small arms ammunition, emergency shipment of drugs chemicals and hospital supplies
There is no minimum weight for the transportation of hazardous materials. You can transport as little as you like.
Yes, so long as it doesn't transport hazardous materials, or isn't a bus designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver).
Only if it's either carrying hazardous materials or else is a bus designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver).
Only if it's a: transporting hazardous materials or b: a bus designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver).
Only if it's either carrying a quantity of hazardous materials which requires placards to be displayed, or if it's a bus designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver).
Not unless it's a bus designed to transport more than 15 passengers (including the driver).
If the vehicle is does not have a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of more than 26,000 lbs., is not a bus designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver), and is not hauling hazardous materials, the answer is no.
No. Air brakes are not a factor in determining whether or not a CDL is required in any state. The only instance in which you would need a CDL is in cases where the vehicle is transporting an amount of hazardous materials which requires the display of placards, or when it's a bus designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver).
Yes - any bus designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver) is considered a CMV by the FMCSA, regardless of the vehicle's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating. Same thing with any vehicle carrying a quantity of hazardous materials requiring the display of placards.
You would need a CDL to drive it if:It were part of a commercial use combination with a Gross Combination Weight Rating of more than 26,000 lbs.It is being used to transport a quantity of hazardous materials which requires placards to be displayedIt is a bus designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver)Otherwise, no.
The length of the truck means nothing. What matters is the nature of the use, and the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of the truck. If the truck has a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 26,000 lbs. or less - regardless of length - is not hauling hazardous materials, and is not a bus designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver), you can drive it with whatever the standard license is for your state. If the truck is under 26,000 lbs. and is either hauling a quantity of hazardous materials which requires placarding, or is a bus designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver), then a Class C CDL is required, along with the corresponding endorsements (hazardous materials, passenger, school bus, etc.). If the truck has a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating in excess of 26,000 lbs., and does not fall into an exempt category, a Class B CDL is required.
Air brakes have no determination as to whether a vehicle requires a CDL or not. If the vehicle isn't transporting hazardous materials, and it isn't a bus designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver), it does not require a CDL.