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Driver’s Medical Examination Report .............................14 front loads ......................................See TAC requirements
driver training schools front wheel limiting systems
See commercial driver training automatic ...........................................................178-179
Driver’s Perception Time ................................................17 manual.......................................................................179
drugs ..............................................................................63 fuel-efficient driving ..................................................67-74
drum brakes ...................................................................16 smart-driving techniques .......................................69-70
dual air brake system ............................................151-156 fueling
dual air tractor trailer system ................................171-173 passenger vehicle .....................................................124
dual foot valve ..............................................................152 school bus .................................................................126
dynamiting trailer brakes .....................................166, 168
G
E gasoline engines ............................................................46
ECU ..........................................See electronic control unit gauges
electronic control unit ..................................................181 See reservoir pressure; application pressure
emergency equipment.........................................123, 126 gears ...................................................... See shifting gears
emergency line ...........................................See supply line glad hands....................................................................164
emergency vehicles .......................................................44 governor
en route inspections .....................................................229 engine ....................................................................46-47
endorsement code 15 ...................................................... 5 compressor ........................................................146-147
See airbrake endorsement Gross Vehicle Weight ...................................................111
endorsements ...............................................................5-6 Gross Vehicle Weight Rating ...............................111, 131
Environment Canada ...................................................254 GVW ......................................... See Gross Vehicle Weight
examinations GVWR ............................See Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
See medical fitness, vision screening, knowledge tests,
road tests, re-examination H
hanging meat ..............................See specific cargo types
F
hay ........................................................................101, 110
fatigue ............................................................................63 head restraints .................................See safety equipment
fifth wheel ..................................................................78-89 heavy trailer ...................................................................... 4
fire extinguishers .......................................................64-65 heavy trailer endorsement ............................................2-3
fire prevention ...........................................................63-64 height .............................................See vehicle dimension
fire prevention ...........................................See also brakes highway crossing permit ..............................................250
flashing lights .................................................................58 hours of service .................................................... 131–140
following distance .....................................................27-28 house trailer ..................................................................... 4
foot brake ...............................................................57, 171 humpback crossing ........................................................52
foot valve treadle .........................................................150
force multipliers............................................................143 I
forest fires .....................................................................258 ICBC .............................................................................256
foundation brakes ........................................................142 icy roads .........................................................................21
See also wedge brakes; air disc brakes; air–over impaired driving ........................................................61-63
hydraulic brakes
industrial air brake endorsement .................................248
foundation brakes — s-cam type ..........................145-146
industrial roads .............................................................247
four-way flashers .................................................See signs information and destination signs ......................See signs
front end structures ...............................................100-101
Inspections .........................................................................

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