Class D license — Delaware Permit Test

Class D license on the Delaware permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

A Delaware Class D license covers a single vehicle, or a vehicle and a trailer, with a gross vehicle weight rating no greater than 26,000 pounds.

A Class D driver behind the wheel of a heavy truck has not been tested on how it stops and turns.

This type and class of license is valid for any single motor vehicle, and a trailer, with gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR) not greater than 26,000 pounds, designed to carry less than 16 passengers (including the driver), and not placarded for the purpose of transporting hazardous materials.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.37

A Delaware Class D license covers vehicles designed to carry fewer than 16 passengers, counting the driver.

A driver of a large passenger van has many more lives riding on each choice than a car driver does.

This type and class of license is valid for any single motor vehicle, and a trailer, with gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR) not greater than 26,000 pounds, designed to carry less than 16 passengers (including the driver), and not placarded for the purpose of transporting hazardous materials.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.37

No special license is required in Delaware to drive a personal recreation vehicle.

A family renting a motor home might cancel a trip thinking a commercial license is needed.

No special licenses are required when operating personal recreation vehicles and military equipment.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.37

On the test

What is the highest gross vehicle weight rating a Delaware Class D license covers?

26,000 pounds. A Class D driver behind the wheel of a heavy truck has not been tested on how it stops and turns. Delaware Driver Manual, p.37: “This type and class of license is valid for any single motor vehicle, and a trailer, with gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR) not greater than 26,000 pounds, designed to carry less than 16 passengers (including the driver), and not placarded for the purpose of transporting hazardous materials.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.