Dump truck (How to remove manual restriction from DL)

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Twosportref, Mar 8, 2021.

  1. Twosportref

    Twosportref Bobtail Member

    1
    0
    Mar 8, 2021
    0
    I have a class A drivers license but I had to get it with no manual restriction. Automatic is all my company has. I want to drive part time a dump truck on the weekends and there big trucks are all manual. My understanding is I could drive their small pickup truck haulers but not their big ones. What is the process for removing the manual restriction ? Do I get a new permit and practice in the manual dumps ? Then road test ? Please advise.
     
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. shooter19802003

    shooter19802003 Road Train Member

    5,654
    42,106
    Feb 8, 2010
    Idaho
    0
    You have to retest in a manual.
     
    Don379 Thanks this.
  4. seagreg

    seagreg Light Load Member

    287
    706
    Oct 3, 2019
    0
    If a restriction you are trying to remove requires a driving test, yes, you are required to obtain a CLP.

    As the manual restriction requires the driving test you will need to get your CLP.
     
  5. WesternPlains

    WesternPlains Road Train Member

    6,225
    47,447
    Sep 1, 2017
    0
    White Out. They'll never notice.
     
  6. SmallPackage

    SmallPackage Road Train Member

    4,505
    13,544
    Dec 20, 2019
    Marion Texas
    0
    Has anybody ever heard of the restriction being enforced outside of a company hiring process? Let’s say a guy buys his own manual truck and becomes a local dumptruck driver with his own truck. Who enforces it? I’ve never once had a dot officer look at my shifter or how any transmission operates. They don’t check clutch peddles or adjustment. I’ve never had them look at license to see about transmission shifting skills. They only checked whether its an “A” or “B” and it matches the weight and type of vehicle.

    Honest question that i’ve never heard an answer to.
     
  7. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

    17,737
    124,501
    Apr 10, 2009
    Copied in Hell
    0
    Have you ever had a dot cop check to see if you were wearing your glasses while driving? I haven’t, but I don’t wear glasses. If he looks at your license and sees the auto restrictions, and then watches you do the bleed down test in a level one, how long would it take for him to notice that manual transmission?
     
  8. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

    20,662
    100,418
    Dec 18, 2011
    Michigan
    0
    I had a few with auto restriction who applied for a job and when I ran the background check, a couple had tickets from that restriction.
     
    GreenPete359 Thanks this.
  9. Don379

    Don379 Heavy Load Member

    714
    1,285
    Jan 7, 2021
    0
    They always check your licence for restrictions. and when they see, restrictted to auto trans, you can be assured that they will climb on step and look to see if there is a stick in the truck. especially if its an older truck. And yes, you will get a fine and the truck will sit till you call someone to come get it with proper license. If not, it gets towed. YEs its real and enforced.
     
  10. Don379

    Don379 Heavy Load Member

    714
    1,285
    Jan 7, 2021
    0
    well thats kinda different. Most cops just assume you wear contacts. Thats why you can just say you have contacts in. I have done that before i had corrective lenses removed. The cop cant tell you to remove your contacts and cant give you a doctor eye exam lol. As far as a manual goes, thats a quick visual of the truck
     
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.