DOT info help

[J&S Racing]

[QUOTE=63corvette;568744]

Originally Posted by J&S Racing

A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.


Not totally true.
If the vehicle is a personal vehicle titled in your name and registered RV and you own the entire contents personally you only need a class A or B depending on the vehicle being towed. Under 10,000 lbs Class B over 10,000 class A.
Called a Non Commercial CDL with no log book etc.
What I currently have.
My 2 Cents
Rick in TX

That was a direct paste from FMSCA.
Class B pertains to strait jobs only.

[63corvette]

[QUOTE=J&S Racing;568748]

Originally Posted by 63corvette

That was a direct paste from FMSCA.
Class B pertains to strait jobs only.

There are exceptions listed further down in the regulations.
Class B is for a greater than 26,000 lb vehicle only. My motorhome is 33,000 dry and requires a Class B.
To obtain my license I took the CDL written test and a Driving Test in the motorhome just like the CDL test. Just no physical or drug test required.
I do not have the regulations in front of me however, I carry copies of those pages with me in my motorhome to be able to show them to an officer should he want to see them.
Just best not to argue with the officer who stopped you but you can with his supervisor if needed or the judge when in court.
The key is you are not commercial if you own all of the rig and contents, it is registered as a RV in your name, you are the driver, and you are not a for profit operation.
I just carry my hobby toys in a big rig.
My 2 Cents
Rick in TX