Texas CDL Permit Test
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Hey Robert, welcome aboard! Study the following To Get Your CDL Permit:
* Rules & Regulations
* Driving Safely
* Transporting Cargo Safely
* Air Brakes
* Combination Vehicles
* Pre-Trip Inspection
* Driving Exam
I'm not real sure how Texas is doing the pre-trip inspection now days. For a while they just did a written exam where you had to identify some of the parts of the suspension and steering linkage, but I've heard they have gone to a full on actual inspection now. This is something that I have not been able to verify yet. You may need to check with your local DMV office on that part.
Use the High Road Training Program and study those sections I mentioned above, you'll ace the test. Also work on that silly chapter 14 in the Texas handbook. You will see a few questions from that chapter, but to be honest with you there is usually not enough questions from that section to fail you even if you don't know any of the material. I never touched the handbook, I strictly used the High Road, and I raced through the tests so quickly the woman behind the counter was certain I had cheated somehow.
Pre-trip Inspection:
A pre-trip inspection is a thorough inspection of the truck completed before driving for the first time each day.
Federal and state laws require that drivers inspect their vehicles. Federal and state inspectors also may inspect your vehicles. If they judge a vehicle to be unsafe, they will put it “out of service” until it is repaired.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Combination Vehicle:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Man thanks so much! So far been acing the tests (a little prior knowledge) but now my position at work has prompted me to get my CDL asap. That and my boss is being presistent about reminding me to "get that license" .. I am excited to get the ball rolling and am certain through the above mentioned that I will ace the exams. Thanks again brother!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
SAP:
Substance Abuse Professional
The Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) is a person who evaluates employees who have violated a DOT drug and alcohol program regulation and makes recommendations concerning education, treatment, follow-up testing, and aftercare.
You need to study chapter 14 as well for the Texas permit. You won't find that on this website. Pick up a CDL study guide from DPS and study chapter 14 or you won't pass. Gets people all the time...
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
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CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: