The short simple answer is you do not need a cdl for a vehicle under 26001 lbs, air brakes or not. If you haul Hazardous material, you need a class c with a hazmat endorsement and you must take your road test in a truck with air brakes and pass the general knowledge test for cdl.
Definition of grovel for English Language Learners. : 1  to kneel, lie, or crawl on the ground. : 2  to treat someone with too much respect or fear in a way that shows weakness in order to be forgiven or to gain approval or favor.
1. to consider or include (an idea, term, etc.) as part of a more comprehensive one. 2. to bring (a case, instance, etc.) under a rule. 3. to take up into a more inclusive classification. [1525â35; < Medieval Latin subsÅ«mere= Latin sub- sub- + sÅ«mere to take; see consume]