Towing issues / updates

[Chris1529]

Originally Posted by jim powers

As i have said before on this matter i just wish the dot, nj state police and nj dept of motor vehicles could all get together:
3 years ago after speaking with a friend of mine who was a current nj state trooper and another friend who was a police cheif in monmouth county i was told by both of them that after researching ,the only thing i needed to do to be legal in nj at least with my 26 ft trailer and chevy dually was to be sure i had the truck registered for the total combined weight of the truck and trailer, no cdl required, i latter decided to try and get my class a cdl anyway, i went to nj dept of motor vehicles with a picture of my dually and trailer and said i wanted to start the process to get a cdl, and this is what i would be using the license for, and taking the test in as the law states you are to test in the combination you will be driving, those dmv guys are probably still laughing at me , as they said you dont need a cdl to operate that type of rig in nj !!!and you could not use that type of rig to test for cdl anyway!!!!!WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I figure that would be the case in most states.

[John DiBartolomeo]

I would love to write another story on this subject (we did one or two several years ago) but attempting to get clear, concise and legal information is about as easy as solving the deficit problem in this country. If anyone has an "in" to getting the correct info, I'd love to hear from them. I'd also like to interview some troopers who have pulled over racers. That in itself could be a real eye opener. Where did they get the info they're quoting?

Then again, this could really open up a can of worms.