CDL - Commercial Driver's License Program : Module 11

The student will be able to demonstrate hazardous driving skills by:

• Implementing proper preparation for operation in cold weather.
• Demonstrating proper procedure for expelling moisture from the air tanks after each trip.
• Listing proper procedure for checking ice accumulation on brakes, slack adjuster, air hoses, electrical wiring, and radiator shutters during operation.
• Performing operational adjustments necessary to maintain control in all weather conditions, including speed selection, braking, and following distance.
• Describing procedures to check the safe operation of brakes after driving through deep water.
• Performing proper use of windshield wipers, washers, and defrosters to maintain visibility.
• Demonstrating the ability to recognize and evaluate changing road conditions that produce low traction, including initial rainfall, ice, snow, and mud.
• Demonstrating or understanding the ability for recognizing conditions that produce low traction, including initial rainfall, ice, snow, and mud.
• Implementing proper procedures to avoid skidding and jackknifing.
• Implementing proper procedures to avoid hydroplaning and describing the road and vehicle conditions that produce it.
• Implementing proper procedures for mounting and dismounting tire chains.
• Implementing proper procedures for extricating the vehicle from snow, sand, and mud by maneuvering or towing.
• Demonstrating the ability to adjust the rate of change in speed and direction to accommodate road conditions to avoid skidding.
• Describing procedures required to coordinate acceleration and shifting to overcome the resistance of snow, sand, and mud. Demonstrating the ability to perform brake checks on equipment prior to mountain driving.
• Restating procedures required to use the right lane or special truck lane going up grades.
• Restating procedures are required to place the transmission in the appropriate gear for engine braking before starting to downgrade.
• Restating procedures required using proper braking techniques and maintaining proper engine braking before starting downgrades.
• Applying proper use of truck escape ramp when brakes fail on a downgrade.
• Restating proper procedure is required for observing temperature gauge frequently when pulling heavy loads up long grades.
• Describing the effect of vehicle weight and speed upon braking and shifting ability on long downgrades.
• Identifying the meaning and use of percent of grade signs.
• Arranging to bring the truck to a stop in the shortest possible distance while maintaining directional control on a dry surface.
• Employing procedures to make an evasive turn off the roadway and return to the roadway while maintaining directional control.
• Employing procedures to bring the vehicle to a stop in the event of a brake failure.
• Employing procedures to maintain control of the vehicle in the event of a blowout.
• Employing procedures to bring the truck to a stop in the shortest possible distance while maintaining directional control when operating on a slippery surface.
• Employing procedures to recover from vehicle skids induced by snow, ice, water, oil, sand, wet leaves, or other slippery surfaces.
• Employing procedures to counter-steer out of a skid in a way that will regain directional control and not produce another skid.
• Employing procedure to operate brakes properly to provide maximum braking without losing control.