Does a trucker need a special license to drive a truck?

 

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To drive a commercial truck, a driver needs a commercial driver's license. Regulations define commercial trucks that require a commercial driver's license to operate as those that weigh 26,001 pounds or more. Cement trucks, gravel trucks, and 18-wheelers represent some of the types of commercial trucks you commonly see on our roads.

A substantial number of people driving trucks actually do not hold valid commercial licenses. If you've suffered an accident with a commercial truck, whether the driver held a valid commercial driver's license to drive that truck is just one of the many things that your Pasadena truck accident attorney can check for you. A huge number of commercial trucks drive on our Texas roads. The massive size and weight of commercial trucks can present grave dangers to ordinary drivers during a truck wreck. So it's important that we hold truck drivers accountable when their actions pose a threat to public safety.

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