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Ernest1982

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I had a Chauffeurs License and just the other day applied for my CDL A, the lady at the Secretary of State told me that CDL A is just a category and that i had the option of keeping my Chauffeurs License and adding on CDL A category or taking the chauffeurs off at which point it will just be an Operators License with CDL A that is used by farmers and so on. She explained that Chauffeurs determines if your a driver for hire or not, and CDL A is just a category of the size of the truck you will operate.

I just wanted to know from people on here who have their CDL A, is your license as i was explained a "Chauffeurs with a CDL A category" or am i missing something here?
 
Turtle

Turtle

Administrator
Staff member
Retired Expediter
Michigan, as usual, has their own unique take on things. What you were told is correct. In Michigan, you must have a chauffeur license if you: [SIZE=-1]
  • Are employed for the principal purpose of operating a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000 pounds or more.
  • Operate a motor vehicle as a carrier of passengers or as a common or contract carrier of property.
  • Operate a bus or a school bus.
  • Operate a taxi or limousine.
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You need a CDL when the vehicle reaches the weight of the federal regulations which require a CDL. Farmers with a tractor-trailer or a truck that weighs 26,001 or more need a CDL, but since they aren't driving it for hire, they don't need a chauffeur's license. What you want is the "Chauffeurs with a CDL A category". Few states have the chauffeur's license for the category between 10,001 and 26,001, and instead just issue a regular operator's license for that, whether you are operating "for hire" or not.
 
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