{"id":389,"date":"2018-07-27T05:58:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T11:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/?p=389"},"modified":"2018-07-17T13:39:27","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T19:39:27","slug":"cdl-commercial-drivers-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insuringky.com\/blog\/cdl-commercial-drivers-license\/","title":{"rendered":"CDL (Commercial Driver’s License)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In order to drive a vehicle and\/or trailer with a combined weight over 26,000 pounds, you are required to have a commercial driver’s license (aka a CDL.)\u00a0 There are three different classes of CDL’s and six endorsements.\u00a0 The classes\u00a0are:<\/p>\n

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Class A CDL<\/h4>\n

As previously stated, the operator of any truck and trailer with over 26,000 Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) is required to have a CDL.\u00a0 Additionally, the driver\u00a0of any truck hauling (or pulling a trailer) with a GVW that exceeds 10,000 must have a Class A CDL.<\/p>\n

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Class B CDL<\/h4>\n

A Class B CDL is required to operate a vehicle with a combined weight of 26,001 pounds pulling another vehicle with a gross weight of that is less than 10,000 pounds.<\/p>\n

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Class C CDL<\/h4>\n

Drivers of passenger vehicles carrying 16 or more people are required to have a Class C CDL.\u00a0 The same is true of vehicles hauling hazardous materials.<\/p>\n

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In addition to the 3 classes, are 6 endorsements.\u00a0 These six endorsements indicate successful\u00a0completion and testing, authorizing the driver to operate specific types of commercial vehicles:<\/p>\n

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  1. School Buses<\/li>\n
  2. Tankers<\/li>\n
  3. authorization to pull more than one trailer<\/li>\n
  4. Commercial vehicles transporting passengers<\/li>\n
  5. Haz Mat<\/li>\n
  6. Combination Haz Mat\/Tankers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          In order to drive a vehicle and\/or trailer with a combined weight over 26,000 pounds, you are required to have a commercial driver’s license (aka a CDL.)\u00a0 There are three different classes of CDL’s and six endorsements.\u00a0 The classes\u00a0are:   Class A CDL As previously stated, the operator of any truck and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[294,5],"tags":[332,322,324,325,323,335,334,333,329,336,328,327,331,321,9,320,326,330],"class_list":["post-389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-insurance-terminology","category-trucking-insurance","tag-bus-driver-insurance","tag-cdl","tag-cdl-classes","tag-cdl-endorsements","tag-commercial-drivers-license","tag-commercial-vehicle-insurance","tag-commercial-vehicles","tag-ky-bus-driver-insurance","tag-ky-cdl","tag-ky-commercial-vehicle-insurance","tag-ky-truckers-insurance","tag-ky-trucking-insurance","tag-school-bus-cdl","tag-truckers","tag-truckers-insurance","tag-trucking","tag-trucking-insurances","tag-who-needs-a-cdl"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t