Do tow-truck operators who hold a commercial driver’s license (CDL) require endorsements to tow “endorsable” vehicles?
For CDL endorsement purposes, the nature of the tow-truck operations determines the need for endorsements. Here is how to determine whether or not an endorsement is needed: • If the driver’s towing operations are restricted to emergency “first moves” from the site of a breakdown or accident to the nearest appropriate repair facility, then no CDL endorsement of any kind is required. • If the driver’s towing operations include any “subsequent moves” from one repair or disposal facility to another, then endorsements requisite to the vehicles being towed are required. • Exception: Tow-truck operators need not obtain a passenger endorsement.
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