['Driver qualifications']
['Drivers qualification (DQ file)']
03/11/2025
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Federal regulations
Arkansas has adopted Part 391 of the Federal Regulations with the exception of Sec. 391.11(b)(1) for intrastate drivers.
Applicability
Part 391 applies to any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in intrastate and interstate commerce when the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating, gross combination weight rating, gross vehicle weight, or gross combination weight of 10,001 pounds or more, or is of any size transporting a placardable amount of hazardous materials.
Age
18 years of age for intrastate drivers.
Alcohol and Drug Testing
An Arkansas employer must report to the Office of Driver Services (within three business days) all valid positive and refusal to provide specimen results for post-accident (Sec. 382.303) and random (Sec. 382.305) alcohol testing for all Arkansas-issued commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders it employs in safety-sensitive transportation jobs for which drug and alcohol testing is required according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs).
An Arkansas employer must report to the Office of Driver Services (within three business days) all valid positive drug test results for marijuana metabolites, cocaine metabolites, amphetamines, opiate metabolites, or phencyclidine, all refusals to provide a specimen for drug testing, or the submission of an adulterated, diluted positive, or substituted specimen for all Arkansas-issued CDL holders employed in safety-sensitive transportation jobs for which drug and alcohol testing is required according to the FMCSRs.
An Arkansas employer must submit a request for information (with an authorization signed by the employee) for each employee subject to drug and alcohol testing. The employer must retain this information for at least three years.
An employee may also submit a signed request for his/her own information.
A consortium/third party administrator must meet these reporting requirements for an Arkansas employer or employee who holds an Arkansas-issued CDL. The definition of an employer includes an individual who holds an Arkansas-issued CDL and is self-employed in a safety-sensitive transportation job for which drug and alcohol testing is required according to the FMCSRs.
Driver qualification file
A driver qualification file (Sec. 391.51) is required.
Operator’s license
The current license classes are as follows:
| Class | Description |
|---|---|
| Class A | Any combination of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 pounds or more, provided that the GVWR of the vehicle(s) being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds. |
| Class B | Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more, and any such vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds. |
| Class C | Any single vehicle with a GVWR of less than 26,001 pounds or any such vehicle towing a vehicle with a GVWR not in excess of 10,000 pounds comprising: (1) Vehicles designed to transport 16 passengers or more, including driver; (2) Vehicles used in the transportation of hazardous materials, which are placarded. |
| Class D | Any vehicle which is not a commercial vehicle as described above. |
| Class M | Any motorcycle which displaces more than 250 cubic centimeters. |
| Class MD | Any motor driven cycle which displaces 250 cubic centimeters or less. |
| Endorsements | Description |
| H | Hazardous materials |
| T | Double and triple trailers |
| P | Passenger-carrying vehicles |
| S | School bus |
| N | Tank vehicles |
| X | Hazardous materials and tank |
| M | Motorcycle |
| MD | Motor driven cycle |
| Restrictions | Description |
| E | No manual transmission-equipped commercial motor vehicle |
| K | Intrastate only |
| L | No air brake-equipped commercial motor vehicle |
| M | No Class A passenger vehicle |
| N | No Class A or Class B passenger vehicle |
| O | No tractor-trailer commercial motor vehicle |
| V | Medical variance |
| W | Only seasonal farm service vehicles |
| Z | No full air brake-equipped commercial motor vehicle |
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