M or W endorsment?

You won't get the "P" on your license unless you pass a road test in a passenger vehicle. The coil endorsement is more likely to benefit you than a tow truck endorsement, just because it opens the door to a common type of freight (especially in flats), whereas even with the tow endorsement, you still don't know jack about operating a wrecker and would have to start at the bottom and be trained into it...which at THAT point you'd go for the endorsement.

Hazmat and tank (need tank endorsement to pull liquid containers in a van or flat) are the two you'll use the most, and if you're from a state that requires coil endorsements, then that one would be good too. The rest, unless you have a job lined up where you'll need it, don't waste your time.

 

you beat me to that one.

 

What is a metal coil endorsement ?? I have not heard of this one.

 

never heard about Metal coil endorsement. I have T (tanker) and N (double, triple trailers). Dropped Hazmat after 9/11. T endorsement is a good one. I have earned alot by hauling big liquid filled totes in dry van. Worth to have it for sure !

 

There are only a few states that have a metal coil endorsement. If you're licensed in one of those states and want to haul a metal coil in that state, you need it.

 

More power to those who feel so inclined. As for me, I prefer to keep away from that show. I would ahve so many chains on a coil that I would be OW by the time I pulled out!

 

Where I am from, the M endorsement is for motorcycles.