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Do I need a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)? Flow Chart Outline Description

Title: Do I need a Commercial Driver License (CDL)?

Top of chart begins Q: “Is this a combination vehicle?”

  1. If “No”, then Q: “Does the single vehicle have a GVWR/GVW of 26,001 lbs. or more?
    1. If “Yes”, then Class B CDL needed.
    2. If “No”, then Q: “Is the vehicle designed to transport 16 or more people including the driver?”
      1. If “Yes”, then Class C CDL needed.
      2. If “No”, then Q: “Does the vehicle transport placardable amounts of hazardous materials?”
        1. If “Yes”, then Class C CDL needed.
        2. If “No”, then no CDL required.
  2. If “Yes”, then Q: “Does the trailer have a GVWR/GVW of 10,001 lbs. or more?”
    1. If “Yes”, then Q: “Is the GCWR* 26,001 lbs. or more?”
      1. If “Yes”, then Class A CDL required.
      2. If “No”, then Q: “Is the vehicle designed to transport 16 or more people including the driver?”
        1. If “Yes”, then Class C CDL required.
        2. If “No”, then Q: “Does the vehicle transport placardable amounts of Hazardous Materials?”
          1. If “Yes”, then Class C CDL required.
          2. If “No”, no CDL required.
    2. If “No”, then Q: “Does the power unit have a GVWR/GVW of 26,0001 lbs. or more?”
      1. If “Yes”, then Class B CDL required.
      2. If “No”, then Q: “Is the vehicle designed to transport 16 or more people including the driver?”
        1. If “Yes”, then Class C CDL required.
        2. If “No”, then Q: “Does the vehicle transport placardable amounts of Hazardous Materials?”
          1. If “Yes”, then Class C CDL required.
          2. If “No”, no CDL required.

*Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) is greater of:

(1) A value specified by the manufacturer of the power unit, if such value is displayed on the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) certification label required by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or

(2) The sum of the gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWRs) or the gross vehicle weights (GVWs) of the power unit and the towed unit(s), or any combination thereof, that produces the highest value.

Exception: The GCWR of the power unit will not be used to define a commercial motor vehicle when the power unit is not towing another vehicle.