Section 1340-01-13-.04 - ENDORSEMENTS(1) Special endorsements are required by law for the operation of certain motor vehicles. Endorsements do not stand alone, but are issued only in conjunction with a classified license to those who are found eligible pursuant to 1340-1-13-.08.(2) Endorsements may be added or removed upon initial application for a license, as well as at any time during a renewal cycle.(3) Endorsements issued by the State of Tennessee are required as follows: (a) Double/Triple Trailers (T) - Required for operation of a commercial motor vehicle authorized to pull more than one (1) trailer;(b) Hazardous Materials (H) - Required for operation of a commercial motor vehicle which is required by federal law to be placarded for hazardous materials;(c) Cargo Tank (N) - Required for operation of a commercial motor vehicle that transports, as its primary cargo, any liquid or gaseous materials within a tank permanently or temporarily attached to the vehicle or chassis, when the tank has a designed capacity of one thousand (1,000) gallons or more,(d) Cargo Tank and Hazardous Materials (X) - Required for operation of a commercial motor vehicle requiring both the cargo tank and the hazardous material endorsement;(e) Passenger (P) - Required for operation of a commercial motor vehicle designed to transport more than fifteen (15) passengers including the driver;(f) School Bus (S) - Required for operation of a commercial motor vehicle designed to pick up or discharge children on a highway in order to transport them to or from school or school-related activities, and operated for compensation; or(g) For-Hire (F) - Required of a chauffeur for operation of a Class D vehicle, including Class XD temporary driver license holders. Not required for persons holding Commercial Driver Licenses.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1340-01-13-.04
Original rule filed April 8, 1996; effective August 28, 1996. Amendment filed July 27, 2004; effective November 26, 2004. Public necessity rule filed September 24, 2007, effective through March 7, 2008. Public necessity rule filed September 24, 2007, expired March 8, 2008. Public necessity rule filed March 11, 2008, effective through August 23, 2008. Amendment filed December 3, 2007; effective April 29, 2008.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 55-50-102, 55-50-202, 55-50-321, 55-50-331, Public Chapter No. 194, 2007, Public Acts of 2004; Chapter 778, 49 C.F.R. § 383(1992), and 49 U.S.C.A. 2701 et seq.