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What Would You Do?: Is a CDL required?: Answers

Answers:

  1. Class B CDL as the vehicle is rated at over 26,000 pounds, but the trailer is not rated at more than 10,000 pounds.
  2. Class C with a hazardous materials endorsement due to the vehicle being under 26,001 pounds (rated and actual) and transporting placarded hazardous materials.
  3. Even though the combination is a pickup truck and trailer, a Class A CDL would be required due to the combination of GVWRs being over 26,000 pounds and the trailer GVWR being over 10,000 pounds.
  4. Class B CDL. The vehicle is rated at over 26,000 pounds, but it does not have a trailer, so a Class A is not required.
  5. This is a trick question. No CDL is required. The power unit is under 26,001 pounds, so no Class B is required. The trailer is under 10,001 pounds, so even though the combination is over 26,000 pounds, no Class A is required. Note: Some states may require a weight-based or occupation-based non-CDL license to operate such a vehicle.