CDL & Medical Cards

If you drive a vehicle or vehicles that meets the following definition, a CDL is required (49 CFR §383.5):Commercial motor vehicle (CMV) means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used in commerce to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle is a:Combination Vehicle (Group A) - having a gross combination weight rating

Yes, unless you meet one of the five exceptions to the medical certification requirements found in 49 CFR §391.2, or meet the intrastate exceptions found in KSA 66-1,129(c).The five federal exceptions to the medical card requirement are:Custom harvestersApiarian industries (beekeepers)Certain farm vehicle drivers (non-articulated farm vehicles)Covered farm vehiclesPipeline welders operating vehicles not over 15,000 lbs.

CDL holders only need to carry their medical card for 15 days after renewal.  Non-CDL holders must carry their medical card.

The weight of the vehicle, or the cargo type (passengers or haz-mat) determines whether a CDL is required.The presence of air brakes does is not a determining factor in whether a CDL is required.

No.In the United States, there is only an air brake RESTRICTION.  If the CDL applicant does not take the written air brake exam when applying for a CDL or does not take the road test with an air brake equipped vehicle, the CDL will have a restriction “L” on the CDL, meaning vehicles without air

That depends on the type of power unit being used (truck or truck-tractor).If the power unit is a truck-tractor in a Class A combination, then a non-commercial Class A driver’s license is required. Class A does NOT include a combination of vehicles that has a truck registered as a farm truck.  If the single unit is a

Yes.Kansas has reciprocity agreements with Nebraska, Missouri, and Oklahoma.  Farmers entering Kansas from non-reciprocity states will only qualify for the CDL exceptions if they meet the requirements of a covered farm vehicle.