal Regulations through your local Government Printing Office bookstore and various industry publishers. Company offices often have copies of the rules for sale or driver use. Information is also available on the Transportation Security Administration’s website at www.tsa.gov. Individuals and operators with questions about the Patriot Act rule can e-mail patriotact@dhs.gov

Application Process

Table of Contents

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 1-1

Driving Safely ................................................................................................................................... 2-1

Transporting Cargo Safely ............................................................................................... 3-1

Transporting Passengers Safely ............................................................................... 4-1

Air Brakes ............................................................................................................................................. 5-1

Combination Vehicles ............................................................................................................ 6-1

Doubles and Triples ................................................................................................................. 7-1

Tank Vehicles .................................................................................................................................. 8-1

Hazardous Materials ................................................................................................................ 9-1

School Bus ........................................................................................................................................ 10-1

Vehicle Inspection..................................................................................................................... 11-1

Basic Vehicle Control Skills Test ............................................................................ 12-1

On-Road Driving ......................................................................................................................... 13-1

Commercial Driver License Tests Medical Requirements Driver Disqualifications Other Safety Rules International Registration Program There is a federal requirement that each state have minimum standards for the licensing of commercial drivers.

This manual provides driver license testing information for drivers who wish to have a commercial driver license (CDL). This manual does NOT provide information on all the federal and state requirements needed before you can drive a commercial motor vehicle (CMV). You may have to contact your state driver licensing authority for additional information.

You must have a CDL to operate: Any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 pounds or more. A combination vehicle with a gross combination weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, provided the GVWR of the vehicle(s) being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds. A vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers (including the driver). Any size vehicle which requires hazardous material placards or is carrying material listed as a select agent or toxin in 42 CFR part 73. Federal regulations through the Department of Homeland Security require a background check and fingerprinting for the Hazardous Materials endorsement. Contact your local department of driver licensing for more information.

(Your state may have additional definitions of CMVs.)

To get a CDL, you must pass knowledge and skills tests. This manual will help you pass the tests, however, it is not a substitute for a truck driver training class or program. Formal training is the most reliable way to learn the many special skills required for safely driving a large commercial vehicle and becoming a professional driver in the trucking industry. Figure 1.1 helps you determine if you need a CDL Figure 1.1

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.

INTRODUCTION

This Section Covers

The general knowledge test, taken by all applicants. The passenger transport test, taken by all bus driver applicants. The air brakes test, which you must take if your vehicle has air brakes, including air over hydraulic brakes.

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The combination vehicles test, which is required if you want to drive combination vehicles. The hazardous materials test, required if you want to haul hazardous materials as defined in 49 CFR 383.5. In order to obtain this endorsement you are also required to pass a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) background check. The tank vehicle test, required if you want to haul any liquid or gaseous materials in a tank or tanks having an individual rated capacity of more than 119 gallons and an aggregate rated capacity of 1,000 gallons or more that is either permanently or temporarily attached to the vehicle or chassis The doubles/triples test, required if you want to pull double or triple trailers. The School Bus test, required if you want to drive a school bus.

1.1.2 – Skills Tests

If you pass the required knowledge test(s), you can take the CDL skills tests. There are three types of general skills that will be tested: Vehicle inspection, basic vehicle control, and on-road driving. You must take these tests in the type of vehicle for which you wish to be licensed. Any vehicle that has components marked or labeled cannot be used for the Vehicle Inspection Test. Vehicle Inspection. You will be tested to see if you know whether your vehicle is safe to drive. You will be asked to do a Vehicle inspection of your vehicle and explain to the examiner what you would inspect and why. Basic Vehicle Control. You will be tested on your skill to control the vehicle. You will be asked to move your vehicle forward, backward, and turn it within a defined area. These areas may be marked with traffic lanes, cones, barriers, or something Figure 1.2 – What to Study 1.1 – Commercial Driver License Tests

1.1.1 – Knowledge Tests

You will have to take one or more knowledge tests, depending on what class of license and what endorsements you need. The CDL knowledge tests include: similar. The examiner will tell you how each control test is to be done.

On-road Test. You will be tested on your skill to safely drive your vehicle in a variety of traffic situations. The situations may include left and right turns, intersections, railroad crossings, curves, up and down grades, single or multi-lane roads, streets, or highways. The examiner will tell you where to drive.

Figure 1.2 details which sections of this manual you should study for each particular class of license and for each endorsement.

What Sections Should You Study? LICENSE TYPE ENDORSEMENT Starting January 30, 2012 and no later than January 30, 2014, if you are applying for a CDL Permit; or are renewing, upgrading, adding endorsements to a CDL; or transferring a CDL from another state, you are required to provide information to your State Driver’s License Agency (SDLA) regarding the type of commercial motor vehicle operation you drive in or expect to drive in with your CDL. Drivers operating in certain types of commerce will be required to submit a current medical examiner’s certificate and/or any medical variance documents that you have been issued (i.e. Vision, Skills Performance or Diabetic waivers, or other exemptions) to your SDLA to obtain a “certified” medical status as part of your driving record. You must contact your State Driver Licensing Agency (SDLA) to obtain information regarding the requirement for submitting these documents. If you are required to have a ”certified” medical status and fail to provide and keep up-to-date your medical examiner’s certificate you become ”not-certified” and may lose your CDL. For the purpose of complying with the new requirements for medical certification, it is important to know how you are using the CMV. The following information will help you decide how to self-certify:

1.2.1 – Interstate or Intrastate Commerce

Do you, or will you, use a CDL to operate a CMV in interstate or intrastate commerce?

Interstate commerce is when you drive a CMV: From one State to another State or a foreign country; Between two places within a State, but during part of the trip, the CMV crosses into another State or foreign country; or Between two places within a State, but the cargo or passengers are part of a trip that began or will end in another State or foreign country. Intrastate commerce is when you drive a CMV within a State and you do not meet any of the descriptions above for interstate commerce.

If you operate in both intrastate commerce and interstate commerce, you must choose interstate commerce. Once you decide whether you will operate in interstate commerce or intrastate commerce, you must decide whether you will operate (or expect to operate) in a non-excepted or excepted status. This decision will tell you to which of the four types of commerce you must self-certify.

Interstate Commerce:

You operate in excepted interstate commerce when you drive a CMV in interstate commerce only for the following excepted activities: To transport school children and/or school staff between home and school; As Federal, State or local government employees; To transport human corpses or sick or injured persons; Fire truck or rescue vehicle drivers during emergencies and other related activities; Primarily in the transportation of propane winter heating fuel when responding to an emergency condition requiring immediate response such as damage to a propane gas system after a storm or flooding; In Response to a pipeline emergency condition requiring immediate response such as a pipeline leak or rupture; In custom harvesting on a farm or to transport farm machinery and supplies used in the custom harvesting operation to and from a farm or to transport custom harvested crops to storage or market; Beekeeper in the seasonal transportation of bees; Controlled and operated by a farmer, but is not a combination vehicle (power unit and towed unit), and is used to transport agricultural products, farm machinery or farm supplies (no placardable hazardous materials) to and from a farm and within 150 air-miles of the farm; As a private motor carrier of passengers for non-business purposes ; or To transport migrant workers. If you answered yes to one or more of the above activities as the only operation in which you drive, you operate in excepted interstate commerce and do not need a Federal medical examiner’s certificate. 1.2 – Medical Documentation Requirements 1.2.2 – Inter/Intrastate Commerce: Status Non-excepted or Excepted?

If you operate in both excepted interstate commerce and non-excepted interstate commerce, you must choose non-excepted interstate commerce to be qualified to operate in both types of interstate commerce.

Intrastate Commerce:

You operate in excepted Intrastate commerce when you drive a CMV only in intrastate commerce activities for which your State of licensure has determined do not require you to meet the State’s medical certification requirements. (contact your SDLA about their requirements).

You operate in non-excepted intrastate commerce when you drive a CMV only in intrastate commerce and are required to meet your State of licensure’s medical certification requirements (contact your SDLA about their requirements).

If you operate in both excepted intrastate commerce and non-excepted intrastate commerce, you must choose non-excepted intrastate commerce.

1.2.3 – Self-Certification Statements

When completing an application for your CDL, you will be required to check the box next to the statement that describes your status. The actual statements on your application may vary from those shown below:

Interstate non-excepted: I certify that I operate or expect to operate in interstate commerce, that I am subject to and meet the Federal DOT medical card requirements under 49 CFR part 391; and that I am required to obtain a medical examiner’s certificate.

Interstate excepted: I certify that I operate or Intrastate excepted: I certify that I operate or expect to operate entirely in intrastate commerce, that I am not subject to the medical requirements for my State; and that I am not required to obtain a medical examiner’s certificate.

