No
However, if your job requires you to operate a vehicle for commercial purposes which has a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating in excess of 10,000 lbs., you'll be required to get one.
Yes. You have to have some class of unrestricted drivers licence before you can get a CDL.
Nowhere. You need to have a drivers licence before you can get a CDL.
The class of the Commercial Drivers License , A, B or C refers to the weight of the vehicle. When a person gets a CDL, they take the General Knowledge test.
DPA indicates that the licence holder possesses a Class D licence (non-CDL licence classes vary by state, but "D" is normally a standard drivers licence) with a learner's permit to train to upgrade to a Class A CDL.
You will need a Comercial Class Drivers License. This is usually a Class A CDL in most States. So you will need CDL training.
Whatever the employer pays their drivers.
Whatever the company requires. You don't need a GED or diploma to get a CDL, but a company will probably require it.
To drive a cement truck legally, you need a class B CDL (Commercial Drivers License). At 18, you can apply for a class B CDL.
When I had my own business, they needed a Class A CDL and hazmat endorsement.
You need a basic drivers licence before you can upgrade to a CDL. The class of the basic operator's permit varies by state - in some states, it may be Class C, while others will have different classifications for it.
Not sure what you mean, exactly. Class A is considered the "higher" classification, yes. If you have a Class A CDL, you can operate vehicles requiring that class of licence or any class below that. You could operate a vehicle requiring a Class B CDL, for example, but a driver with a Class B CDL wouldn't be permitted to operate a combination requiring a Class A CDL.
about $16/hr midwest, $19/hr east coast with CDL Class A, no endorsements