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Obtain your Commerical Drivers Licence
in Ohio at the schools listed below.
Ohio
Hamrick
Truck Driving School
Take control of your future today. Get quality hands-on
truck driver training from Hamrick Truck Driving School. Hamrick Truck Driving
School provides you with a fast, comprehensive certification program for your
operator’s license. Our expert instructors are former professional semi-drivers
with years of experience, enabling them to train you to become an asset to the
second largest industry in America. Programs: Truck Driving. Locations: Medina
OH.
Getting a commercial licence
Steps to getting a commercial licence | Learner's licence | Testing
for a learner's licence | Full-privilege licence | Testing for a
full-privilege licence | Medical standards
Steps to getting a commercial licence
Ensure you meet the commercial licence prerequisites, then follow
the process described below to get your commercial driver's licence.
Prerequisites
Before you start the commercial licence application process, you
must:
hold a full-privilege B.C. driver's licence (Class 5 or 6)or an
out-of-province equivalent
have an acceptable driving record that shows:
less than 4 penalty point incidents in the past two years and
no motor vehicle-related criminal conviction in the previous three
years
be at least 19 years old
not owe any fines or debts to ICBC or the province of B.C.
meet the required medical standards.
present acceptable identification.
The process
Study Driving Commercial Vehicles and RoadSense for Drivers.
Apply for a learner's licence at any driver licensing office. You
will be asked which class of licence you are applying for. (See
Types of Licences for more information.) During the application
process you must pass a knowledge and road signs test and disclose
any existing medical conditions. (See Getting a commercial learner's
licence for more details.)
Receive your learner's licence, provided you do not have a medical
condition that requires pre-approval. The learner's licence will
indicate which class of motor vehicle you can drive.
Practise with a licensed driver and/or attend driver training school.
(See the BC government's Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement
site.The licenced driver must have the same licence class or better.
When you are ready, apply for your full-privilege licence. During
the application process you must pass a road test, which includes
a pre-trip inspection test. If you pass the tests you will be given
a medical form for your doctor to complete. (See Getting a full-privilege
commercial licence for more details.)
You will receive your photo licence in the mail once it is confirmed
that you meet the required medical standards.
Types of Certifications
| Class
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Typical
Vehicles |
Minimum Age |
| Class 1 |
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Semi-trailer
trucks – permits the holder to operate all motor vehicles
or combinations of vehicles except motorcycles. See
Commercial
licence. |
19 |
| Class 2 |
 |
Buses, including school buses, special activity
buses and special vehicles – also permits the holder to operate
vehicles in Classes 4 and 5. See
Commercial
licence. |
19 |
| Class 3 |
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Trucks with more than two
axles, including dump trucks and large tow trucks – also permits
the holder to operate vehicles in Class 5. See
Commercial
licence. |
18 |
| Class 4 |
|
Taxis, limousines,
ambulances, special buses used to transport people with
disabilities and other special vehicles – also permits the
holder to operate vehicles in Class 5.
See Commercial
licence. |
19 |
| Class 5 or 7 |
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Two-axled
vehicles (except for Class 4 vehicles and motorcycles).
These include cars, vans, two-axle trucks and utility vehicles.
Motor homes (including those with more than two axles),
limited speed motorcycles* (e.g., mopeds or mini scooters),
all-terrain vehicles, construction vehicles, trailers 4,600
kg or less and buses or vans seating not more than 10 people.
See Passenger
vehicle licence. |
16 |
| Class 6 or 8 |

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Motorcycles,
all-terrain cycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATV's).
See Motorcycle
(have licence) or Motorcycle
(1st licence). |
16 |
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