Do I need a CDL?

I am considering buying a truck with a luxury cab (kitchen, sink, stove, running water, bathroom, queen-size bed, laundry, solar panels), but with no trailer. I will probably bobtail, although I might want to flatbed a large-size pick-up truck as a trailer. Do I need a CDL? And will I have to stop at weigh stations?

Thanks!

 

Thanks both of you! I plan to drive it across the country and use it as a motorhome/RV! I plan to park it anywhere from campgrounds to federal lands to Walmarts to hotels to truck stops

This is what google says:

http://www.truckingtruth.com/cdl-training-program/page1

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A CDL must be obtained by the driver of 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.
• Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
• Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
• Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.

The following vehicle operators are not required to obtain a CDL:

Recreational Vehicle Operators - Recreational vehicle operators, when using the vehicle primarily for personal use, do not need a CDL.
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Yes! I hope I don't get stopped when I drive past the coop!