Question About HazMat Endorsement.
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They will not even let you into the test room until you have had your prints taken (which requires getting a reference # for applying too get them) then being printed, then waiting roughly 2 to 3 weeks for a letter to come and say "yes or no " to your prints being run. On top of all that, unless you have your med card up to date, to prove that you are capable of transporting a load you will not be able to test.
Yes, just sit for your hazmat endorsement test first. Once you pass then you will need to be fingerprinted afterwards. Ohio's fingerprinting fees were $89.25. The results can take 21+ days before you receive your clearance. Once you receive clearance, then go back to BMV to have hazmat endorsement added to your license.
So I have my Illinois PERMIT with tanker and I'm wanting to just go ahead and get EVERY endorsement so I'll have no limits as to what I can drive.
Do I need to do my prints, and all the hazmat stuff just to take the written? Or can I go ahead and take it and just not actually get the endorsement until its all done?
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
Bmv:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
Seems to very from state to state.
Here in Florida when I did my initial one - they wouldn't let me sit for the test, or do fingerprints - until I had my full CDL/A in-hand (not the permit). Then I sat for the test - printed after passing, and waited for my prints to come back.
Since I already had a TWIC card - my stuff came back in a little over a week (same agency that does TWIC backgrounds, does the HM ones).
If they will let you apply for the HM with just a permit - go for it. TSA is kinda backed up at the moment (took me 12 weeks to get my TWIC renewed recently) - so it may take awhile to get your BG check back.
Again - the order may vary from state to state.
Rick
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.
I'm just telling you how they ran (run) things here. I applied for prints on web site and got a confirmation #, Then went to DMV got printed and had to wait for a reply. OOPS, your prints didn't read right come back and redo! Went to redo, OOPS!, we can't find you in the computer, you'll have to get a new #. New Confirmation # given after talking to a very nice TSA agent, (The confirmation # that you get is only good for 90 days, after that if you are not totally all done in process you are kicked out of the computer) Back to DMV reprinted and back to waiting for letter of OK.
Study for Hazmat test, through this site, while waiting for letter. TSA says I'm cleared, go to DMV to take test, the same day I took my DOT physical, figure I'll kill two birds with one stone. DOT test comes up with possible COPD, (will have to get tested else where) med card put on hold.
I go to DMV for Hazmat test (Feeling Awesomely Confident) sorry but if you don't have your med card we can't let you test. CRRRAAAAAPPPP!!
Just got my card last week, 89 out of the 90 days they can hold it, (testing, then report to be given to the, right person). NOW I can re-study because I have lost some of the facts and finally take the test. ( I hope there isn't a time period between printing and taking the test).
Plan on testing Monday, I'll let you know.. MRC
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
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.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
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So I have my Illinois PERMIT with tanker and I'm wanting to just go ahead and get EVERY endorsement so I'll have no limits as to what I can drive.
Do I need to do my prints, and all the hazmat stuff just to take the written? Or can I go ahead and take it and just not actually get the endorsement until its all done?
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