Yes, they need to make sure that you can stay awake, have the ability to work long hours.
A valid drivers license and a DOT medical card.
10,000 lbs. GVWR and up in a commercial use vehicle, and the answer is yes.
Approximately 6% of drivers in the United States have a commercial driver's license (CDL) which allows them to operate commercial vehicles such as trucks and buses. This percentage can vary by region and industry.
Yes, you do need a medical card for a commercial vehicle that weighs less than 26000lbs.
All classes of CDL require a DOT medical card - A, B, and C. Additionally, anyone operating a commercial vehicle with a GVWR in excess of 10,000 lbs. is required to have one, even if the vehicle doesn't require a CDL.
What type of Class C licence, exactly? A basic drivers licence in California is known as a Non-Commercial licence, or Class C licence. HOWEVER, there is a Class C Commercial Drivers Licence, intended for vehicles under 26,000 lbs. GVWR which are placarded to haul hazardous materials, designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver), etc. If it requires the non-commercial licence, there's no requirement to possess a medical card. If it requires the Class C Commercial Drivers Licence, then, under federal law, you must always have a valid DOT medical card in your possession at all times when operating that vehicle.
If the commercial vehicle requires a CDL to drive it, you do.
Until they have all states certifying their drivers and getting medical card information into CDLIS, you should.
No. NTSA guidelines require a passport (foreign or US), US passport card, green card or US drivers license or non-drivers license.
You need to identify your state. Only CDLs are classed universally throughout all states - all other drivers licenses are up to the states to classify as they see fit.
What type of permit? A CDL permit is, yes. A regular learner's permit is not. As with a full CDL, you're required to maintain a current DOT medical card with a CDL permit.
No. NTSA guidelines require a passport (foreign or US), US passport card, or US drivers license or non-drivers license.