Thanks for the information. That definitely helps clear it up. I maintain mine because it's required for my job, but I rarely drive commercial trucks anymore (and I never drove interstate), so I've never really had to worry about those rules.

 

Just renewed mine in August. No medical certificate required. I have a Class A CDL but it has a K restriction which dicatates that it is for Intrastate only, not interstate.

 

Interesting info... I had 2 renew my CDL back in January of this year and I had 2 have a current, valid Medical Card in order 2 keep my CDL or be forced 2 just get a regular driver license... I am currently not driving professionaly right now but I wanted 2 keep my CDL in case I decide 2 get back into trucking... It cost me 3 grand 2 obtain it so I decided I am not giving it up lol...

 

I just looked it up cuz it was extremely bugging me LOL. according to Publications by JJ Keller, who makes DOT Guidebooks paper driver logs and other Publications, the medical card for interstate is dependent on vehicle weight rating over 10, 001 lbs or passenger vehicle for hire or hazmat requiring placard. but for in-state it is state agency depending where they set their vehicle weight rating. so if you are non passenger non Hazmat under 26k you can have a CDL without medical card in a state that says their intrastate weight rating is higher than 26 k. conversely even chauffeur drivers need a medical card for anything over 10, 001 lbs or 8 passengers or any placard. sheesh.....

 

This is exactly what happened to me. I didn't have a medical certificate for four years before I went to renew, but they wouldn't renew my Class A unless I got one. Mine didn't really cost me anything to get, but I'd rather not have to go through the process again if I don't have to. Also, as I mentioned before, I'm required to have it for my job, even though I'm not required to drive commercial trucks for my job.

Well, that's about as clear as mud. Thank you, government!

 

That's the nice thing about the government, they don't know either! If you get stopped by po po they look at your license and see the class A and automatically think you drive for a living and either let you off or give you a reduced ticket, at least that's been my experience with them. They're pretty expensive to get also so I'm not giving it up without a struggle.

 

AMEN..... The Government has 2 stick their nose into everything lol... They make so many rules and regulations they can't even keep up with the current laws they just passed LOL...

 

Well said Tom A, "clear as mud"... I like it lol

 

That's always been my experience, except for the last time I got pulled over for doing 65 in a 70 pulling a trailer (trailer speed limit in California is 55 ). He didn't give me any kind of a break at all, just wrote me a $500 ticket.

It's pretty accurate, lol.

 

My gosh, $500 dollar ticket??? That's nuts!!! Like they say, Cali is like a foreign country now a days lol...