Industry Updates
CLASS A VEHICLES
Class a truck- any combination of vehicles with a gvwr of 26,001 or more pounds (11,793kg) provided the gvwr of the vehicles being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds (4536kg)
Here is examples of the vehicle you may be able to drive with a class a cdl(with proper endorsements) include
-Tractor-trailer
-Truck and trailer combinations
-Tanker vehicleslivestock carriersflatbeds
Reminder: if the vehicle you test in is an automatic transmission, your cdl will have that restriction and you will not be licensed to drive a manual tranmission
E= no manual transmission equipped cmv
Skills test taken in a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission
CLASS B VEHICLES
Class b truck- any single vehicle with a gvwr
of 26,001 or more pounds (11,793kg), or any such vehicle towing a vehicle not excess of 10,000 pounds (4536kg) gvwr
Here is examples of the vehicle you may be able to drive with a class a cdl(with proper endorsements) includestraight trucksbox trucks (ex. delivery drivers, couriers, etc)dump trucks with small trailers
Reminder: if the vehicle you test in is an automatic transmission, your cdl will have that restriction and you will not be licensed to drive a manual tranmission
E= no manual transmission equipped cmv
Skills test taken in a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission
ENDORSEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS
CLP ENDORSEMENTS
P-Passenger Endorsements
S-School Bus Endorsements
N-Tank Vehicle Endorsements
CDL ENDORSEMENTS
AS OF JANUARY 2017
P1- CLASS B PASSENGER VEHICLE 26,001 LIBS OR MORE DESIGNED TO CARRY 16=PASSENGERS (INC THE DRIVER)
P2- CLASS C PASSENGER VEHICLE 26,000 LIBS OR LESS, DESIGNED TO CARRY 16=PASSENGERS (INC THE DRIVER)
S- SCHOOL BUS ENDORSEMENT- ANY SIZED SCHOOL BUS
T- DOUBLE & TRIPLE TRAILERS ENDORSEMENT
N- TANK VEHICLE ENDORSEMENT
H- HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ENDORSEMENT
X- COMBINATION OF A TANK VEHICLE ENDORSEMENT & HAZARDOUS MATERIAL ENDORSEMENT
CLP RESTRICTIONS
P- NO PASSENERS IN CMV BUS
X- NO CARGO IN CMV TANK VEHICLE
L- NO AIR BRAKE EQUIPPED CMV
V- MEDICAL VARIANCE
M- NO CLASS A PASSENGER VEHICLE
N- NO CLASS A & B PASSENGER VEHICLE
K- INTRASTATE ONLY
CDL RESTRICTIONS
AS OF JANUARY 2017
L- NO AIR BRAKE EQUIPPED CMV
SKILLS TEST TAKEN IN A VEHICLE NOT EQIPPED WITH AIR BRAKES AND/ OR AIR BRAKE KNOWLEGDE TEST NOT TAKEN
Z- NO FULL AIR BRAKE EQUIPPED CMV
SKILLS TEST TAKEN IN VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH AIR OVER HYDRAULIC BRAKES
E- NO MANUAL TRANMISSION EQUIPPED CMV SKILLS TEST TAKEN IN A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSSION
O- NO TRACTOR-TRAILER CMV
SKILLS TEST TAKEN IN A COMBINATION VEHICLE FOR A CLASS A WITH POWER UNIT CONNECTED WITH A PINTLE HOOK OR OTHER NON-FIFTH WHEEL CONNECTION
M – NO CLASS A PASSENGER VEHICLE SKILLS TEST TAKEN IN A CLASS B BUS
N- NO CLASS A & B PASSENGER VEHICLE SKILLS TEST TAKEN IN A CLASS C BUS
K- INTRASTATE ONLY
SELF CERTIFIED AS NON-EXCEPTED INTRASTATE OR IS UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE
S & R Truck Driving Institute
350 Glenborough Drive, Suite 100
Houston, TX 77067
(832) 328-8998
