Endorsements? what all is there? which is most useful?

Take the test for all of them when you go for your permit. You can skip the passemger endorsement since you need to take the test in a bus. All the other endorsements are knowledge test only.



In my opinion, the priority list for the rest of the endorsements is:
Hazmat,tanker, doubles.

For passport, it's only necessary if your company goes to Canada. Idk if Swift does or not.

What "certifications" are you asking about?

 

I got tanker and hazmat right there with the CDL. Walked out of DMV ready to rumble.

 

Hazmat I would rate as most valuable. There is also, double/triple, tank and passenger. I have them all, except passenger.

 

Hazmat , tanker , doubles and triples in that order. I got em all. Never used the doubles so far.
Hazmat takes the longest because they have to check to make sure your not a terrorist lol. Maybe a couple weeks I forget.

 

Before my Class A, I had a Class B. I have a P and School Bus endorsement, but since obtaining my Class A, have not used the P or School Bus. I did get Doubles\Triples, Tanker, and HazMat, and used the endorsements in the following order by most to least, HazMat, Tanker, doubles\triples. This may not be real world, I don't drive for a company, I drive to recover trucks for either a finance company, or it's been abandon and they need it moving to a yard or delivered. The abandon and need delivery is usually done by company drivers, unless the load is time sensitive and they have no one in the area, then they will have us do it. The HazMat loads are usually household cleaning supplies, or other materials in a dry van, not a load of chlorine in a tanker.

 

Isn't there a couple of states specific endorsement too? Like New York and their coils?

 

More like two months. I have to renew my hazmat every year. Two months wait for background check. Ouch.

 

You don't have a skills test for Tanker or Double/Triple?