can a driver with a class b cdl legally drove a tractor with no trailer?

Blackshack46,

Great minds think alike????

 

So, to the OP. Yes you can but make sure that door says your within legal limits on your license with the gvwr

 

i cheated and copied pasted. It's basically what I wanted to say. But I'm whooped and don't feel like thinking/typing it all up today.

 

Me Too!

Great minds do think alike. so do lazy ones. LOL

 

A class B CDL allows you to drive ANY straight vehicle of any weight. All a bobtail is is a straight truck with a fifth wheel attached to it. There are some exceptions. You can't drive a school bus, any bus or any vehicle placarded for haz-mat without the proper endorsements.

 

The door can say 80k and not be an issue. The Class B description simply states vehicles with a GVWR of 26,001 lbs. or more and not towing a trailer with a GVW in excess of 10,000 lbs. It doesn't put a weight limit on you.

This. Right here. Spot on.

 

drove a 10 wheeler w/ a GVW of 50K.

hauled machines

 

In mn you can drive those big ### drivable cranes with a B. Ya know the ones with those dolly wheels under the jib.

 

Yup, without a trailer it's just a class B truck

 

You need a air break endorsement???? Not sure if that applys.