Cdl a road test with dually and camper

Interesting piece of trivia here:

To pull a fifth wheel travel trailer in Texas Legally one must have a Class A drivers license. This law is not enforced obviously, but unless it has changed in the last few years it is in fact the law.

 

While this is true, and it varies by state, they put a restriction on your license everywhere I'm aware of that makes this sort of Class A CDL insufficient to drive a 80k Class 8 truck. No airbrakes on the F350 so you'll have a restriction on vehicle s with air brakes. Probably have a max weight restriction also. There might be a state out there where u can pull it off but very uncommon imo.

 

The US has some really strange rules with licenses lol.

 

Well you got me fooled then, because from what I see a game is all it is. Can’t speak English, can’t back up, riding the middle lane because their “trainer” said to. On and on.

 

Yeah. You would have commercial tags and whatever else Texas requires. Tx numbers US DOT numbers etc...


I’m sorry, i thought you’re truck was in a businesses name.



Just to add, you may not need a quote CDL if this is a non-commercial operation, you may need a non-cdl class A. I can’t help with that, Jersey doesn’t do that. I know i’ve heard NC has something like that. It’s like a private “not for hire” class A or B license.

 

Correct, you would have an air brake restriction on your CDL.

For many people this is never an issue. A couple examples... Landscapers, Marinas, The Hot Shot segment of our industry. All drive 1 ton plus pick up trucks with trailers rated over 10,000 pounds.

 

Go have a talk with CL Werner, Jerry Moyer, Dick Simon, Max Fuller and the like.

i got nothing for you Bub.

 

Here and many other states, the only qualification for the vehicle used to test is it has to be a “like” vehicle that you will be using for the work.

my oldest two used my rv truck, it was not used as a commercial vehicle, it was not licensed as a commercial vehicle and it pulled a 40 foot machine shop trailer that was not a commercial trailer. It is a tractor, until the deck was converted and the sleeper extended. Both examiners required proper insurance, it being over 26k and the trailer over 10k, be a like vehicle that they would use and safe to use with a valid inspection.

 

Piss on them, Bub.

 

Slightly before my time, all you needed was a "chauffer's" license. That entitled you to drive anything. Then they came out with the different "classes" of licenses. When I started in the '70's, a class 1 entitled you to drive anything with wheels. Then they came up with the class A, and then saw fit to keep adding all these different "endorsements," all in the name of "highway safety." I guess when they use up all 26 letters in the alphabet, they'll just start adding numbers to them.

However, the irony of the whole thing is this, the quality of the driver never got any better, only worse, and will only get progressively much worse.

At this point in time, I'm glad I'm retired, but was fortunate to be able to drive when I did, and to have the mentor's that I had, truck on....