Some different endorsements available for a CDL driver include the ability to carry a passenger, double or triple trailers, hazardous materials and school busses. You can view them at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration-licensing/cdl/cdl.htm
Yes, it does. If your Class B job requires additional endorsements (such as hazmat, tanker, etc.), you must still have those endorsements on your Class A CDL in order to perform that work.
My Class A with two endorsements was $35.
As for endorsements exclusive to a CDL, you can get hazmat, passenger, and tanker endorsements. You can also get a motorcycle endorsement, which can be placed on any class of licence. The only endorsement you wouldn't be able to get is the endorsement for double and triple trailers.
That's not one of the universal CDL endorsements, and is a state-specific add-on, or else it's a restriction which is also state specific. Please identify which state you hold a CDL in.
about $16/hr midwest, $19/hr east coast with CDL Class A, no endorsements
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 26,000 lbs. or less and designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver) = Class C CDL with either P (Passenger) or S (School Bus) endorsements, depending on which one fits the job.GVW of more than 26,000 lbs = Class B CDL with appropriate endorsements
To get a CDL Class B drivers license, you must pass a General Knowledge Exam, Air Brakes Exam, Pre-Trip inspection test. In addition, you must have the Basic skills to operate a vehicle. There are some states that require additional exams for desired endorsements.
You may only have one license. If you have a Class A CDL, you can operate a vehicle requiring a Class B or Class C CDL, so long as you have any endorsements necessary for the vehicle type (e.g., tank endorsement for tank vehicles, passenger endorsement for passenger vehicles, hazmat endorsement for vehicles hauling hazardous materials, etc.).
You can drive one with a Class C CDL with passenger and school bus endorsements, so long as the GVWR of the bus is 26,000 lbs. or less, but you cannot drive one without a CDL.
Depends on what class of CDL you're going for. You have to take the General Knowledge test for any class. Air Brakes if applicable. Combination Vehicles if you're going for Class A, plus any endorsements you'll need. Figure on an average of about 40 questions per test.
Yes. If it's a straight truck, you could drive it on a Class B, as well. The Moffet itself doesn't require a CDL or any additional licenses or endorsements.
Yes. You have to have some class of unrestricted drivers licence before you can get a CDL.