Can you tell if these drivers are compliant with the CDL requirements?
Scenario 1: A prospective candidate comes in for an interview to drive a fuel truck (tanker truck) for your transportation company. During the interview you learn that the candidate possesses a Class A CDL with a hazardous materials (H) endorsement but does not possess a tank (N) endorsement.
Scenario 2: You need a driver to transport farm machinery and supplies from your farm in West Virginia to your farm in New Jersey three times per year. Your current driver is retiring, but recommends one of his relatives, Bill, who does not hold a CDL but has been transporting supplies on his family farm for years.
Question: Are the drivers in these scenarios compliant with commercial driver’s license (CDL) requirements?
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Can you tell if these drivers are compliant with the CDL requirements?: Answers
Answer 1: No. To operate a fuel truck (tanker truck), the driver must possess both a hazardous materials endorsement and a tank endorsement. The driver will need to pass the tank endorsement knowledge test to add the endorsement to the CDL to be compliant with the CDL requirements.
Answer 2: No. Although a state may exempt drivers of farm vehicles, this waiver is only valid in the driver’s home state unless there is a reciprocity agreement with adjoining states. The farm vehicles must also be controlled and operated by a farmer (including employees or family members); used to transport either agricultural products, farm machinery, farm supplies, or both to or from a farm; not be used in the operations of a for-hire motor carrier; and must only be used within 150 miles of the farmer’s farm. Since the driver in this scenario must travel both outside of Bill’s home state and over 150 miles of the farm, this driver is not compliant with CDL requirements.