You will need to apply for a CDL license, the minimum age is usually 21 but states do vary, I recommend to call you local DMV for more information ond the CDL license.
If they buy it.
I guess you could get by with it if you wanted
This will depend on year and brand of truck, a driver record, number of miles truck will be driven in a year, and type of freight a driver will be hauling
To drive a semi truck, you need a specific driving license that allows you to drive that class of vehicle. As well, as proper education and training such as driver's ed.
"Semi truck" has become common usage for a Class 7 or 8 truck driver pulling a trailer which is mounted by a fifth wheel, but can be applied to any truck pulling a trailer which is fifth wheel mounted.
No degree is required, and the Department of Labor treats truck driver as an unskilled labor job.
Purchasing insurance for a semi truck requires the same information as that of car insurance. The age of the driver, the drivers driving history, the age and make of the truck and the value of the load.
One place to search for information about becoming a semi truck driver would be by visiting a school that trains drivers. It will benefit you most to speak to an a actual person who trains truck drivers, because they are knowledgeable about the field.
The United States Department of Transportation handles the criteria for driving a semi truck or other big rig. Depending on what you are transporting there are five different levels of endorsements for semi truck drivers and they must have their CDL license also.
Who invented the Semi-truck?
Yes,to drive a one ton dump truck a commercial driver's license is required;
If the semi truck knocked on the garbage truck, yes.