New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 21 - LICENSING SERVICE
Subchapter 23 - COMMERCIAL DRIVER LICENSING
Section 13:21-23.5 - Commercial motor vehicle groups; description; representative vehicle; relation between classes
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:21-23.5
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Each driver applicant must possess and be tested on his or her knowledge and skills, described in 13:21-23.8 through 23.15, for the CMV group(s) for which he or she desires a CDL. The CMV groups are as follows:
1. Combination Vehicle (Group A)--Any combination
of vehicles with a Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds
provided the GVWR of the vehicle(s) being towed is in excess of 10,000
pounds.
2. Heavy Straight Vehicle (Group
B)--Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, any such vehicle towing
a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds GVWR, any vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or
more pounds and designed to carry 16 or more persons including the driver whether
used for hire or not.
3. Small Vehicle
(Group C)--Any single vehicle less than 26,001 pounds GVWR, or any such vehicle
towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds GVWR provided that the vehicle is
used in the transportation of materials found to be hazardous for the purposes of
the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and which is required to be placarded
under the Hazardous Materials Regulations ( 49 CFR Part 172, Subpart F); or the
vehicle is designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver, whether
used for hire or not; or the vehicle is designed to transport eight to 15 passengers
including the driver and is used for hire; or the vehicle is used to transport eight
to 15 persons including the driver for hire on a daily basis to and from places of
employment; or the vehicle is used for the transportation of more than six
passengers to or from summer day camps or summer residence camps; or the vehicle is
required to be registered as a school bus except that a person licensed as a bus
driver on or before December 31, 1990 may operate a bus required to be registered as
a school bus without a CDL provided the vehicle is designed to carry not more than
15 passengers including the driver.
(b) For purposes of taking the driving test in accordance with 13:21-23.10, a representative vehicle for a given vehicle group contained in (a) above is any CMV which meets the definition of that vehicle group.
(c) Each driver applicant who desires to operate in a different CMV group from the one which his or her CDL authorizes shall be required to take and pass all related tests, except the following:
1. A driver who has
passed the knowledge and skills tests for a combination vehicle (Group A) may
operate a heavy straight vehicle (Group B) or a small vehicle (Group C), provided
that he or she possesses the requisite endorsement(s); and
2. A driver who has passed the knowledge and
skills tests for a heavy straight vehicle (Group B) may operate any small vehicle
(Group C), provided that he or she possesses the requisite endorsement(s).
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