This Might Be A Stupid Question...
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I'm planning to get my Class A, but I have a question about the other classes B & C. When obtaining the Class A are you eligible to just get B & C if you know the material?
I'm not sure how that works and that's where my confusion sets in. I see jobs posted that say Class B or Class C but if you have a Class A you can apply. I know class B is straight truck, but does Class A just override the others?
It might be a stupid question, but I haven't found an answer.
Class A license is kinda like top notch. Cant go up from there. Class C is just your standard license. And class B is for a variety of different jobs except combination vehicles.
Combination Vehicle:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.
Here's an explanation of the different license classes:
Driver's License Classifications
That link is to page 2 of our High Road Online CDL Training Program. It's a program to prepare you for the CDL permit exams, the endorsement exams, and the start of your official CDL training.
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.
Hmmm...things may have changed a bit since I left the US, but when I was a LEO, you could drive any vehicle in YOUR class of license and any vehicle BELOW that..meaning if you had a Class A, what used to be a Chauffeurs license,you could drive pretty much anything, but if you had a Class C, you could only drive vehicles in Class C...I would think that if you hold a Class A, that will allow you to drive everything in Class A and below, meaning Class B, Class C, etc..but I could be wrong...wouldn't be the first time..
I would think that if you hold a Class A, that will allow you to drive everything in Class A and below
That's true
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I'm planning to get my Class A, but I have a question about the other classes B & C. When obtaining the Class A are you eligible to just get B & C if you know the material?
I'm not sure how that works and that's where my confusion sets in. I see jobs posted that say Class B or Class C but if you have a Class A you can apply. I know class B is straight truck, but does Class A just override the others?
It might be a stupid question, but I haven't found an answer.