CDL Endorsements and Restrictions: H, N, T, P, S, X and Codes
What each federal endorsement lets you haul, the tests and TSA check behind it, which jobs ask for which, and what the restriction letters on your license mean.
Category: Drivers & CDL
Getting and keeping a CDL, endorsements, medical cards, pay, parking and driver rights, with links to the official rules.
FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse: Queries, Violations and Your CDL
What the federal Clearinghouse holds, when employers must check it, what a prohibited status does to your license, and the return-to-duty steps that clear it.
Company-Sponsored CDL Training: Contracts, Repayment and Quitting
Free CDL training from a carrier is paid for with time. The contract decides what you owe if you leave, and some states now limit those clauses.
How Truck Drivers Get Paid: Per Mile, Percentage, Hourly or Salary
Cents per mile is only the headline number. Which miles count, how detention is paid and what happens on a layover decide what lands on the settlement.
DAC and PSP Reports: What Trucking Employers See When You Apply
Three records follow a CDL driver from job to job: the DAC employment file, FMCSA's PSP record and the safety performance history every carrier must request. Drivers can see and challenge all three.
Is There a Truck Driver Shortage? What ATA, BLS and FMCSA Data Show
The shortage debate comes down to whose numbers you use and which part of trucking you look at. Federal rules in 2025 and 2026 added a new factor.
Why Most Truck Drivers Don’t Get Overtime and Who Still Does
The Motor Carrier Act exemption covers most CDL drivers, but small-vehicle drivers, some local drivers and drivers in a few states can still be owed time and a half.