1.3 - CDL Disqualifications

1.3.1 – General

You may not drive a commercial motor vehicle if you are disqualified for any reason.

1.3.2 – Alcohol, Leaving the Scene of an

Accident, and Commission of a Felony

It is illegal to operate a CMV if your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is .04% or more. If you operate a CMV, you shall be deemed to have given your consent to alcohol testing.

You will lose your CDL for at least one year for a first offense for: Driving a CMV if your blood alcohol concentration is .04% or higher. Driving a CMV under the influence of alcohol. Refusing to undergo blood alcohol testing. Driving a CMV while under the influence of a controlled substance. Leaving the scene of an accident involving a CMV. Committing a felony involving the use of a CMV. Driving a CMV when the CDL is suspended. Causing a fatality through negligent operation of a CMV.

You will lose your CDL for at least three years if the offense occurs while you are operating a CMV that is placarded for hazardous materials.

You will lose your CDL for life for a second offense.

You will lose your CDL for life if you use a CMV to commit a felony involving controlled substances. Intrastate non-excepted: I certify that I If you answered no to all of the above activities, you operate in non-excepted interstate commerce and are required to provide a current medical examiner’s certificate (49 CFR 391.45),commonly referred to as a medical certificate or DOT card, to your State Driver Licensing Agency (SDLA). Most CDL holders who drive CMVs in interstate commerce are non-excepted interstate commerce drivers. operate or expect to operate entirely in intrastate commerce, that I am subject to and meet the medical requirements for my State; and that I am required to obtain a medical examiner’s certificate.

expect to operate in interstate commerce, but engage exclusively in transportation or operations excepted under 49 CFR §§390.3(f), 391.2, 391.68 or 398.3 from all or parts of the qualification requirements of 49 CFR part 391; and that I am not required to obtain a medical examiner’s certificate. For at least 60 days if you have committed two serious traffic violations within a three-year period involving a CMV. For at least 120 days for three or more serious traffic violations within a three-year period involving a CMV.

1.3.4 – Violation of Out-of-Service Orders

You will lose your CDL: For at least 90 days if you have committed your first violation of an out-of-service order. For at least one year if you have committed two violations of an out-of-service order in a ten-year period. For at least three years if you have committed three or more violations of an out-of-service order in a ten-year period.

1.3.5

– Railroad-highway Grade Crossing Violations

You will lose your CDL: For at least 60 days for your first violation. For at least 120 days for your second violation within a three-year period. For at least one year for your third violation within a three-year period.

These violations include violation of a federal, state or local law or regulation pertaining to one of the following six offenses at a railroad-highway grade crossing: For drivers who are not required to always stop, failing to stop before reaching the crossing if the tracks are not clear. For drivers who are always required to stop, failing to stop before driving onto the crossing. For all drivers failing to have sufficient space to drive completely through the crossing without stopping. For all drivers failing to obey a traffic control device or the directions of an enforcement official at the crossing. For all drivers failing to negotiate a crossing because of insufficient undercarriage clearance.

1.3.6 – Hazardous Materials Endorsement

Background Check and Disqualifications

If you require a hazardous materials endorsement you will be required to submit your fingerprints and be subject to a background check.

You will be denied or you will lose your hazardous materials endorsement if you: Are not a lawful permanent resident of the United States. Renounce your United States citizenship. Are wanted or under indictment for certain felonies. Have a conviction in military or civilian court for certain felonies. Have been adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental institution. Are considered to pose a security threat as determined by the Transportation Security Administration. The background check procedures vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Your licensing agency will provide you with all the information you need to complete the required TSA background check procedures.

1.3.7 – Traffic Violations in Your Personal

Vehicle The Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act (MCSIA) of 1999 requires a CDL holder to be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle if the CDL holder has been convicted of certain types of moving violations in their personal vehicle. You will be put out-of-service for 24 hours if you have any detectable amount of alcohol under .04%.

1.3.3 – Serious Traffic Violations

Serious traffic violations are excessive speeding (15 mph or more above the posted limit), reckless driving, improper or erratic lane changes, following a vehicle too closely, traffic offenses committed in a CMV in connection with fatal traffic accidents, driving a CMV without obtaining a CDL or having a CDL in the driver’s possession, and driving a CMV without the proper class of CDL and/or endorsements.

You will lose your CDL: For drivers who are not required to always stop, failing to slow down and check that the tracks are clear of an approaching train.

If your privilege to operate your personal vehicle is revoked, cancelled, or suspended due to alcohol, controlled substance or felony violations, you will lose your CDL for 1 year. If you are convicted of a second violation in your personal vehicle or CMV you will lose your CDL for life.

If your license to operate your personal vehicle is revoked, cancelled, or suspended you may not obtain a “hardship” license to operate a CMV.

1.4 – Other CDL Rules

There are other federal and state rules that affect drivers operating CMVs in all states. Among them are: You cannot have more than one license. If you break this rule, a court may fine you up to $5,000 or put you in jail and keep your home state license and return any others. You must notify your employer within 30 days of conviction for any traffic violations (except parking). This is true no matter what type of vehicle you were driving. You must notify your motor vehicle licensing agency within 30 days if you are convicted in any other jurisdiction of any traffic violation (except parking). This is true no matter what type of vehicle you were driving. You must notify your employer within two business days if your license is suspended, revoked, or canceled, or if you are disqualified from driving. You must give your employer information on all driving jobs you have held for the past 10 years. You must do this when you apply for a commercial driving job. No one can drive a commercial motor vehicle without a CDL. A court may fine you up to $5,000 or put you in jail for breaking this rule. If you have a hazardous materials endorsement you must notify and surrender your hazardous materials endorsement to the state that issued your CDL within 24 hours of any conviction or indictment in any jurisdiction, civilian or military, for, or found not guilty by reason of insanity of a disqualifying crime listed in 49 CFR 1572.103; who is adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental institution as specified in 49 CFR 1572.109; or who renounces his or her U. S. citizenship; All states are connected to one computerized system to share information about CDL drivers. The states will check on drivers' accident records to be sure that drivers do not have more than one CDL. You are not allowed to hold a mobile telephone to conduct a voice communication or dial a mobile telephone by pressing more than a single button when driving. You are not allowed to send or read text messages while driving.

You must be properly restrained by a safety belt at all times while operating a commercial motor vehicle. The safety belt design holds the driver securely behind the wheel during a crash, helping the driver to control the vehicle and reduces the chance of serious injury or death. If you do not wear a safety belt, you are four times more likely to be fatally injured if you are thrown from the vehicle.

Your state may have additional rules that you must also obey.

1.5 – International Registration Plan

International Fuel Tax Agreement

If you operate a CDL required vehicle in interstate commerce, the vehicle, with few exceptions, is required to be registered under the International Registration Plan (IRP) and the International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA). These federally mandated programs provide for the equitable collection and distribution of vehicle license fees and motor fuels taxes for vehicles traveling throughout the 48 contiguous United States and 10 Canadian provinces.

Under the IRP, jurisdictions must register apportioned vehicles which includes issuing license plates and cab cards or proper credentials, calculate, collect and distribute IRP fees, audit carriers for accuracy of reported distance and fees and enforce IRP requirements. If your privilege to operate your personal vehicle is revoked, cancelled, or suspended due to violations of traffic control laws (other than parking violations) you will also lose your CDL driving privileges. Your employer may not let you drive a commercial motor vehicle if you have more than one license or if you’re CDL is suspended or revoked. A court may fine the employer up to $5,000 or put him/her in jail for breaking this rule.

A Qualified Vehicle is (except as provided below) any Power Unit that is used or intended for use in two or more Member Jurisdictions and that is used for the transportation of persons for hire or designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property, and: (i) has two Axles and a gross Vehicle weight or registered gross Vehicle weight in (ii) excess of 26,000 pounds (11,793.401 kilograms), or (iii) has three or more Axles, regardless of weight, or While similar, the Qualified Motor Vehicle in IFTA means a motor vehicle used, designed, or maintained for transportation of persons or property and:

