- (a) Class A commercial driver's license (CDL) authorizes the driving of any combination of vehicles with a gross combination weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 pounds or more, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle or vehicles being towed exceeds 10,000 pounds. If multiple vehicles are being towed, the weight of each towed vehicle will be added together to determine whether the towed vehicles exceed 10,000 pounds, even though no one vehicle being towed exceeds 10,000 pounds.
- (b) Class B CDL authorizes the driving of any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more, any one of those vehicles towing a vehicle that does not exceed 10,000 pounds GVWR, and any vehicle designed to transport 24 passengers or more, including the driver.
(c) Class C CDL authorizes the driving of any single vehicle with a GVWR of less than 26,001 pounds and any one of those vehicles towing another vehicle with a GVWR that does not exceed 10,000 pounds when either is:
- (1) designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; or
- (2) used in transportation of hazardous materials that require the vehicle to be placarded under 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 172, Subpart F. Hazardous materials has the meaning assigned by the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 United States Code §1801 et seq.).
- (d) Persons who operate motorcycles which carry hazardous materials that require a placard must hold a Class M license in conjunction with a Class A, B, or C CDL.
Source Note:The provisions of this §16.4 adopted to be effective July 16, 1990, 15 TexReg 3806.