CDL or Non CDL????

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A Commercial Driver's License is required to operate a tractor-trailer for commercial use.


This article is about the Commercial Driver's License. For other uses, see CDL (disambiguation).A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) is a driver's license required in the United States to operate any type of vehicle which has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 lb (11,793 kg) or more for commercial use, or transports quantities of hazardous materials that require warning placards under Department of Transportation regulations, or that is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver. This includes (but is not limited to) tow trucks, tractor trailers, and buses.[SUP][1][/SUP]
The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 was signed into law on October 27, 1986. The primary intent of the Act was to improve highway safety by ensuring that truck drivers and drivers of tractor trailers and buses are qualified to drive Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs), and to remove drivers that are unsafe and unqualified from the highways. The Act continued to give states the right to issue CDLs, but the federal government established minimum requirements that must be met when issuing a CDL.[SUP][2][/SUP]

 

I'd still think ud need a medical card? Or would one not be needed?

 

i worked at a tire shop that had bigger crane trucks for off road tires. like on the big bucket trucks and rock haulers. they too had a truck plated at 26,000lbs and did not require a cdl. they required a physical card and any applical endorusements.

 

your fine on the weight at 26000 but i think your over on gals for needing a tank endorsement, ill see if i can find the reg quick and post back

 

and from what i have found in a few minutes each state has its own requirements on who needs a cdl and for what. so stop in at your local DMV and get a current CDL book. it will have the requirements per your state

A state may also require a driver to have a CDL to operate certain other vehicles legally. A driver licensed in New Jersey must have a CDL to drive legally a bus, limousine, or van that is used for hire, and designed to transport 8 to 15 passengers.[SUP][6][/SUP] A driver licensed in New York must have a CDL to legally transport passengers in school buses and other vehicles listed in Article 19-A of the state's Vehicle and Traffic Law.[SUP][7][/SUP] A driver licensed in California must have a CDL if his primary employment is driving, whether or not you actually drive a commercial vehicle. Basically, California defines a commercial vehicle as one that transports for hire either people or products.[SUP][8][/SUP] And possession of a CDL in California changes the threshold for a Driving Under the Influence citation from 0.08% to 0.04% Blood Alcohol Content (even if he is not using his Commercial privileges at the time of the offense, for example while driving his personally owned vehicle).[SUP][9][/SUP]

 

Tank vehicle means any commercial motor vehicle that is designed to transport any liquid or gaseous materials within a tank or tanks having an individual rated capacity of more than 119 gallons and an aggregate rated capacity of 1,000 gallons or more that is either permanently or temporarily attached to the vehicle or the chassis. A commercial motor vehicle transporting an empty storage container tank, not designed for transportation, with a rated capacity of 1,000 gallons or more that is temporarily attached to a flatbed trailer is not considered a tank vehicle.

defined by
Subpart A - General

§ 383.5

so a permently mounted tank more than 1000 gallons is a tank vehicle and therefore requires a tanker endorsement.

as far as weight as long as its 26000 and not 26001 you do not need a cdl, just hope they don't get pulled in at 1lb over your registered weight or they will get hit for driving without a cdl.