If you have a HazMat Endorsement, read this! License renewal.

Is this new? I had Hazmat on my liscense years ago and just let it expire… then, I moved to another state and have had a valid CDL license ever since… 15 years plus…. Nobody ever said anything…

 

In my state the hazmat and license expire on the same day …….. 5 years

 

I'm currently waiting on my threat assessment from the TSA. 9 weeks and counting.
Got a letter from my state dmv saying they have nor received any info from the feds and if I want to give up my hazmat to sign and return letter or if they do not hear back within 180 days they will just issue me a cdl without the hazardous endorsement. Nothing about cancellation.
I've had my commercial d.l. w all endorsements
since before we went to the cdl in late 80s?
Last dozen I'm exclusively hazmat so yeah I'm gonna need it..lol
TSA said there is a backlog and my state will give me a 90 day extension after my temporary (from march 8) expires...PIA

 

Fingerprints plays a part also.

I added haz in the middle of 5 years. Prints and test. 2 1/2 years later i had to test again to renew my license.

So every 2 1/2 years I'm either Fingerprints or test and renewal..

This is all going to be fubar with the new 8 year licenses now. Thank goodness I'm getting rid of mine.

As for the op post and discussion. Isn't that the way it's been since the beginning? When the test and finger all started?

 

MN drivers license expires every 4 yrs along with the hazmat.
I do my DOT physical every 2 and they all expire in March.

I applied for renewal 2 business weeks before expiration as usual.
Both the TSA and the DOT have taken my $.

Staff shortages or covid issues are things I don't control so if I am w/o a license for a time I will accept the unplanned vacation.

 

I renewed mine in November and it was done in a day ……. Lucky I guess

 

I did confirm with the state of Iowa that, in this state at least, your CDL is still valid after the hazmat expires and you do not to have the hazmat removed.