CDL breakdown - Chauffeurs license with a CDL A?

yeah what state. I thought the chauffeurs was taken away and a passenger endorsement added?

 

Here is my stab at it....

I'm guessing this is an older fellow, and qualifies for being grandfathered in with the Chauffeurs License Class A endorsement... this is how it used to be in my understanding... but it's different now. That's my best guess.

 

Immigrating from Britain?

 

He can't be from Kansas. They done away with the Chauffeur's License ages ago. If you had one after they changed to the Class-A,B,C,D, and it came time to renew it, you had the option of dropping the Chauffeur and just going with a Class-C (car type) or getting the Class-A with no additional testing. Basically it was converted to a Class-A.

 

Sounds like granfatherd in to me too .like i was .

 

Yeah, that is only thing I can think of, as some states just renewed your old endorsements even when things began to change.... South Dakota comes to mind. I remember the old timers that mentored me talking about it.

I'm really fortunate to have learned this trade from 3,000,000+ milers. They have forgotten more than many drivers will ever know.

 

I'm guessing Illinois, they have a secretary of state that deals with motor vehicles. Although I thought chauffers license were long gone.

 

Not heard much about them here in Illinois. But have in Indiana.