Endorsements

New Jersey’s CDL is available only to those applicants who already have a basic, unrestricted New Jersey driver license. CDL has three separate endorsements: class A, B, and C. Most CDL operators will need to obtain at lease one special endorsement, which includes:

Class A is necessary for operators of tractor trailers or any truck with a gross combination weight rating (GCWR) of more than 26,001 pounds, if the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is more than 10,000 pounds. This endorsement allows the motorist to operate all vehicles in class B, C and D, if all requirements have been met.

Class B is necessary for operators of any vehicle with a GVWR of more than 26,001 pounds:

• towing a GVWR trailer less than 10,000 pounds
• a bus with a GVWR more than 26,001 pounds designed to transport 16 or more passengers

This endorsement allows the motorist to operate all vehicles in class C and D, if all requirements have been met.

Class C is necessary for operators of any vehicle with a GVWR of less than 26,001 pounds used and placarded to move hazardous material, and:

• any bus, including school buses, designed to transport more than 16 passengers, including the driver, and with a GVWR of less than 26,0001, and all school vehicles designed to transport 15 or fewer passengers, including the driver
• any for-hire bus or other for-hire vehicle designed transport between 8 and 15 passengers, including the driver