Driver licenses – Truck drivers must follow the state statutes and laws of drivers licensing. Earn the CDL-A driving license for heavy truck or tractor trailers and CDL-B license for driving strait trucks.
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Rest for drivers – you have to know this regulations (hours of service) to know how long you are permitted to drive without taking a break
- 14-hour “driving window” limit
- 11-hour driving limit
- 60-hour/7-day
- and 70-hour/8-day duty limits
Weight limitations – maximum weight the truck can haul is determined by the size of the truck. Overloading your truck is dangerous thing to do
- Single axle truck – 20,000 pounds
- Two-axle truck – 34,000 pounds
- Gross vehicle weight – 80,000 pounds
Length and width standards – be sure you are not breaking this state regulations
maximum overall vehicle length
- trailer length
- vehicle width
- vehicle high
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requires your paper logs to be current through the last duty status change.
You must record everything you do try the day for the all day. Required information’s:
- Your name
- Driver license number
- Accreditation number
- Fatigue management option
- Date and day of week
- Time zone (driver base)
- Work and rest hours
- Number plate
- Daily Odometer reading
- Main office address (corporate address)
- Home terminal (address the driver dispatches from)
- Paper log must include your signature
- According to federal law your log must be turned in to your motor carrier within 13 days
- Correctly spelled city names
- For driving multiple pieces of equipment in one day you must list every piece of equipment on the paper log
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