Entry-Level Driver Training: Special Rigs - Spanish

Entry-Level Driver Training: Special Rigs

Course Length: 30 minutes

Intended Audience: Drivers who are applying for an initial commercial driver's license (CDL) or drivers upgrading their current CDL.

Course Disclaimer: This course can be used to help satisfy the theory instruction portion of the new entry-level driver training (ELDT) requirements that go into effect on February 7, 2022. To satisfy the theory instruction requirements, this course must be assigned and administered by a school or other entity listed on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Training Provider Registry (TPR). To satisfy the complete ELDT training requirements, the school or entity conducting the training must provide the driver-trainee "behind-the-wheel" instruction in addition to theory instruction.

Regs Covered: N/A

Overview: A "special rig" is any vehicle that differs from the standard tractor and dry freight trailer with five axles and up to 18 wheels.

This course is designed to describe the most common special rigs, their handling characteristics, and some of the special skills required to operate them.

Objectives

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

• Describe the various types of multiple articulation vehicles and the unique hazards each present
• Recognize the characteristics that constitute an oversize vehicle
• Discuss how to safely operate high center of gravity vehicles
• Identify what type of loads are naturally unstable while driving and how to minimize instability
• Explain what makes a special cargo vehicle different than a standard tractor-trailer
• Discuss hazards associated with construction vehicles and how to stay safe

Outline

The J. J. Keller Entry-Level Driver Training: Special Rigs online course covers the following topics:

Introduction

• Introduction
• What You'll Learn

Multiple Articulation Vehicles

• Doubles
• Turnpike Double
• Western Double
• Rocky Mountain Double
• B-train
• Operating Doubles
• Coupling Doubles
• Weight Distribution
• Crack-the-Whip
• Trailer Jackknife
• Off Tracking
• Parking and Backing Doubles
• Triples

Oversized Vehicles

• Low-Clearance Vehicles

Unstable Loads

• Dry Bulk and Liquid Tankers
• Livestock Trailers
• Refrigerated Trailers

Special Cargo Vehicles

• Pole Trailers
• Auto Transporters

Construction Vehicles

• Dump Trucks
• Cement/Ready Mix Trucks

Conclusion

• Summary

Copyright Date: 2022

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