Florida Commercial Driver License Manual Review

Flashcards covering vocabulary, legal statutes, vehicle classifications, and safety regulations from the 2022 Florida Commercial Driver License Manual.

NOZONE

The dangerous areas around trucks and buses where the driver's vision is limited or blind, and where crashes are more likely to occur.

Chapters $316$, $318$, and $322$

The specific chapters of the Florida Statutes that contain the legal authority for the informational guides in the Florida Commercial Driver License Manual.

Fraudulent Application Penalty

The penalty for using a false name, making false statements, or using fraud in a driver license application, which can include up to $5$ years in prison and a $5,000$ fine.

SB $144$ (Identification Cards)

Legislation allowing for an original, renewal, or replacement ID card at no fee for applicants experiencing financial hardship with a valid Florida voter registration card.

SB $474$ (Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles)

Law that increases the maximum allowed dry weight for recreational off-highway vehicles from $2,500$ pounds to $3,500$ pounds.

HB $749$ (Florida Smart ID)

A requirement for the FLHSMV to include vehicle registration and insurance information in the mobile digital driver license.

Florida's Move Over Law

A law requiring drivers to vacate the lane closest to stopped law enforcement, emergency, or maintenance vehicles, or to slow to $20$ MPH below the posted limit if a lane change is unsafe.

ELDT (Entry-Level Driver Training)

Federal regulations setting minimum training requirements for drivers obtaining a Class A or B CDL for the first time as of February $7$, $2022$.

TAT (Truckers Against Trafficking)

A non-profit organization that trains truck drivers to recognize and report signs of human trafficking, which is considered modern-day slavery.

Class A (Combination Vehicles)

Vehicles with a gross combination weight rating (GCWR) of $26,001$ or more pounds, provided the GVWR of the towed unit is in excess of $10,000$ pounds.

Class B (Heavy Straight Vehicles)

Any single vehicle with a GVWR of $26,001$ or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing a unit not exceeding $10,000$ pounds GVWR.

Class C (Small Vehicles)

Single vehicles with a GVWR less than $26,001$ pounds, designed to carry $16$ or more passengers or used to transport hazardous materials requiring placards.

Double and Triple Trailers (T)

An endorsement required for Class A drivers who wish to pull multiple trailers.

Tank Vehicle (N)

An endorsement for vehicles designed to transport liquid or gas in tanks with an individual capacity of more than $119$ gallons and an aggregate capacity of $1,000$ gallons or more.

Restriction (L)

A code indicating the driver is restricted from operating a Commercial Motor Vehicle equipped with any type of air brakes.

Interstate Commerce

Trade, traffic, or transportation in the U.S. between a place in a State and a place outside of such State, including outside the country.

BAC Limit for CMV

The legal blood alcohol concentration threshold of $0.04$ percent or higher at which it is illegal to operate a commercial motor vehicle.

Perception Distance

The distance your vehicle travels from the time your eyes see a hazard until your brain recognizes it, averaging $1\frac{3}{4}$ seconds for an alert driver.

Reaction Distance

The distance you continue to travel before you physically hit the brakes in response to a hazard, following a reaction time of $\frac{3}{4}$ to $1$ second.

Total Stopping Distance

The sum of perception distance, reaction distance, and braking distance; at $55$ MPH, this totals a minimum of $419$ feet.

Hydroplaning

A condition where tires lose contact with the road and have little to no traction because they are sliding on a thin layer of water or slush.

Off-tracking

Also known as 'cheating,' this is the tendency of the rear wheels of a turning vehicle to follow a different, tighter path than the front wheels.

Air Compressor Governor

The device that controls when the compressor pumps air into the storage tanks, stopping at 'cut-out' (approx. $125$ psi) and starting at 'cut-in' (approx. $100$ psi).

S-cam Brakes

The most common type of foundation brake, which uses an S-shaped cam to push brake shoes against the inside of the brake drum.

Spring Brakes

Emergency and parking brakes held on by mechanical force from powerful springs that activate if air pressure is lost.

Slack Adjuster

A part of the S-cam brake system that links the push rod to the brake camshaft and must be checked for proper adjustment (less than $1$ inch of play).

Bulkheads

Solid walls inside a liquid tank that divide it into several smaller compartments.

Baffles

Liquid tank walls with holes that allow fluid to flow through but help control the forward and backward surge of the cargo.

Outage

The space left in a cargo tank to allow for the expansion of liquids as they warm.

Hazardous Materials Table

A list found in $49$ CFR $172.101$ used by shippers to identify the proper shipping name, hazard class, and identification number of materials.

Placards

Diamond-shaped warning signs, at least $9.84$ inches square, placed on all four sides of a vehicle to identify the hazard class of the cargo.

Danger Zones

The area on all sides of a school bus where children are at the highest risk of being hit, extending as much as $30$ feet from the front bumper.

Passive Crossings

Railroad-highway crossings that do not have any traffic control devices and require the driver to decide if it is safe to cross.

Brake Lag

The extra delay in air brake systems (about $\frac{1}{2}$ second) caused by the time it takes air to flow through the lines after the pedal is pushed.