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Do you need an air brake endorsement to drive a vehicle under 26000 pounds with air brakes in ca?
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∙ 13y ago
On a US drivers licence, there is no air brake endorsement - there is only an air brake restriction, and it is only applicable to CDL licences and commercial vehicles. Vehicles of 26,000 lbs. or less GVWR only require a CDL if they're hauling hazardous materials, or if they're designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver). Otherwise, most states will allow you to drive it on the same licence you use to drive any regular passenger car, without any requirement to be trained in the proper use of air brakes.
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Do you need a cdl to drive a vehicle with air brakes under 26000 pounds?
Air brakes have absolutely ZERO determination in whether or not a vehicle requires a CDL.
Do you need air brake endorsement with truck weight under 26000 gross vehicle weight?
In the US, no - there is no such thing as an air brake endorsement - only a restriction for CDL holders who don't pass the written air brakes test and complete the pretrip and road tests in a vehicle equipped with air brakes, which prohibits them from operating vehicles requiring a CDL which are equipped with air brakes.
Do you need an air brake endorsement for a vehicle under 26000 pounds with air brakes in the state of New York?
Try looking for "air brake endorsement" in the NY driver's manual. You'll notice there isn't mention of one. The reason is because there isn't one. For a CDL driver, if they do not complete and pass the written air brakes test and then conduct their road test in a class appropriate vehicle equipped with air brakes, then they get a restriction which bars them from operating an air-brake equipped commercial vehicles.
Do you need to take the air brake portion of the CDL test to drive a combination vehicle over 26000 pounds in the state of Arizona?
Only if it's a vehicle equipped with air brakes.
Do you need an air brake endorsement for a vehicle under 26000 pounds with air brakes in the state of New Hampshire?
There is no actual air brake endorsement - if you test for a Commercial Drivers Licence (CDL) and either fail the written portion, don't road test in a vehicle equipped with air brakes, or both, you get an L restriction, prohibiting you from operating a commercial vehicle with air brakes. The only times you need a CDL for a vehicle or combination under 26,000 lbs. GVWR is if it's either carrying hazardous materials in a quantity sufficient to require placarding, or designed to carry more than 15 persons (including the driver). In the case of the former, you would need at least a Class C CDL with Hazardous Materials endorsement, and air brakes (if the vehicle is so equipped), as well as the K endorsement for a tanker, if the vehicle is so equipped. For the latter, you would need a P endorsement for passengers (S for school bus), as well as air brakes, if the vehicle was so equipped. If the vehicle you're operating doesn't fall into the criteria of requiring a CDL class licence to operate it, you don't need to be tested for air brakes.
Does Minnesota require an air brake endorsement on 26000 GVW trucks?
There's no such thing as an air brake endorsement on any US license - only a restriction for CDL holders which bars them from operating a vehicle requiring a CDL which is equipped with air brakes if they don't pass the written air brakes test and perform their pretrip and road tests in a CMV which is equipped with air brakes.
Do you need an air brake endorsement for a vehicle under 26000 pounds with air brakes in the state of MN?
I would hope not, seeing as you can't get one. There is no such thing as an air brake endorsement on a US license. Go ahead.. read your state's driver license manual and the CDL manual - you'll never see "air brake endorsement" anywhere in there. Now, for people with a CDL, there is an air brake restriction. If they don't pass the written air brakes test and complete their pretrip and road tests in the appropriate category of vehicle equipped with air brakes, then they'll get the 'no air brakes' restriction, which prohibits them from operating a vehicle requiring a CDL if it is equipped with air brakes. The only times a vehicle under 26k GVW requires a CDL is if it's either hauling hazmat or a bus designed to transport more than 15 persons (this number includes the driver).
Do you need a tanker endorsement to drive a watertruck with air brakes under 26000 lbs?
To answer you we need to know what country's traffic regulations you are asking about.
Do you need an air brake endorsement to drive a vehicle under 26000 pounds with air brakes in Florida?
Only if it's either designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver), or else carrying a quantity of hazardous materials which requires the display of placards under the FMCSR. In both instances, you would need at least a Class C CDL without an air brake restriction (there is no actual air brake endorsement), as well as a passenger endorsement (for a passenger bus) or hazardous materials endorsement.
Do you need a cdl to drive a dump 26000 lbs with electric brakes in Florida?
No, unless you're hauling something which requires a hazmat endorsement, such as contaminated soil.
Do you need an air brake endorsement when driving a vehicle over 26000?
If the vehicle is for commercial/business use, or otherwise does not fall into an exempted category with the FMCSR which makes it not require a CDL (and is operated within the conditions which must be met for that exemption to be applicable), then that vehicle requires a CDL. If it is equipped with air brakes, and requires a CDL, then the driver must have completed and passed the written air brakes test, and must have performed their pretrip and road tests in a CDL vehicle equipped with air brakes. Otherwise, they get a restriction which bars them from operating a vehicle which requires a CDL and is equipped with air brakes. If the vehicle does not require a CDL, then no endorsement for air brakes is needed - air brake endorsements do not exist on US licenses; only the aforementioned restriction for CDL holders.
Does ri dmv require cdl license to drive a vehicle under 26000 l bs with air brakes?
No. Air brakes are not a parameter in determining whether or not a vehicle needs a CDL.
