01bansheefox Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Just wondering if you get your class A licence do you then automatically have your Class B? Or do you need to take tests for B also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 class a includes class b. class a is truck and trailer with air brakes. class b is truck with air brakes and no trailer. so in other words if you have class a you can do everything class b can do but more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01bansheefox Posted January 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Hmmm well do they make Class B trucks like class A? Because I have my Class A licence but its restricted to automatics only and I called for this Class B position but they said they dont take people with restrictions And i did tell them it was a Class A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STLBILL Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Hi there: What state are you in? Driver's licenses are issues by individual states and some variance could exist. -Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 makes sense. before you can drive manual trucks legally you should have to take a test. when i took mine they watch the way you shift up and down and all that shit. hell you cant even shift in an intersection, which is stupid because all of our trucks are geared so low you damn near gotta shift them to get going. check with your local dmv, they should be able to tell you whats up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesw Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 well a class is a tractor- trailer combinations, b is just a tractor. if you have a you can drive a class b truck. air brakes are an endorsment that you have to get if you drive a truck with air brakes. it doesnt come with your class A automatically. you have to take a test for air brakes haz mat, triples and doubles, what not i have never seen a restriction on the tranny. i drive a 13 speed now wish it was an 18 speed. autos are nice, less wear on the driver, if you are gettign a cdl, my suggestion get a class A, air brakes, hazmat, doubles, passenger, it will cost you more but you will be able to drive anything trucker clock who wants it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01bansheefox Posted January 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 (edited) I have California class A with Class A/B- Limited to vehicle with automatic tranny Edited January 25, 2005 by 01bansheefox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STLBILL Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Hi BansheeFox: Well, it seems California restricts you to the type of vehicle used to take the test. The California Commercial Driver's License Handbook is here: http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/cdl_htm/sec1_a.htm If you already have a CDL you've probably read this before. What doesn't seem clear is how you get an "unrestricted" license. From what I read here it seems if you test in a vehicle with a manual transmission you would be not be able to drive an automatic and so on. I see nothing to suggest a hierarchy or ultimate CDL test vehicle. For the same reason it seems if you test with a manual transmission vehicle you would be restricted to just that. Perhaps some other commercial drivers can reflect on this? It sounds like there might be a few on here. I think Cotton-Eyed Joe drives truck for sure, but he is in Utah if I remember right. Regards, Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrolman808 Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Just class A here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
. Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 I know in PA here it is class A you can drive a vehicle weighing over 26,000 lbs and haul a trailer that weighs 10,001 lbs and over Class B is 26,000 lbs with a trailer weighing up to 10,000 lbs No restriction on tranny's though. Something I've never heard before. I tested on a manual and drive an automatic. I just went for my class B. Went to a school for it. Class A was 6 weeks and class B was 5 days and I'd make the same money and not be worked into going over the road (which I know I'd end up going where the money flows) I can go in at any time and get any endorsements I want and it'll cost 9 bucks to reprint my license. I currently have my hazmat and tanker endorsement, should of went for all of them while it was all fresh in my head, only one you gotta retake is the hazmat every 4 years. On a side note, I work for a trash company and we get class A drivers in all the time thinking they are the shit because they can drive a big truck, why not a littler one. Only problem is, Trailers are usually just going on main roads and only problems they have to worry about is where they are picking up and unloading. Us little trucks are backing up all over the place, have kids running around (they just love trash and recycling trucks), assholes that just want to pass you and dont know how to drive or respect your work area, and the scenarios go on and on and on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheefreak Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 i have a bend in the middle license(class a) with hazmat, tankers endorsements... i never heard of a restriction for autos... but sounds fine with me... hell you not drivinga big truck unless you are shifting... i like my 18 speed . 500 cat ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98bonerSTOCKshee Posted January 27, 2005 Report Share Posted January 27, 2005 I had to get class B excempt for my school bus it's got air brakes... Except keep me from doing the hazmat and it's personnol use only here in Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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