MT CDL Passenger case studies
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The Montana passenger endorsement (often called the P endorsement) is added to a Montana Commercial Driver License so the holder can legally drive a commercial motor vehicle designed to carry passengers. In Montana this most often means a Class C CDL with the passenger endorsement for vehicles such as small buses, vans, and shuttle vehicles that carry 16 or more passengers including the driver, or that transport hazardous materials. The MT CDL Passenger case studies are 5 cases and about 2,820 words.
1Brake Fade on the 7% Grade
You are driving a 40-foot motorcoach with 34 passengers and a full luggage bay down a Montana mountain pass. The descent is 5 miles of continuous 7% grade, posted 45 mph, with a sharp right-hand curve at the bottom and wet pavement from an afternoon shower.
648 words, about 3 min2The Extra Airport Run
You drive a 14-passenger airport shuttle for a passenger carrier. You came on duty at 05:00 and have logged: 2.5 hours driving, 45 minutes off duty, 3 hours driving, 1 hour off duty, 3 hours driving, and 30 minutes off duty.
562 words, about 3 min3Cough Syrup and the Charter
You are assigned a 500-mile charter with 42 passengers, leaving at 06:00. The night before, an urgent-care clinic prescribed hydrocodone/acetaminophen for a back injury and a cough syrup containing codeine and promethazine.
523 words, about 3 min4The Night Stop with a Wheelchair Passenger
At 02:20 you are driving a 47-passenger coach with 22 passengers on a rural two-lane highway in western Montana. The temperature is 18°F, snowbanks line both sides, and there are no streetlights.
561 words, about 3 min5Smoke in the Rear Wheel Well
You are driving a 40-foot coach with 38 passengers on an interstate at 65 mph. It is 15:00, dry, and traffic is heavy.
526 words, about 3 min