Restrictions And Endorsements, PA And General
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I tested for all Endorsements except Passenger and School Bus. Study the High Road and take them all at once. Minimum for a CDL A is General Knowledge, Combination Vehicles and Air Brakes. If you learn and do your Pre Trip, Backing and Road test in a manual transmission truck, you will not get an Automatic only restriction on your license. Make sure your school offers training in a manual trans truck. FYI, the Tanker, Doubles/ Triples and HazMat are a walk in the park if you study your a$$ off with the High Road. Good luck!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
Combination Vehicle:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.
Doubles:
Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.
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Hi All, I’m getting my CDL papers in order and have a little confusion.
But first, a High Road Training issue. I’ve been questioned in the High Road exams about the number of CDL endorsements, which seems to be 7. But, there is an insert in the PA Commercial Drivers Manual that says since December 21, 2015, there are now 6 endorsements. H- Hazardous, N – taNk vehicles P – Passengers S –School bus T – Trailers double and triple X – hazardous and tank
So, it looks like they dropped the air brake endorsement (L) and made it a restriction only.
But back to my question/issue: I want to test for Class A, with Manual transmission, Air brakes, Tank, and Hazmat. Seems like a nice blend to start out? My best guess is you have to pay for Class A AND pay to test for the endorsements you want, AND pay to test to lift the restrictions you want lifted. Add this up and pay the man with your application.
So, in Pennsylvania, you add N and H endorsements at $5.00 each, you can take the HazMat and taNk tests. But then you also have to pay to test out of the L or the Z restriction, which both talk about air brakes, and since I want to be able to run a manual transmission, I’d have to pay to get the E restriction lifted. Sound about right? So to lift the restrictions, it's probably $10, but might be $15 depending on that L vs. Z issue???
If anyone can shed light on the difference between Pennsylvania L and Z restrictions, thanks. L says: "Operate vehicles equipped with Air Brakes". Z says: "Prohibits driving a commercial motor vehicle with full Air Brakes" They are both under the Restriction Removal section of the DL-31CD CDL learners permit application at $5.00 each.
By the way....Thanks Brett and your collaborators and supporters for running this website.......it's really nice, and the work is appreciated.
Regards All, John Best
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
HAZMAT:
Hazardous Materials
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
Commercial Motor Vehicle:
A commercial motor vehicle is any vehicle used in commerce to transport passengers or property with either: