2005 Model Commercial Driver’s License Manual Dear Commercial Driver: The State of Alaska is pleased to provide this Commercial Drivers License Manual to you. As a professional truck or bus driver you can appreciate the knowledge and skills that are necessary to operate a commercial vehicle safely. our program will help assure that all commercial drivers understand their safety responsibilities to themselves and all highway users. This manual will help you prepare for the CDL Knowledge and endorsement tests. please review it carefully. For specific information about the CDL program or on how to schedule a knowledge or skills exam please contact your local DMV office. Alaska law AS 19.10.300 requires that a person who carries passengers or freight for hire within the State of Alaska in a commercial motor vehicle, or a person who carries freight in a motor vehicle for commercial purposes, shall maintain financial responsibility in the following amounts: $200,000 for property damage in a single occurrence; and $500,000 for bodily injury or death in a single occurrence. Evidence of financial responsibility shall be filed with: Department of Transportation Division of Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement 11900 Industrial Way Huffman Business Park, Building M Anchorage, AK 99515-3512 The evidence must be in the form of a policy or certificate of insurance by an insurer acceptable to the Department, or other security approved by the Department. Remember that driving is a privilege, not a right. Good luck on your commercial examination. This publication was released by the Alaska Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles, produced at a cost of  $ 0.70  per copy to educate potential drivers of commercial vehicles and printed in Anchorage, Alaska under copyright of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators 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. The purpose of this manual is to provide the reader with a general familiarity with the principals of safe operation of a commercial motor vehicle. The contents of this manual are NoT intended to serve as a precise statement of the Statutes and regulations of the State of Alaska pertaining to the operation of a commercial motor vehicle and should not be understood by the reader as such. Revised by AAMVA 07/2008 Printed 06/2013 Page 1 Preface 