• At least 21 years of age with a High School or GED/High School Equivalency Diploma.

• Two or more years of continuous experience operating a Class A Vehicle and hold a valid Class A North Carolina License; provided on and after April 1, 1992.

• Meet the North Carolina State CDL qualifications as follows:

• No felony or misdemeanor convictions involving moral turpitude in the ten years immediately preceding the date of application.

• No revocation or suspension of driver’s license in the two years immediately preceding the date of application.

• No convictions for moving violations totaling seven or more cumulative points within three years of the date of application.

Other Requirements:

1) Driver-specific application for employment (§391.21)

2) Original motor vehicle record (MVR) requested from state(s) within 30 days of hire (§391.23)

3) Road test or road test exception:
• Road test form and certificate conducted by your motor carrier (§391.31(g)), or
• Road test certificate conducted by another motor carrier within the past 3 years (§391.33(a)(2)), or
• Photocopy of a CDL accepted in lieu of road test – not applicable if hired to operate doubles, triples, or tankers. (Note: No subsequent copies of license renewals required.) (§391.33(a)(1))

4) Background investigations (§391.23):
Drivers hired before October 30, 2004: General employment verifications sent to all former employers for the 3 years prior to the application date or a record of a good faith effort; or  Drivers hired on or after October 30, 2004: Safety Performance History data from all former DOT-regulated employers for the 3 years prior to the application date or a record of a good faith effort. This form must be maintained in accordance with §391.53 (secured, limited access) and may be in a separate Driver Investigation History File; and if applicable, any driver rebuttals to the Safety Performance History data and responses to the rebuttals from the former DOT-regulated employers.

5) The following documents are to be included in the DQ file for three years from date of execution:
• Medical certificate or MVR showing that driver is medically certified (§391.43(g)):
• Medical exam certificate, original or a copy, for all non-CDL drivers; or
• Medical exam certificate, original or a copy, kept for up to 15 days, until the
• CDL/CLP driver’s MVR can be obtained, showing current medical certification status; or
• Current MVR showing CDL/CLP driver’s medical certification status.
• If applicable, documentation of any variance, exemption, or waiver from the physical qualification standards (§391.51(b)(7));
• Verification that medical examiner was listed on National Registry (for exams conducted after May 20, 2014) (§391.51(b)(9));
• Annual motor vehicle record (§391.25);
• Annual review of driving record (§391.25); and
• Annual list of violations from driver (§391.27).
• The DQ file and Driver Investigation History file must be retained for 3 years after a driver leaves your employment.

6) The following documents are also required and kept in the DQ file, but are not applicable to all drivers:
• Longer Combination Vehicle (LCV) Driver-Training Certificate (§380.401); and
• Entry-level driver training certificate (§380.509(b)).