ME CDL School Bus case studies
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The Maine CDL School Bus (S) endorsement is the credential a commercial driver adds to a Maine commercial driver's license in order to operate a school bus. It is written for drivers who already hold or are working toward a CDL and who intend to carry students for a school district or a contracted pupil-transportation operator, and it is typically paired with the passenger (P) endorsement and, where air brakes are fitted, an air-brake endorsement. The ME CDL School Bus case studies are 5 cases and about 3,296 words.
1The Overloaded Rear Axle on a Rainy Morning
You drive a 72-passenger conventional school bus. Before your 6:45 a.m.
697 words, about 3 min2The Right-Turn Squeeze at a Crowded Corner
You are turning right from a two-lane street onto a busier four-lane road. Your bus is 40 feet long with a rear overhang.
636 words, about 3 min3The Stop on a Crest With No Shoulder
Your afternoon route includes a rural two-lane road with a 45 mph limit. One stop is on the far side of a slight crest, and the designated stop point has a narrow gravel shoulder only about four feet wide before a ditch.
643 words, about 3 min4The Fight at the Back of the Bus
You are driving a loaded bus on a four-lane arterial at 40 mph with 58 students aboard. In your interior mirror you see two high-school students standing and shoving near the rear door; one has the emergency exit handle in his hand.
669 words, about 3 min5The Crossing With a Stuck Gate and a Late Train
On your morning route you approach a railroad-highway grade crossing with active warning devices: flashing red lights, a bell, and gates. The gates are down and the lights are flashing, but no train is visible in either direction, and the crossing has a slight hump.
651 words, about 3 min