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.
Class C CDL with School Bus endorsement.
Class C CDL with School Bus endorsement.
Yes they are, however, bus drivers get more specialized training beyond their class C license. They need a class B license. You first need a class C license before you can get a class B license.
No. For one, if the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of the bus is 26,001 lbs. or more, that right there requires at least a Class B CDL. Furthermore, any bus of any weight rating which is designed to transport more than 15 passengers (including the driver) requires a CDL of a class appropriate to the vehicle (at least Class C for a bus under 26,001 GVWR; at least Class B for a bus of 26,001 GVWR or more), and this applies whether the bus is laden or empty.
There is no "school bus CDL". You either have a Class C or Class B CDL with a school bus endorsement. A Class C, you can drive any bus under 26,001 lbs. GVWR. If you get a hazmat endorsement, you can transport hazardous materials in any vehicle 26,000 lbs. GVWR or less. If you have a Class B, technically, you can drive any single vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of more than 26,000 lbs, but you're not going to get hired to drive a Class 8 with an unsynchronized manual transmission without any experience.
Yes. The vehicle would require a Class C CDL with the Passenger endorsement.
Air brakes don't matter insofar as license classes go. If it's a bus designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver), you'd need a Class C CDL with passenger endorsement (school bus endorsement if it's a school bus). If it's a vehicle carrying a quantity of hazardous materials which requires placards to be displayed, you'd need a Class C CDL with a hazmat endorsement. Otherwise, an ordinary driver's license (the class varies by state).
To operate a car what type of license do I need
Only if you have a passenger endorsement. In your case, it should be easy to get, if the church will let you use the bus for the road test. You simply take the passengers written test, road test in the bus, then you'll have the endorsement.
No
Drivers who hold a Class C operator's license in Massachusetts can drive passenger vehicles that carry 16 or more passengers (but not school buses), and they can also drive large trucks that are no greater than 26,001 pounds.
Yeah? If Your Insured To Drive It n Have A License