License Question.
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Thank you I appreciate the information, needed to know because of the confusion from schools
Epic, it works like this.. like your driver's license, it has to be in your home state. Of course if you attend school in a state you don't live in you generally get that states permit and test there, then upon pasding you go home and transfer your new cdl back to your home state.
3rd part testing: Some states certify 3rd party testers and allow them to give the exams, but not all states allow them. Here, all testing is done by Federal DOT officers.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
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Epic, it works like this.. like your driver's license, it has to be in your home state. Of course if you attend school in a state you don't live in you generally get that states permit and test there, then upon pasding you go home and transfer your new cdl back to your home state.
3rd part testing: Some states certify 3rd party testers and allow them to give the exams, but not all states allow them. Here, all testing is done by Federal DOT officers.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.