18. However, at 18, you can only operate a commercial vehicle within the confines of the issuing state. To be able to drive interstate in a CMV, as well as to be able to get a Hazmat endorsement, you must be 21.
Commercial Drivers Licence
Commercial Drivers Licence
Yes. You have to have some class of unrestricted drivers licence before you can get a CDL.
Yes
You're only allowed to possess one licence. If you have a CDL, it also serves as your "regular" licence. It's suspended, as well.
There may be a place where their term for a fishing licence is CDL. However, a CDL, in terms of drivers licences, does not serve as a licence for fishing or anything else not involving the on-road operation of motor vehicles.
DPA indicates that the licence holder possesses a Class D licence (non-CDL licence classes vary by state, but "D" is normally a standard drivers licence) with a learner's permit to train to upgrade to a Class A CDL.
You can't even do that with a non-CDL licence, let alone with a federally regulated CDL. And, just my $.02 worth, if your driving habits caused you to get your licence suspended, it's probably for the best that you don't get a CDL.
No. The weight determines what class licence you must obtain (there are non-CDL Class A and B licences available), and the usage is what determines whether or not you actually need a CDL class licence to operate it.
Firefighting and emergency response vehicles are exempt from CDL requirements under federal law. The state may, however, require that a non-CDL Class A or B licence be held by the driver of the vehicle, and individual department policies may require a CDL, rather than a non-CDL licence.
CDL stands for Commercial Drivers Licence. It's the licence you must hold to operate a CMV. CMV stands for Commercial Motor Vehicle, and is the vehicle itself.
Nowhere. You need to have a drivers licence before you can get a CDL.