18. However, at 18, you can only operate a commercial vehicle within the confines of the issuing state. To be able to drive interstate in a CMV, as well as to be able to get a Hazmat endorsement, you must be 21.
You can obtain a CDL at the age of 18. However, you would be restricted to operating a commercial vehicle only within the boundaries of your home state (the state of issue), and you could not obtain an endorsement to haul hazardous materials. You must be 21 to do interstate transport in a CMV, and to obtain your hazmat endorsement.
You can get your CDL at 18 however there are federal restrictions to it's usage.
Trucking within state 18
Trucking across state lines 21
Commercial Drivers Licence
Commercial Drivers Licence
Yes. You have to have some class of unrestricted drivers licence before you can get a CDL.
Yes
You're only allowed to possess one licence. If you have a CDL, it also serves as your "regular" licence. It's suspended, as well.
There may be a place where their term for a fishing licence is CDL. However, a CDL, in terms of drivers licences, does not serve as a licence for fishing or anything else not involving the on-road operation of motor vehicles.
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 can't even do that with a non-CDL licence, let alone with a federally regulated CDL. And, just my $.02 worth, if your driving habits caused you to get your licence suspended, it's probably for the best that you don't get a CDL.
No. The weight determines what class licence you must obtain (there are non-CDL Class A and B licences available), and the usage is what determines whether or not you actually need a CDL class licence to operate it.
Firefighting and emergency response vehicles are exempt from CDL requirements under federal law. The state may, however, require that a non-CDL Class A or B licence be held by the driver of the vehicle, and individual department policies may require a CDL, rather than a non-CDL licence.
CDL stands for Commercial Drivers Licence. It's the licence you must hold to operate a CMV. CMV stands for Commercial Motor Vehicle, and is the vehicle itself.
Nowhere. You need to have a drivers licence before you can get a CDL.