CDL Tests And General CDL Information

A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) is a driver's license required in the United States to operate any type of vehicle which has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 lb (11,793 kg) or more for commercial use, or transports quantities of hazardous materials that require warning placards under Department of Transportation regulations, or that is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver. This includes (but is not limited to) tow trucks, tractor trailers, and buses.

Sunday, January 9

Truck Accidents: Are They Avoidable?


About 500,000 traffic accidents involving large semi-trucks happen annually in the U.S. Sadly, tens of thousands of people are injured and 5,000 are killed each year in those accidents, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. When accident victims survive these large-scale truck accidents, their injuries are often severe and life-changing, from traumatic brain injury to spinal cord injury to amputations. What makes a truck-versus-passenger vehicle collision especially dangerous, of course, is the size and weight of large trucks (also called 18-wheelers and tractor-trailer rigs). The average commercial semi-truck on U.S

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