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Commercial Driver’s License Manat PROFESSIONAL DRIVER'S MANUAL, FOR CLASS A, B, AC. ‘COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSE Commercial Driver's License Manual SKILLS TEST Al kilts ae Gone by appotntment only, you may cal any CO. testing alee to schedule an eppotntnnt retest, of-oad lets are included. Ifa lest alee the apicant mus, make ancterapgonterny se ‘second appainiment 3 * wil be made depending upon the eaveiy of thovelatone during ts lel woceore hed Party Testing 72.0 party testers 100% open lo the pubic. 20% of estes ae séninis.ced by thed party testers. Tied arty teers (00s r0: guste byte Stale Schoo! Bus Test ust ness Genera Knowledge, Passenger “eat and an § Endorsement Test mus! be compleedpa “esis anpicabie to cass of vehicle trough infor tsting, PROCEDURES a couse Renevial Every Four Years. Only*b endorsements reauie retest COL Learner's Ferme Must pase velon an csee-eqired writen este. Vai for sic months. Orly thre er vwthin a throeyoor pero, wale shall be granted License Fees ‘Applicaton fee . ese $25.00 eense (4 Years). . oo ‘$41.00 or Endorsement... SO $5.00 (CD. Learners Perit ‘$13.00 Hazardous Materiais Background check $100.00 ‘TESTING PROGRAM Knowledge Test Oees administering Test eontent Model test a authorized by Essex Corporation Group Testing ‘Sy appoliinent. Maximum 28 applicants Ourof-State COL Applicants Present val set's commercial driver eanse, Socal Secu Gard, and prea of Msisippl esidence, Pa epalicaton fe, endorsement fees (f any) and ieense foe, M Hedhatsedarsoment ol be are ote lestand submit fngerprnts for a federal background check. Nui besecanshed wih 30 a oe ‘applicant hes estabrahed reside een hasissipp. ‘Werdical Requirements (Intrastate CDL applicants) ‘Adopted Part 399 of FAICSR. EACATION RUL Same Federal minimum Met oto! Acjuceaton-AciistrativelCimins Admini Commerc! Driver's License Marva! ‘COMMERCIA, DRIVERS LICENSE (NDE (iass A Any Combination of vehcies witha gross combination weight rating (GCWR) oF 26,001 pounds or more, provided the goss vice woight rejng (GVWR) of fe vedicie(S) boing towed is in excass of 10,000 pounds ‘iass f— Any Single vehicle with ross veblcle weight rating of 28,001 a.nd > more. Class C.-Ary Single voice witha gross vehicle weight ang of es than 25.001 pounds ‘A. Vehicles designed to transport sixteen or mare passengers, including the crver. B. Vehicles used in the transportation of hevardous materials which are recuied tobe prcaded Under the Hazardous Materials Transporation Act COWERCIAL DRIVERS {ICENSE ENDORSENENTS H.= Authorizes the diver to dive a vehicle transporting Hazardous Matorls ‘- Restits the criverfo vehicles nol equinped with ir bakes. 1 Authorizes erivng doubles and tripe talers P — Authorizes driving vehicles carrying passengers '¥-- Authorizes dtving Tank vehicles X~ Represents 2 cornination of hazardous materials and tan vehicles endorsements ‘3 Authorizes the driver to schoo! buses being operated forthe purpose et tanspering pup to {anc from school ero ¢chool elated ‘uncon. ‘Commerciel Driver's License Manual LOCATIONS FOR CDL TESTS District 1 District -2 District -3 “Troop C— Rankin County Greemvie Nesbit 3158 Highway 468 420 Highway 82 West 159 Liooee Drive Peart, MS 38208 Greenville, MS $8701 Nesbit, MS. 38651 (601) 420-6342 (662) 332-4734 (662) 420-5564 District 4 District 5 District —6 New Albany Columbss-Lowndes Newton 4108 Bratton Road ‘7 Arie Read 523 Coliseum Drive New Abany, MS. 36052 Lowndes, MS_ 39701 Newton, WS" 36345 (662) 534-8819 (662) 327-1883 (601) 685-2676 Tupelo 1879 North Coley Road Tupelo, MS 98801 (661) 844-2408 District —7 District 8 Distict—9 Hatiesburg Bay Ssint Louis Brookhaven 36 Tatum Dive ‘3016 Longflow Road 160 Highwey 84 East Hatiesburg, MS 39401 Bay Saint Louis, MS 38520 _Brookhawer, MS 39001 (Gorsez.s8i4 (28467-8088 (coryessoa08 Natchez 724 Highway 61 Noth Natchez, MS. 39120 (601) 442-4979 rere is no set time limit for taking the wiitten