COMMeRCIAl DRIVeR lICeNSe ClASSeS AND eNDORSeMeNTS: 2005 Model Commercial Driver’s License Manual GCWR  = Gross Combination Weight Rating: The value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of  a combination vehicle. GVWR  = Gross Vehicle Weight Rating: The value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a  single vehicle. Any combination of vehicles with a GCWR of 26,001 or more pounds provided the GVWR of the vehicle(s) being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds. (18 wheelers, logging) Any single vehicle with a GVWR in excess of 26,000 pounds or any such vehicle towing another vehicle  that does not weigh 10,000 pounds or more (dump trucks, cement mixer trucks, box trucks, motor coaches). Class A Class B Class C A motor vehicle or a combination of vehicles that: 1. The GCWR is greater than 26,000 pounds, the GVWR of the towing vehicle is 26,000 pounds or  less, and the combined GVWR of the vehicle or vehicle(s) being towed is 10,000 pounds or less; or 2. Does not meet the definition of a Class A or B commercial vehicle and; is a. Designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver. b. Used in the transportation of materials found by the United States Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous for the purposes of 49 U.S.C. 1801-1813 (Hazardous Materials Transportation Act) and which requires the motor vehicle to be placarded under the Federal hazardous Materials Regulation (49 C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F). eNDORSeMeNTS H – Hazardous Materials  Any vehicle used to transport hazardous materials in placardable amounts. (pickups, trucks, vans) Effective 05/31/05: ALL applicants renewing a license with a hazardous materials (haz- mat) endorsement, adding a haz-mat endorsement to a CDL or obtaining an original Alaska CDL license with a haz-mat endorsement must pass a background check prior to issuance. For additional information on background checks please see www.hazprints.com . required Test(S): Knowledge N – Tanker Any vehicle intended for hauling liquids in bulk (tank trucks) required Test(S): Knowledge P – Passenger  Any vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers (including the driver) (Regardless of  how many passengers are being transported and whether or not the vehicle has been modified to carry less  than 16 passengers .) required Test(S): Knowledge, Road Skills S – School Bus -Required to operate a school bus carrying children to and from school. required Test(S): Knowledge, Road Skills required Test(S): Knowledge X – Combo Tanker/Hazardous Materials  Any tank vehicle used to transport placardable amounts of hazardous materials required Test(S): Knowledge, background check Page 3 Preface  T – Double or Triple Trailers