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What is age requirement to drive interstate commercial vehicle with weight of 12000pounds?
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18 for vehicles requiring a regular driver's license, 21 if it's a vehicle requiring a Class C CDL. A vehicle under 26,001 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating requires a Class C (minimum) CDL if it's a bus designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver) or if it's carrying a quantity of hazardous materials which requires placards to be displayed in accordance with 49 CFR.
Keep in mind that this applies to single vehicles, and if it's a combination (vehicle plus trailer), the weight rating of both the vehicle and any trailer it pulls are factored in. So, if it's a pickup rated at 12,000 lbs. GVWR and it's towing a trailer rated at 16,000 lbs. GVWR, you have a Gross Combined Weight Rating of 28,000 lbs., and that would require a Class A CDL.
Also be aware that weight rating refers to the max loaded weight of the vehicle, not the empty weight. So the vehicle might only weigh 12,000 lbs. empty, but it's the loaded weight which they go off of.
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