test. To schecule a road Test go to mww.cdirdtest.dps.state.me.us (Commercial Driver's License Manaal Federal Motor Carrer Regulations Subpart D— Driver Disqualfiations and Penalties {5883.51 Disqualification of drivers, (2) General. (1) cover or older ofa COL whos aqua must not dive @ OMY. (2X2) An empioyer mest ot knowingly alow, eau, perm, or authorize a crivar wo is lsquliled to dive acy, (6X9) crore subject lsqualeation sanctions designated in paragraph () and cf tha section, f the Poder ofa COL drives a CNV or nor-CNV and ia convicted of he waitin (24) Determining fest and subsequent voktions. Fe purposes of dering fet and subsequent violations of the ofenses specie’ bis subpar, cach conviction for any ofa sad in Tabi hough & 1 this sectonresutng rom a saparat incident whotreroormitad ina CMV or noncCMV, must be Soon (2X6) Renstatement afer Itetinedcquatioton. A State may reinstate any ver dequaiid forte for ‘lenses described In parsraprs (91) trough (8) of tis secon Tabla to $389 33) ater 40 years that person hes voluntary enered and succesful completed an appopriaterehabltatonprgroon ‘spproved by te Sate. Any person who hasbeen rintatd in accordance wi his provsan oe wo is ‘subsequently convicted of a Gsqualfyng oflense described n peraprahs (3K) tough (OK) ote sochon (Tablet $385.57) must not be reinstated (©) Disqualification for major offenses. Table 110 $3831 contains elit ofthe offenses and period for which a diver mua be disqi, deporsing upon the type of vehi the divers opersngat ee tree of thevoation, ae flows: “Table 110536851 Soacsor | rarawat | Minto being we | comico a ena oa | imate, | pon ecko | Seca ce ‘it |Fonmat acre | tarsaredetet | reramcrd ccacenee Sore |SSSSE |reeeenesem |Sotenrcers! | Reaceetoerce roe | Benton, | womans | matos ros nario | Sa eer SRGRSAE™ | magento | reves | Reeermcscen | Soetsat | Sateen Sonnet |Ecihaa? Same |octramiimirts | meaedsies | Sse: sche Staton | eary |Poxeacoone | iemate | orucoctare Sees [PAWS | Rimontortw | esc ae Te 1 — be we Set” a 7 1 See Seren Sree [ie tree | sya un ue hewn eae er a oF oF roa: puna { ies tn | ! aaa Pr Tan oi ones — Tea Pe ie a fora Ce (fae (Sas |S [SS ora SSrrswonta [rename | ucltten [mmr tee TT neste Disqualification for serious traffle violations, Table? to $1811 costin i ofthofese nd sit for which a rivers: be dagulied depending pan he pe of bil the dive isopentane of the volt, as fel Table? 4583.51 (Commercial Driver's License Manual —— as pe] Series |gecsran” |Swaean | Savcwrosege | So |e Bie Sara a wa rae aa Sa fw wae Sar fs Sages war oa Ban ar cea id =a arn [Seat eras a a hooting oe Siemens aS — Po a mafouta COL nb aa ia | 1 ee as aes fas hae Seases Sacre ie * Any invidual who proves prootto the orfercoment author that issued the citation, by the dato the Indl must appear in our er pay any fie fer sucha vito, thal he inde Nd elt COL on the dete the coton wae lee, shal ot bo gully of bis oferse (c) Disqualification for rilroad-highway grade crossing offenses. Table 3 538351 contains 8 Isr the offenses an he perods for which a diver must be equaled. when tho aves speratig 6 CaMV altho te of he lation, se falows: “Table 910 $383.51 Taree a Commercial Driver's License Manual a aaa al Di Raa RTS Tear p= eae TET DERE wT ae ToT (¢) Disqualification for violating out-f-service orders. Table 'o $335: contains alistof the ‘fonsos and periods for which a crivr must be diaqualted when the cits patos GUY age te of ‘he vilaton, 2 flow Taleo gas f ate tegrgemscweee | BES Ss Sere re ae [See es ahora or Saeeeee. ees Sere (tes are ‘Commercial Driver's License Manual Table Of Contents Introduction.......... Driving Safely. Transporting Cargo Safely. Transporting Passengers Safely. Air Brakes. Combination Vehicles... Doubles and Triples... Tank Vehicles... Hazardous Materials. School Bus.......... “ Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection... Basic Vehicle Control Skills Test... On-Road DIiving econ so A

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