A yard spotter which is not licenced for on-road use (which most are not) is technically not considered a commercial vehicle, and thus, can be operated by someone without a CDL, so long as it remains on private property. If it's licenced for road use (which is uncommon with yard spotters, but not entirely unheard of), then it'll require the operator to have a Class A CDL.
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Yes, as you should.
If it's being operated for-hire, you need a CDL with a passenger endorsement in any state. In any other instance, you need to get a letter of determination from the NCDOT. Any vehicle designed to transport more than 15 passengers (including the driver) requires a CDL with a passenger endorsement.
No way to answer without knowing specifically what it is you're referring to.
There is no grace period, anywhere.
Jockey's Ridge State Park
Call an Auto Salvage Yard in your local area. They will have one or can get you one.
Kitty hawk. Jockey's Ridge is the name of the Largest Sand Dune on the East Coast which is located in Nags Head, NC. It is also a State Park.
A terminal, no, but I do believe they have a drop yard there.
No. When you fail a ticket in North Carolina, they issue an indefinite suspension until that ticket is paid. You won't be able to get a CDL with an active suspension. Go pay the ticket and reinstatement fee.
No such thing in NC. To drive a vehicle classed as a Commercial Motor Vehicle, you need a Commercial Drivers License (CDL). The only exceptions to this federal law apply in the following instances:Farm vehicles do not require a CDL, provided that: they are registered and plated as farm vehicles; they are operated by the farmer, immediate family members of the farmer, or direct(W2, not 1099) employees of the farmer; they are used only for the purposes of that farm (which can include delivering goods produced at that farm), and are not used on a third party, for hire basis; they are operated within 150 miles of the farm they're registered to.Military vehicles do not require a CDL, provided that: they are currently in military service (demilitarized vehicles sold off on the civil market do not count); they are operated by service members in the course of military duties.Recreational vehicles do not require a CDL, provided that: They are appropriately registered as such; they are not used on any sort of for-hire basis; they are privately owned.First response emergency vehicles do not require a CDL, provided that they are operated by emergency services personnel in the course of their duties.If your use doesn't fall under these exceptions, you need a CDL. Period.
Not just in NC, but in the whole of the United States, that vehicle would require a Class C CDL (minimum) with "P" (for 'Passenger') endorsement. Any vehicle of any weight class which is designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver) requires a CDL with P endorsement - Class C if under 26,000 GVWR, Class B if a single vehicle in excess of 26,000 GVWR.If it's a school bus, you'll need the 'S' endorsement - essentially a passenger endorsement, but with a background check.By the way, North Carolina will make you pay out the nose for a CDL - just wanted to make sure you knew that. The licence I paid $35 to transfer to Colorado last year cost me $220 when I renewed it in North Carolina in 2010. Mine is a Class A with two endorsements, so yours shouldn't cost as much, but it still won't be cheap.Anyhow, go to the Drivers Licence Office (if you're in the vicinity of Garner/Clayton, I recommend the one on NC42 between US70 and I40 if you don't want to have to wait forever) and obtain a copy of the CDL handbook. You will need to take the following written tests:General knowledgePassengersYou need to have a properly licenced driver bring the vehicle in with you when you take your written tests. The passenger endorsement requires a road test in the appropriate class of passenger vehicle - so you might as well get your CDL and passenger endorsement road tests knocked out in one sitting. You also need to schedule a physical exam for a DOT physical, as you will need the DOT medical card before you upgrade to a CDL.