Why is a regular driver's license necessary to get a CDL?

Even to driver a cargo van or sprinter I had to show them my vehicle I was driving had to prov could drive it and get Haz Mat

 

You gotta walk before you can run.
In other words, You must already be a proficient driver of a car and hold a valid driver's license. It's assumed you already know how to read street signs and so forth. The CDL is an "advanced" or an "enhancement" to your regular license.

 

to already have a "regular driver's license", you are in the system and can be checked out by the NDR (National Driver Registry) for any violations, suspensions revocations in other states. you would already have given information required such as birth certificate, residency, and a document that has a valid signature. there should be no state or school that allows a person to go straight for a CDL, so sorry, you need that car license. also i should point out, that in some instances, you must have had a 'regular driver's license for 2 years, minimum".........

it basically says that you are able to drive a car, then transfer over to a CDL. you have to have had proof of prior driving on a proper license, before you get a CDL.

 

Subpart B-Single License Requirement

383.23 Commercial Driver's License.

(c) Learner's permit (2) He/she either holds a valid automobile driver's license, or has passed such vision, sign/symbol, and knowledge tests as the State issuing the learner's permit ordinarily administers to applicants for automotive driver's licenses.

just about every school will REQUIRE a valid car license, this is for insurance reasons and safety.

 

In order to get a commercial pilots license, you must first, among other things, hold a private (i.e. regular) pilots license. In order to become a commercial diver, you must first, among other things, become certified as a recreational diver. Why should it be any different for drivers licenses? It shouldn't be any different, and it isn't.

You need to become certified in the basics of operating a vehicle on the road before you can move on to the more advanced concepts involved in operating a commercial vehicle.

 

I assure you, Hugh, on IRT, had his automobile drivers license first. I bet he can drive the hound dogg snot out of a car!

 

He can't even fill out a log book among other things. He's no truck driver in my eyes.

I would guess that they want you to have a regular license so you will already know alot of the rules of the road. I'm sure there's a requirement for ID and such plus I would hate to have a driver that's in a truck and has never driven on the road.