So basically if a trailer has a 12k rating but really only weighs 2500 pounds I still need a class a bc the gvwr is over 10k correct? I’m going down next week to do the knowledge test and again in 14 days to get the permanent license. The gvwr stuff is pretty confusing to me but I thinks it’s getting clearer to me.
Do I need my cdl?!?!
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Driftwood1990, Jan 2, 2018.
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x1Heavy Thanks this.
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It's the difference between GVW and GVWR CDL requirements are based off GVWR not GVW -
It is a weird quirk in the law read the definitions carefully. Class A is gcwr over 26,000 AND trailer over 10,000. Class B is power unit over 26,000 and no trailer or trailer 10,000 or less. Class C is vehicles that don’t fall into class A or B. A 26k truck and 10k trailer isn’t class A because trailer isn’t over 10k and it isn’t class B because power unit isn’t over 26k so by definition it is class C. Joe blows rent those 26k uhaul trucks and put small car dolly trailers behind them all the time. -
Thats up to 26,000 pounds and enforcement goes by that tag put in the drivers side door of the truck. I know of no class 7 or class 8 truck used in intra or interstate commerce that has a GVWR under 26,001 most actually are closer to 33,000 and over.
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Your right. I was multitasking I should have made a better comment.
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And the funny part of it all is if I am reading the regs right, I can go buy a class 8 truck use it to pull an RV and as long as it is not commercial I don't think I need a CDL. The US has some really strange rules and laws in this area.
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