MN CDL Passenger case studies
MN CDL Passenger · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Minnesota CDL Passenger endorsement is a knowledge test that commercial driver's license holders add to their CDL so they can legally drive vehicles designed to carry passengers - buses, motor coaches, and similar vehicles - on Minnesota roads. It is aimed at drivers who already hold or are upgrading to a Minnesota CDL and who intend to work for transit agencies, school or charter operators, or private carriers that move people rather than freight. The MN CDL Passenger case studies are 5 cases and about 2,825 words.
1Cold-Morning Pre-Trip on a 40-Foot Bus
on a January morning in northern Minnesota, the outside temperature is -6°F. You are assigned a 40-foot transit-style bus with 44 seats for a 5:30 a.m.
646 words, about 3 min2Wheelchair Lift at a Dark, Sloped Flag Stop
You drive a 30-foot cutaway bus on a rural route in western Minnesota. in November it is dark, 28°F, with light freezing drizzle.
596 words, about 3 min3Smoke on the Bridge with 41 Passengers
You are driving a 47-passenger coach across a 1,900-foot two-lane bridge over the Mississippi River at 9:15 p.m. with 41 passengers, including two using walkers and one using a wheelchair.
533 words, about 3 min4Disruptive Passenger on a 65 mph Charter Run
You are driving a 56-passenger charter bus from Minneapolis to Duluth with 52 passengers, mostly a wedding party. Thirty minutes into the trip, a man in his 20s opens a bottle of whiskey, becomes loud, and twice walks down the aisle while the bus is moving at 65 mph on I-35.
528 words, about 3 min5Intersection Crash with a Spilled 1203 Placard Trailer
on a dry two-lane highway in central Minnesota, a pickup truck pulling a utility trailer runs a stop sign and strikes the right front of your 32-passenger bus. The bus stops in the intersection; 19 passengers are aboard, three report neck pain, and one has a bleeding cut on the forehead.
522 words, about 3 min