Current through September 24, 2024
(1) Special endorsements are required by law
for the operation of certain motor vehicles. Endorsements do not stand alone,
but are issued only in conjunction with a classified license to those who are
found eligible pursuant to 1340-1-13-.08.
(2) Endorsements may be added or removed upon
initial application for a license, as well as at any time during a renewal
cycle.
(3) Endorsements issued by
the State of Tennessee are required as follows:
(a) Double/Triple Trailers (T) - Required for
operation of a commercial motor vehicle authorized to pull more than one (1)
trailer;
(b) Hazardous Materials
(H) - Required for operation of a commercial motor vehicle which is required by
federal law to be placarded for hazardous materials;
(c) Cargo Tank (N) - Required for operation
of a commercial motor vehicle that transports, as its primary cargo, any liquid
or gaseous materials within a tank permanently or temporarily attached to the
vehicle or chassis, when the tank has a designed capacity of one thousand
(1,000) gallons or more,
(d) Cargo
Tank and Hazardous Materials (X) - Required for operation of a commercial motor
vehicle requiring both the cargo tank and the hazardous material
endorsement;
(e) Passenger (P) -
Required for operation of a commercial motor vehicle designed to transport more
than fifteen (15) passengers including the driver;
(f) School Bus (S) - Required for operation
of a commercial motor vehicle designed to pick up or discharge children on a
highway in order to transport them to or from school or school-related
activities, and operated for compensation; or
(g) For-Hire (F) - Required of a chauffeur
for operation of a Class D vehicle, including Class XD temporary driver license
holders. Not required for persons holding Commercial Driver Licenses.
Authority: T.C.A. §§
55-50-102,
55-50-202,
55-50-321,
55-50-331, Public Chapter No. 194,
2007, Public Acts of 2004; Chapter 778, 49 C.F.R. § 383(1992), and 49
U.S.C.A. 2701 et seq.
