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Do you need an air brake endorsement to drive an under cdl vehicle in CA?
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∙ 14y ago
There is no actual air brake endorsement. On a Commercial Drivers License, you get a restriction placed on CDL licenses if the air brake test isn't taken.
Federal law only places this restriction on commercial vehicles, which includes:
- Single vehicles with a GVWR of over 26,000 lbs.
- Combinations with a GVWR of over 26,000 lbs., provided the trailer itself has a GWR of over 10,000 lbs.
- Any vehicle carrying sufficient quantities of hazardous materials that it's required to be placarded, regardless of weight.
- Any vehicle designed to carry more than 15 passengers (including the driver), regardless of weight.
States, however, reserve the right to augment federal law, and your state may require you to take the air brake portion of the CDL test if the vehicle you're operating is used for a commercial purpose. Whether any states actually do this or not, I cannot say offhand, but your final authority on this matter is going to be the California Department of Motor Vehicles (see related link). Those are the people you need to contact for a definitive answer to this question.
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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.
Is there a air brakes endorsement in New York state?
Air brake endorsements fall under Federal laws so every state will have the same minimum requirement for an air brake endorsement if you have air brakes on your vehicle.
Do you need air brake endorsement to drive an air brake vehicle that is under 26000lb gross vehicle weight in New York State?
No. You can't get an air brake endorsement, because it doesn't exist. Non-commercial vehicles equipped with air brakes do not require the operator to have any familiarity with air brake systems (for better for worse). The only time it's applicable is in the case of CDL drivers, who are both required to complete and pass the written air brakes test and perform the road test in an air brake-equipped vehicle, or else they receive a restriction which prohibits them from operating an air brake-equipped commercial vehicle.
Do you need a cdl license to drive a hire out school bus?
Yes, you do. You would need, depending on the vehicle weight, either a Class C CDL (for vehicles under 26,000 lbs) or Class B CDL (for vehicles over 26,000 lbs). If the vehicle was equipped with air brakes, you would have to take the written air brakes test and road test on a vehicle so equipped (there is no actual air brake endorsement - only a restriction), and you would need a "P" endorsement for passengers, or "S" endorsement if you actually were transporting children.
Do you need an air brake endorsement for a single unit truck under 26000 lb gvwr?
No. Such an endorsement does not exist for US licenses.
When do you need the air brake endorsement on a CDL?
Such an endorsement does not exist - there is only an air brake restriction. Basically, if you're operating any vehicle requiring a CDL, you cannot operate that vehicle with that restriction if it is equipped with air brakes. For vehicles under 26,000 lbs. GVWR, this would include any vehicle carrying hazmat, or any bus designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver).
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 a CDL or a air brake endorsement to drive a truck under 26000 pds in GA?
First, there is no such thing as an air brake endorsement. If a CDL driver does not pass the written test and perform the road test in an air brake equipped vehicle, they receive a restriction prohibiting them from operating commercial vehicles equipped with air brakes - however, there is absolutely NO requirement under the FMCSR for anyone operating an air brake equipped vehicle which does not fall in their jurisdiction - you don't need to know the first thing about them if the vehicle is not defined as a CMV under the FMCSR (except in New York State, which drops the weight requirement from 26,0001 lbs. down to 18,001 lbs. for intrastate used vehicles).As for the vehicle being under 26,000 lbs, if the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of the vehicle is 26,000 lbs. or less, the only times it requires a CDL is if it is a bus designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver) or is placarded for hazmat.So, in short, no. Unless it's a bus, or it's carrying hazmat.
Can you drive an air brake vehicle that is under 26000 lb gross vehicle weight with an ordinary lincense?
So long as the weight rating of the vehicle doesn't exceed 26k, yes, with two exceptions - you would need a Class C (minimum) CDL with hazmat endorsement if the vehicle is transporting a quantity of hazardous materials which requires placards to be displayed, and you would need a Class C (minimum) CDL with passenger endorsement if it is a bus designed to transport more than 15 passengers (including the driver).
Do you need an air brake endorsement to drive a vehicle under 26000 pounds with air brakes in ca?
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.
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 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.
