A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) is needed if you operate any of the following vehicles:

• All single vehicles with a manufacturer’s weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more.
• All trailers with a manufacturer’s weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more, if the gross weight rating of the combined vehicle(s) is 26,001 pounds or higher.
• All vehicles designed to transport 16 or more persons (including the driver). (Private, church, buses).
• All vehicles that carry placarded amounts of hazardous materials (see following section on exemptions).

If you or a loved one has been injured in a truck accident because of possible brake failure, contact a Commercial Drivers License Lawyer or call 1-888-762-5988 (1-888-ROCKY-88).

Endorsements and Restrictions – Drivers who operate special types of CMV’s also need to pass additional tests to obtain any of the following endorsements on their CDL:

• T – Double/Triple Trailers
• P – Passenger
• N – Tank Vehicle
• H – Hazardous Materials
• X – Combination of Tank Vehicle and Hazardous Materials

Contact a Commercial Drivers License Lawyer or call 1-888-762-5988 (1-888-ROCKY-88).