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['Driver qualifications']
['Drivers qualification (DQ file)']
08/16/2023
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Qualification of drivers - West Virginia
Federal regulations
West Virginia has adopted Part 391 of the Federal Regulations with some modifications.
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
The allowable age to operate a heavy truck in intrastate operations is 18.
Driver qualification file
A driver qualification file (Sec. 391.51) is required.
Operator’s license
The license classes currently are as follows:
| Class | Description |
| Class A | Any combination of vehicles with a GCWR of 26,001 or more pounds provided the GVWR of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds. |
| Class B | Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds. |
| Class C | Any single vehicle, or combination of vehicles, that do not meet the definition of Class A or Class B, but that either is designated to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver, or is placarded for hazardous materials. |
| Class D | A person whose primary function of employment is the transportation of people or property for compensation or wages and who does not meet the requirements for a Class A, B, or C license. |
| Class E | Represents a driver’s license for automobiles and small trucks which are used for personal and private use (non-commercial). |
| Endorsements | |
| T | Authorizes driving double and triple trailers. |
| P | Authorizes driving vehicles carrying passengers. |
| S | School bus. |
| N | Authorizes driving tank vehicles. |
| H | Authorizes the driver to drive a vehicle transporting hazardous materials. |
| X | Tank/hazardous materials. |
| F | Authorizes the driver to operate a motorcycle while holding a Class A, B, C, D or E driver’s license. |
| Restrictions | |
| 1. | Artificial Limbs |
| 2. | Corrective Lenses |
| 3. | Automatic Transmission |
| 4. | Mechanical Signals |
| 5. | Hand Controls |
| 6. | Outside Mirrors |
| 7. | Corrective Lenses/and Outside Mirror |
| 9. | Other |
| D | Daylight Driving |
| E | No Manual Transmission Equipped CMV |
| I | Interlock |
| J | Spinner Knob |
| K | CDL Intrastate Only |
| L | Vehicle w/o Air Brakes |
| M | Class B or C Bus Only |
| N | Class C Bus Only |
| O | No Tractor-Trailer CMV |
| V | Driver Qualified With Medical Variance |
| Z | No Full Air Brake Equipped CMV |
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