CDL Section 1 Latest Version (2022/2023) Already Passed
GCWR ✔✔Gross Combined Weight Rating Combined registered weight of the power unit plus the towed unit(s)
GVWR ✔✔Gross Vehicle Weight Rating Value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of a single vehicle or combination of vehicles, or the registered gross weight
Who must obtain a CDL? ✔✔*Any combo of vehicles with a GCWR of 26,001 or more lbs, providing the GVWR of the vehicle being towed is over 10,000 lbs *Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more lbs or any such vehicle towing another under 10,000 lbs *Any vehicle designed to transport 16 or more persons including the driver *Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials
Who is exempt from obtaining a CDL? ✔✔Farm Equipment Operators 1 / 2
Firefighting Equipment Operators Military Vehicle Operators Recreational Vehicle Operators
Class A ✔✔Combo Vehicles GCWR of 26,001 or more lbs providing the vehicle being towed is over 10,000 lbs
Class B ✔✔Single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 lbs or any such vehicle towing another under 10,000 lbs
Class C ✔✔Single vehicle with a GVWR of at least 16,001 lbs but under 26,001 lbs
Class D ✔✔Single vehicle with a GVWR of less than 16,001 lbs
Endorsements ✔✔*Charter Bus Endorsement (C) *Combination Tank and Hazardous Materials (X) *Double/Triple Trailers (T) *Passenger Vehicles (P)
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