Originally Posted by Grigg
In VA they want you to have a CDL if you have air brakes... say your car had air brakes, irregardless of weight you'd need a CDL to drive it.
Otherwise it's 26,000 lb before needing a CDL in VA.

Grigg


Grigg's statement is for the most part how it works in NY. This is why I looked for a GMC 350 COE (no air brakes - I do not think the hydrovac air-assist counts).


Vehicles Requiring Commercial Driver’s Licenses

Drivers must hold CDLs if they operate in interstate, intrastate, or foreign commerce and drive a vehicle:

* With a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of at least 26,001 pounds, whichever is greater, or a lesser GVWR or GVW the Secretary of Transportation prescribes by regulation, but not less than a GVWR of 10,001 pounds; or
* Designed to transport at least 16 passengers including the driver; or
* Transporting a quantity of hazardous materials requiring placarding.

Air brake restrictions

If an applicant fails the air brake section of the knowledge test, or performs the skills test in a vehicle not equipped with air brakes, his/her CDL, if issued, will indicate that the license holder may not operate any CMV equipped with air brakes. Note: For the purposes of the skills test and the license restriction, air brakes include any braking system that operates fully or partially on the air brake principle.

https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/operating/osss/truck/driver

Tim
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