Forms Of Identification Question
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Go to the state's website where you got your divorce and they should have a link to purchase a copy. It's usually $10 to $15.
In Montana they used my maiden name for my middle name on my driver's license. When I went to get my TWIC card, it did not match my birth certificate, so I had to change my CDL. I also had to order a copy of my divorce paperwork to show how I went from maiden name to married/divorce to married and now a widow. I just went to the state site and there's a third party link there and paid for the paperwork and it came a couple weeks later.
Laura
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.
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
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Hi all,
My apologies, I've been lurking in the background for some time now, trying to screw up my courage to take the leap, and now that I have, I find myself in a bit of a conundrum.
I have my DOT physical completed. I'm scheduling my CLP test for next week and will be applying for paid training shortly thereafter. My question is about forms of identification.
What I have is my original birth certificate (certified copy), marriage license, car registration, SS card, and I have a "Real ID" from Ohio but no passport.
Here's the fun part.
I was married twice and kept my first married name after the divorce (long story), so my second marriage license has that name, not my maiden name. In other words, my name on my birth certificate doesn't match my marriage license. My divorce papers from my first marriage have vanished from my filing cabinet, otherwise, I would just bring the paper trail with me that I had when I got my Real ID DL.
What other forms of identification are needed?
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
CLP:
Commercial Learner's Permit
Before getting their CDL, commercial drivers will receive their commercial learner's permit (CLP) upon passing the written portion of the CDL exam. They will not have to retake the written exam to get their CDL.