• 1) Having two axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight exceeding 26,000 pounds or 11,797 kilograms; or
• 2) Is used in combination, when the weight of such combination exceeds 26,000 pounds or 11,797 kilograms gross vehicle or registered gross vehicle weight. Qualified Motor Vehicle does not include recreational vehicles. If the vehicle you operate is registered under IRP and you are a motor carrier licensed under IFTA, then you are required to comply with the mandatory record keeping requirements for operating the vehicle. A universally accepted method of capturing this information is through the completion of an Individual Vehicle Distance Record (IVDR), sometimes times referred to as a Driver Trip Report. This document reflects the distance traveled and fuel purchased for a vehicle that operates interstate under apportioned (IRP) registration and IFTA fuel tax credentials. Although the actual format of the IVDR may vary, the information that is required for proper record keeping does not. In order to satisfy the requirements for Individual Vehicle Distance Records, these documents must include the following information: Distance Per Article IV of the IRP Plan (i) Date of trip (starting and ending) (ii) Trip origin and destination – City and State or Province (iii) Route(s) of travel (iv) Beginning and ending odometer or hubometer reading of the trip (v) Total distance traveled (vi) In-Jurisdiction distance (vii) Power unit number or vehicle identification number. Fuel Per Section P560 of the IFTA Procedures Manual .300 An acceptable receipt or invoice must include, but shall not be limited to, the following: .005 Date of purchase .010 Seller's name and address Registrant responsibilities under the Plan include applying for IRP registration with base jurisdiction, providing proper documentation for registration, paying appropriate IRP registration fees, properly displaying registration credentials, maintaining accurate distance records, and making records available for jurisdiction review. The basic concept behind IFTA is to allow a licensee (motor carrier) to license in a base jurisdiction for the reporting and payment of motor fuel use taxes. Under the IFTA, a licensee is issued one set of credentials which will authorize operations through all IFTA member jurisdictions. The fuel use taxes collected pursuant to the IFTA are calculated based on the number of miles (kilometers) traveled and the number of gallons (liters) consumed in the member jurisdictions. The licensee files one quarterly tax return with the base jurisdiction by which the licensee will report all operations through all IFTA member jurisdictions. It is the base jurisdiction's responsibility to remit the taxes collected to other member jurisdictions and to represent the other member jurisdictions in the tax collection process, including the performance of audits. An IFTA licensee must retain records to support the information reported on the IFTA quarterly tax return The IRP registrant and the IFTA licensee may be the vehicle owner or the vehicle operator. The requirement for acquiring IRP plates for a vehicle and IFTA license for a motor carrier is determined by the definitions from the IRP Plan and the IFTA for Qualified Vehicle and Qualified Motor Vehicle: For purposes of IRP: (iv) is used in combination, when the gross Vehicle weight of such combination exceeds 26,000 pounds (11,793.401 kilograms). An example of an IVDR that must be completed in its entirety for each trip can be found in Figure 1 below. Each individual IVDR should be filled out for only one vehicle. The rules to follow when trying to determine how and when to log an odometer reading are the following:  At the beginning of the day  When leaving the state or province  At the end of the trip/day Not only do the trips need to be logged, but the fuel purchases need to be documented as well. You must obtain a receipt for all fueling and include it with your completed IVDR. Make sure that any trips that you enter are always filled out in descending order and that your trips include all state/provinces that you traveled through on your route. There are different routes that a driver may take, and most of the miles may be within one state or province. Whether or not the distance you travel is primarily in one jurisdiction or spread among several jurisdictions, all information for the trip must be recorded. This includes the dates, the routes, odometer readings and fuel purchases. Figure 1 – Individual Vehicle Mileage & Fuel Record (Example)

.015 Number of gallons or liters purchased; .020 Fuel type .025 Price per gallon or liter or total amount of sale .030 Unit number or other unique vehicle identifier .035 Purchaser's name By completing this document in full and keeping all records required by both the IRP and the IFTA, you will have ensured that you and your company are in compliance with all State and Provincial laws surrounding fuel and distance record keeping requirements.

The IVDR serves as the source document for the calculation of fees and taxes that are payable to the jurisdictions in which the vehicle is operated, so these original records must be maintained for a minimum of four years.

In addition, these records are subject to audit by the taxing jurisdictions. Failure to maintain complete and accurate records could result in fines, penalties and suspension or revocation of IRP registrations and IFTA licenses.

For additional information on the IRP and the requirements related to the IRP, contact your base jurisdiction motor vehicle department or IRP, Inc. the official repository for the IRP. Additional information can be found on the IRP, Inc. website at www.irponline.org. There is a training video on the website home page available in English, Spanish and French

For additional information on IFTA and the requirements related to IFTA, contact the appropriate agency in your base jurisdiction. You will also find useful information about the Agreement at the official repository of IFTA at http://www.iftach.org/index.php.