Requirements for Licensing in New Jersey
Commercial Driver License Manual
2006 Edition
CDL-2006
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This material is based upon work supported by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under Cooperative
Agreement No. DTFH61-97-X-00017. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this
publication are those of the Author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration.
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Commercial Driver License Manual
2006 Edition
Table of Contents
Section 1 / INTRODUCTION
1-1
1.1 – Vehicle Types................................................................................................................................................. 1-2
1.2 – Commercial Driver License Test.................................................................................................................... 1-5
1.3 – Other Safety Act Rules.................................................................................................................................. 1-6
1.4 – Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act (MCSIA)............................................................................................ 1-6
Section 2 / DRIVING SAFELY
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2.1 – Vehicle Inspection.......................................................................................................................................... 2-8
2.2 – Basic Control of Your Vehicle...................................................................................................................... 2-16
2.3 – Shifting Gears.............................................................................................................................................. 2-17
2.4 – Seeing...........................................................................................................................................