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<p> www.idealease.com March 23, 2007</p><p>Question of The Week</p><p>Is a driver of a combination vehicle with a GCWR of less than 26,001 NEWS pounds required to obtain a CDL even if the trailer GVWR is more than 10,000 pounds? Senators file legislation that might delay DOT Mexican Answer: No. If the GCWR were less than 26,001 pounds, the driver would trucking pilot program need a CDL if the vehicle is transporting HM requiring the vehicle to be placarded or if it is designed to transport 16 or more persons. An amendment offered yesterday by three U.S. Best Practices for monitoring your employee’s Commercial Drivers License: Senators to a Supplemental Proper CDL endorsements make sure you review for the proper endorsements for the type of Appropriations bill now vehicle and cargo you are transporting. before Congress would effectively delay the . Review CDL for restrictions. Air brake and corrective lenses are the most common. Department of . Photocopy of current MVR on file. Transportation's limited one- . Tickler file for expiration dates of the license, notify drivers at least 30 days in advance. year demonstration project Do NOT rely on the drivers to monitor expiration dates. to authorize up to 100 . Company policy for disqualifications. Mexican trucking companies . Require CDL for CMV more than 10,001 lbs. finally to perform long-haul international operations With Lasik eye surgery becoming more common, make sure your drivers who currently have a within the U.S until such “corrective lenses” restriction, and then undergo the eye surgery have the restriction removed time as the Mexican from their license. Otherwise, they maybe stopped and issued a violation for operating a CMV government could without corrective lenses. reciprocate to U.S. carriers.</p><p>Do you know that a Class A CDL license with hazardous materials, multiple trailers, and tank trailer endorsements can be obtained by taking the CDL license skills test in a vehicle that could consist of a single axle tractor, and a 28’ pup trailer? Hazardous material, multiple trailers and tank endorsements are obtained through knowledge tests only. When hiring a driver, always verify previous DID YOU KNOW? experience and administer a road test to make You can download a sample CDL test from the state of California at: sure the driver is experienced and qualified in the http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/interactive/tdrive/exam.htm vehicles you are having them operate.</p><p>You can obtain a Motor Vehicle record for drivers licensed in Miami Dade County Florida over the Internet for free at: http://www.miami-dadeclerk.com/spirit/publicsearch/driverlicensesearch.asp The entire 2007 Idealease-NPTC Safety Seminar You can register with the State of Louisiana and have them send you an schedule is available on our website at electronic report via e-mail when your commercial motor vehicle, with a US www.idealease.com/affiliates.com DOT number, undergoes a roadside inspection in the state of Louisiana. You Login in and click on IDEALSAFE. do not need to be a Louisiana based carrier to receive the reports. http://www.lsp.org/tess.html#mcsignup Idealease/NPTC Safety Seminars</p><p>Date: April 3 Date: April 4 Date: April 5 Place: Idealease of Baltimore Place: Riverstreet Idealease Place: Idealease of Maine Location: Baltimore, MD Location: Hackensack, NJ Location: South Portland, ME Contact: Jim Pearson Contact: Fred Berger Contact: Nate Hicks Phone: 410-247-5700 Phone: 201-641-2000 Phone: 207-775-6328</p><p>The TheIdealease Idealease Safety Safety Bulletin Bulletin is provided is provided for Idealease for Idealease affiliates affiliates and andtheir their customers customers and andis not is tonot be to construed be construed as a ascomplete a complete or exhaustive or exhaustive source source of compliance of compliance or safety or safety information.information. The TheIdealease Idealease Safety Safety Bulletin Bulletin is advisory is advisory in nature in nature and anddoes does not warrant,not warrant, guarantee, guarantee, or otherwise or otherwise certify certify compliance compliance with with laws, laws, regulations, regulations, requirements, requirements, or or guidelinesguidelines of any of local,any local, state, state, or Federal or Federal agency agency and/or and/or governing governing body, body, or industry or industry standards. standards</p>

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