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- Emergency exit handles
- Floor covering
- Each handhold and railing
- All of these should be checked during a pre-trip
Quote From The CDL Manual:
Bus Interior: People sometimes damage unattended buses. Always check the interior of the bus before driving to ensure rider safety. Aisles and stairwells must always be clear. The following parts of your bus must be in safe working condition:
- Each handhold and railing.
- Floor covering.
- Signaling devices, including the restroom emergency buzzer, if the bus has a restroom.
- Emergency exit handles.
TruckingTruth's Advice:
Even if you don't plan to obtain a passenger endorsement for your CDL, you will still be required to have a basic understanding of some general rules and regulations for transporting passengers.
- You may lock some emergency roof hatches in a partly open position for fresh air.
- Roof hatches should only be used as an emergency exit and should never be used as ventilation sources
- The height of the bus is calculated assuming the roof hatches will be open
- Roof hatches should be left open as regular practice
Quote From The CDL Manual:
You may lock some emergency roof hatches in a partly open position for fresh air. Do not leave them open as a regular practice. Keep in mind the bus's higher clearance while driving with them open.
TruckingTruth's Advice:
Even if you don't plan on obtaining a CDL passenger endorsement, you will still required to have an understanding of some basic passenger rules and regulations for the written exam.
- 10 or more
- 15 or more
- 12 or more
- 16 or more
Quote From The CDL Manual:
A bus driver must have a CDL if he/she drives a vehicle designed to seat 16 or more persons, including the driver. A bus driver must have a Passenger Endorsement on his/her CDL.
TruckingTruth's Advice:
Even if you don't plan on driving passengers or don't plan on obtaining a passenger endorsement, you will still be asked basic questions about passenger transport regulations. Be sure to memorize that 16 passengers, including the driver, requires a CDL with a passenger endorsement.
- Front tires can be regrooved, but never recapped
- Front tires can never be recapped or regrooved
- Front tires can be regrooved or recapped as long as they have 4/32 tread depth
- Front tires can be recapped, but never regrooved
Quote From The CDL Manual:
Make sure the following are in good working order before driving:
- Service brakes, including air hose couplings (if your bus has a trailer or semitrailer).
- Parking brake.
- Steering mechanism.
- Lights and reflectors.
- Tires (front wheels must not have recapped or regrooved tires).
- Horn.
- Windshield wiper or wipers.
- Rear-vision mirror or mirrors.
- Coupling devices (if present).
- Wheels and rims.
- Emergency equipment.
TruckingTruth's Advice:
Whether driving a bus or truck, the same rule applies to all commercial vehicles. Front tires can never be recapped or regrooved even if minimum tread depth is legal.