New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE
Subchapter 23 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSING
Section 13:21-23.9 - Required knowledge
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:21-23.9
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) All CMV operators must have knowledge of the following general areas as developed by the Commission and approved by the United States Department of Transportation as meeting its minimum standards:
1. Driver-related elements of
the regulations contained in 49 CFR Parts 391, 392, 393, 395, 396, and 397, such as:
motor vehicle inspection, repair, and maintenance requirements; procedures for safe
vehicle operations; the effects of fatigue, poor vision, hearing, and general health
upon safe CMV operation; the types of motor vehicles and cargoes subject to the
requirements; and the effects of alcohol and drug use upon safe CMV
operations;
2. Proper use of the motor
vehicle's safety system, including lights, horns, side and rear view mirrors, proper
mirror adjustments, fire extinguishers, symptoms of improper operation revealed
through instruments, motor vehicle operation characteristics, and diagnosing
malfunctions. CMV drivers shall have knowledge of the correct procedures needed to
use these safety systems in an emergency situation, for example, skids and loss of
brakes;
3. The purpose and function of
the controls and instruments commonly found on CMVs;
4. The proper procedures for performing various
basic maneuvers;
5. The basic shifting
rules and terms, as well as shift patterns and procedures for common
transmissions;
6. The procedures and
rules for various backing maneuvers;
7.
The importance of proper visual search, and proper visual search methods;
8. The principles and procedures for proper
communications and the hazards of failure to signal properly;
9. The importance of understanding the effects of
speed;
10. The procedures and techniques
for controlling the space around the vehicle;
11. Preparations and procedures for night
driving;
12. The basic information on
operating in extreme driving conditions and the hazards that are encountered in
extreme conditions;
13. The basic
information on hazard perception and clues for recognition of hazards;
14. The basic information concerning when and how
to make emergency maneuvers;
15. The
information on the causes and major types of skids, as well as the procedures for
recovering from skids;
16. The
principles and procedures for the proper handling of cargo;
17. The objectives and proper procedures for
performing vehicle safety inspections, as follows:
i. The importance of periodic inspection and
repair to vehicle safety;
ii. The effect
of undiscovered malfunctions upon safety;
iii. What safety-related parts to look for when
inspecting vehicles;
iv.
Pre-trip/enroute/post-trip inspection procedures; and
v. Reporting findings;
18. What constitutes hazardous material requiring
an endorsement to transport; classes of hazardous materials; labeling/placarding
requirements; and the need for specialized training as a prerequisite to receiving
the endorsement and transporting hazardous cargoes;
19. Operators of vehicles equipped with air brakes
shall also have knowledge of:
i. Air brake system
nomenclature;
ii. The dangers of
contaminated air supply;
iii.
Implications of severed or disconnected air lines between the power unit and the
trailer(s);
iv. Implications of low air
pressure readings;
v. Procedures to
conduct safe and accurate pre-trip inspections; and
vi. Procedures for conducting enroute and
post-trip inspections of air actuated brake systems, including ability to detect
defects which may cause the system to fail; and
20. Operators for the combination vehicle group
shall also have knowledge of:
i. Coupling and
uncoupling--The procedures for proper coupling and uncoupling a tractor to
semi-trailer; and
ii. Vehicle
inspection--The objectives and proper procedures that are unique for performing
safety inspections on combination vehicles.
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