Licenses & Endorsements
CDL-B (Class B Commercial Driver's License)
A Class B CDL authorizes a driver to operate a single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating over 26,001 lbs, or that vehicle towing a unit under 10,000 lbs. Common Class B vehicles include straight trucks, box trucks, dump trucks, and some buses — it does not authorize most tractor-trailer combinations.
Class B covers single-unit commercial vehicles above the weight threshold, such as straight trucks, box trucks, garbage trucks, and many local delivery vehicles, along with buses carrying 16 or more passengers under Class B-eligible configurations. It's common in local and regional delivery roles, municipal and utility fleets, and some dedicated accounts that don't use tractor-trailer combinations. Unlike Class A, a Class B license does not generally authorize driving a tractor-trailer combination unless the driver separately upgrades to Class A.
Why it matters for recruiting and operations
Carriers recruiting for straight-truck or local delivery roles need to filter specifically for Class B (or Class A, which also covers Class B vehicles) rather than assuming any CDL holder qualifies, since a Class B-only driver can't legally pull a tractor-trailer combination. Getting this distinction right in job postings and prescreening avoids disappointing qualified-looking applicants who turn out not to meet a role's actual license requirement.
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