attn Jeff Teuton Towing "Again"

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

DOT starts @ 10,000 lbs. One way that will probably get you out of a jam is to have at least enough tag to cover the weight of your truck and trailer. CDL starts @ 26k. Your combined GVW of your truck and trailer if over 26k makes you need the cdl. I sell a few trailers and the manufacturer can rate them less than the weight capacity of the axles. GVW is determined by axle capacity and frame. All truck manufactureres make a truck @ 25999 GVW. Quite legal. Maybe I could upgrade my paper I did for National Dragster and get them to print it again. This seems to come and go. Florida needs an overlength over 65 ft. Can get it on the net with a credit card. Cheap. You can't be a "little bit" under DOT. You really need it all. But they don't usually bother with us, thank goodness.

So if the combined weight rating is over 26K a cdl1 is required?

Ed F.

[Philip Saran]

Jim Mantle,

At least here on the west coast, a truck/camper towing a trailer is 55 mph
in California, in Nevada we can tow at 70 mph.

On the west coast the speed for towing is usually posted along side the hwy.

Personally I try to stay at 60 pmh while towing, I seem to get the best MPG
at that speed. But then I've seen guys towing at 80 MPH too.