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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.  \nThis 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.  \nAlaska 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:  \n$200,000 for property damage in a single occurrence; and $500,000 for bodily injury or death ina single occurrence.  \nEvidence of financial responsibility shall be filed with:  \nDepartment of Transportation  \nDivision of Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement  \n11900 Industrial Way  \nHuffman Business Park, Building M  \nAnchorage, AK 99515-3512  \nThe 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.  \nRemember that driving is a privilege, not a right. Good luck on your commercial examination.  \nThis publication was released by the Alaska Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles, produced at a cost of .662 per copy to educate potential drivers of commercial vehicles and printed in Anchorage, Alaska under copyright of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators  \nThis 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.  \nThe 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  \nRevised 10/07  \nPrinted 10/07  \nPreface Page 3  \nWho is required to be licensed – A commercial drivers license (CDL) is required for anyone who is driving a vehicle intrastate or interstate with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 pounds or more. If you will be driving a vehicle designed to carry 15 or more passengers, or transporting hazardous materials, regardless of the GVWR, a CDL is required. A commercial driver may have only one license and that license must be issued by their home state. Those exempted from the commercial driver licensing requirements include drivers of recreational, military and emergency vehicles. Farm vehicles are exempt if controlled and operated by a farmer, used to transport agricultural products or machinery to and from a farm, not used in for-hire or contract carrier operations, and if driven no further than 150 miles from the farm.  \nTesting and Issuance Requirements – Your social security card is required to obtain a CDL along with other birth and identity documents if you have never been licensed in the State of Alaska. The commercial driver license fee is $100.00. There is a $25.00 non-refundable fee for those requiring a road test. 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