Which class of CDL is required to operate a single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more, or towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds GVWR?

Which class of CDL is required to operate a single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more, or towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds GVWR?

• A. Class A license
• B. Class B license
• C. Class C license
• D. Class D license

Answer: (B)

CDL classes are determined by weight and how you’re operating the vehicle. A Class B license covers a single heavy vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more, and it also covers towing a trailer with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less. That means if you’re driving one heavy truck ( GVWR 26,001+ ), or you’re towing a lighter trailer (GVWR not more than 10,000), you’re within the Class B category. If you were towing a heavier trailer (over 10,000 pounds) with a heavy vehicle, you’d need the broader Class A for combination vehicles. Class C is for vehicles used to transport 16 or more passengers or hazardous materials in certain quantities, not for heavy GVWR vehicles. Class D refers to a standard non-CDL license. So the described situation fits the Class B license.

CDL classes are determined by weight and how you’re operating the vehicle. A Class B license covers a single heavy vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more, and it also covers towing a trailer with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less. That means if you’re driving one heavy truck ( GVWR 26,001+ ), or you’re towing a lighter trailer (GVWR not more than 10,000), you’re within the Class B category.

If you were towing a heavier trailer (over 10,000 pounds) with a heavy vehicle, you’d need the broader Class A for combination vehicles. Class C is for vehicles used to transport 16 or more passengers or hazardous materials in certain quantities, not for heavy GVWR vehicles. Class D refers to a standard non-CDL license.

So the described situation fits the Class B license.