It would require a CDL if:
Even though a lot of the Lowe's trucks don't require a CDL (single axle box trucks), they typically require delivery drivers to have a CDL, so that they can be flexible enough to do deliveries in either type of truck (either the single axle box truck or the tandem axle flatbed trucks).
Lease on with a courier or expedited freight company.
You only need a cdl license while driving a box truck if the gross weight of the truck is 26,001 or more. Most uhaul rental boxes are able to be driven without a cdl.
This question is a bit asinine, if I can be blunt here. Yes, of course it is. CDL requirements are determined primarily by the weight rating of the vehicle. If it's a tandem truck rated at 54,000 lbs., then that's how its rated, whether it has a box, flatbed, mixer, dump body, etc. If it's a single axle truck rated at 33,000 lbs., more the same story. You MIGHT be able to register it as a 26,000 lb. GVWR vehicle, in which case, it won't require a CDL anymore - single axle trucks can be a bit ambiguous that way.
There are only two instances in which you could:You're going for a Class C CDL (for example, you'll be using a box truck under 26k to haul hazmat material), this truck has air brakes, and you want a CDL without an air brake restriction.You're going for a Class A CDL and can operate with a "no tractor-trailers" restriction on your CDL, so you'll attach a trailer with a GVW higher than 10,000 lbs. to that truck.
If it has a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of more than 26,000 lbs., or if it is carrying a quantity of hazardous materials sufficient to require the display of placards, yes. Otherwise, no.
10 foot truck-368 cubic feet 14 foot truck-669 cubic feet 17 foot truck-849 cubic feet 24 foot truck-1401 cubic feet 26 foot truck-1538 cubic feet
Air brakes are not a factor in determining whether or not a vehicle requires a CDL. As for your employer's box truck, the length doesn't matter - the weight rating does. If it has a weight rating of 26,000 lbs. or less, it won't be useful in helping you get a CDL. If it's rated at more than 26,000 lbs. GVW, it can only be used to get a Class B CDL, unless you're attaching a trailer of more than 10,000 lbs. GVW to it, in which case, you can get a Class A, but you'll have a "no tractor-trailers" restriction.
Yes. You can drive that vehicle with either a Class B or Class A CDL.
If the GVWR is 26,000 lbs. or less, and it's not hauling hazardous materials, no.
Air brakes have absolutely no impact on determining if a vehicle requires a CDL or not. Zip. Zilch. Nada. And that's across all state - CDL regulations are federally mandated. A vehicle with a GVWR of 26,000 or less only requires a CDL if it is 1: carrying a quantity of hazardous materials which requires placards to be displayed or 2: a bus designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver). Otherwise, it doesn't need a CDL.
That depends on the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of the truck, not on the length.