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2019-2020                           DDS MISSION & CORE VALUES

   COMMERCIAL
             DRIVERS MANUAL

   GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF DRIVER SERVICES

   CONTENTS                               Our Mission

                                          To provide secure driver and identity credentials to our
                                          customers with excellence and respect.
	  Introduction	4
                                          Our Core Values:
	  Driving Safely	16
                                          •	 Trusted Service

	  Transporting Cargo Safely	42           •	 Ethical Actions
                                          •	 Accountable to All

	  Transporting Passengers Safely	44      •	 Motivated to Excellence

	  Air Brakes	47                          #AchievingNewHeightsin2019

	  Combination Vehicles	53                Title VI Policy Statement

                                          The Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) is committed to compliance
	 Doubles and Triples	63 with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and all related nondiscrimination au-
                                                                                                                                 thorities. DDS assures that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national
                                          origin, sex, age, disability, low-income, and Limited English Proficiency (LEP),
	 Tank Vehicles	66 be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise
                                                                                                                                 subjected to discrimination under any program or activity. DDS further assures
	 Hazardous Materials	68 that every effort will be made to ensure nondiscrimination in all programs and
                                                                                                                                 activities, whether or not those programs and activities are federally funded.
                                          In addition, DDS will take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access to
	 School Bus	80 services for persons with Limited English Proficiency. Finally, DDS agrees to
                                                                                                                                 abide by the Title VI Program Assurances and to ensure that written agree-
	 Pre-trip Inspection	86 ments with any party for federally funded programs or services will include the
                                                                                                                                 applicable Title VI language as provided in the Title VI Program Assurances.
                                                                                                                                 The DDS Title VI Program Coordinator is responsible for oversight of the Title
	 Basic Vehicle Control Skills Test	93 VI Program and ensuring compliance with the requirements provided in 49
                                                                                                                                 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R) Part 21 and 49 C.F.R. Part 303. The Title
                                          VI Program Coordinator and all Division Directors are authorized to effectively
	 On-Road Driving	94 implement the Title VI Program on behalf of the Department.

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    Be certain to take advantage of DDS Online Services and avoid an unnecessary trip to a             •••••R•MMDSOearkonsikitvlpeoeiinrnravRecgaySoFtHctaiooelidesrpn-tT!HSoSe(airCtrsyfaeetot(tAuEmMyspnOVpTpdlTRreooaH)tiriennEstieFRmnmogSerenmERntRetOgVAniIpsClptinErlaieSct)iaotnion
    Customer Service Center.
    DDS Online Services enable thousands of Georgia drivers to conduct many transactions via                                                                                                                                        DDS-2203-P (3/2017)
    dds.georgia.gov and eliminate a visit to a DDS Customer Service Center (CSC). This saves cus-
    tomers valuable time and money. DDS does not charge an additional fee for choosing Internet
    Services. A $5.00 discount may apply for eligible license types that are renewed on the internet.

                                For more information visit the DDS website at:
                                   dds.georgia.gov and like DDS on Facebook!

   This manual is produced by the Governmental Affairs and Communications Division of Georgia Department of Driver Services.

   This material is based upon work supported by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under Cooperative Agreement No. DTFH61-97-X-00017.
   Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the Author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view
   of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

   All rights reservedThis material has been created for and provided to State Driver License Agencies (SDLAs) by AAMVA for the purpose of educating Driver License applicants
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