What is the cargo weight limit for a Class B license?

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What type of license do you need to drive a Peterbilt super tag dump truck or dump trucks with 3 axels with gvwr of 65k in California?
My company paid for a class b a couple of years back and was wanting do go into construction and was interested in dump trucks. I’ve asked around and getting mixed responses. Some tell me it’s a class A due to the weight and some tell me it’s b because it’s a straight truck.

 

12400 + 34000 = 46400 on the straight truck with 2 rear axles if you have a third axle that's more weight you can carry.
The towed trailer can weigh 10,000 and believe me you dont want to pull more than you can stop

 

In Florida it is the - combined - weight of the truck and trailer. Once your over 26001 you need a class a.

So for a 18,000 pound F450 and a 8,000 pound lawn trailer would need a Cdl class a.

A 33000 pound dump would need a class a to tow a car dolly.

 

Nope. The combined weight can be actually 36,000 lbs and not need a CDL.
26,000 lbs for the tractor and 10,000 lbs for the trailer. One pound more on either is cdl territory.
Btw, that F450 does not need a CDL.

Go lookup a flowchart if you don't believe me. Here is the one from Florida.
Do I need a CDL?

 

Class A only applies when towing a trailer over 10,000 lbs gvwr. You can drive a, for example, crane weighing 120,000 lbs on a class b license. A dump truck is no different. As long as it's a single vehicle with no trailer, doesn't matter how heavy it is for CDL requirements. It's still going to be a class b.
It's on page 14 of the California CDL manual

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/web/eng_pdf/comlhdbk.pdf

 

You are correct.

That's always been confusing for me.

I'm sure we have been hassled from trooper about pulling these 14000 pound equipment trailers with f350 or 450.

Thanks for driving that one home.