No CDL...gooseneck anyone cited over 26K?

Yes Chasing, CA requires anyone hauling for hire to have a CDL. I've read lots of stories about that one, and they get caught crossing state lines at the first weigh station. Sounds like FL has a lot of weigh stations and like to stop you as soon as you crossover as well. I was hoping to simply avoid some of this govt crap, even though I agree with quite a few of the regs I've read. Don't agree that us farmers are exempt, and RVer's like my grandpa was exempt, even while backing the RV back up the off ramp, because he made the wrong exit, instead of going through turning around somewhere, but he didn't have a legitimate license(brain) to be able to do that. Don't agree with the sleeper requirements, when I can put a Select Comfort air matress in my backseat and sleep as well as I do at home in my Select Comfort. This is what I do at hotels as well, so what's the use.
You know I think I ran over some chickens and a cow when I backed the hay hauler in between rows of hay, so I had breakfast next.....Will that count in Cape Cod? Seriously, anyone have any ideas on how to practice for the CDL then? So Heavy are you saying that I don't have to parallel park for the test? I haven't read up on that yet either? Chris

 

Thanks all for the advice, and I was thinking those things, but how do I get to the open area pulling my trailer, without a CDL? I know, maybe go at 3am, or just pray I don't get caught huh. So Lite Bug of course per this discussion, your truck GVWR is 12k or less, which is the problem with me having a truck already with the GVWR of 14k, so the trailer will be 12k. This would be fine, but hauling 2 trucks/7k vehicles might be an issue. So I'm probably just going to go ahead and get the CDL and go with a 2-3 car, and upgrade in a few years or so.
The reason I wanted to just start out small without the CDL, even for a few months, was to put maybe another 50+k miles on this free truck, and it will still have some of the same value since it has low miles for a 3 year old truck that typically has a decent amount of miles on them. From another thread at the car hauler forum, I've decided in order to go with a 4 car hauler, I need a 4500 or just go with a single axle semi, depending on more experience and research. But for the next year or so, just staying inexpensive, getting some experience, which would tell me if it's worth it to upgrade, stay in this profession, and of course get the CDL. This income is a side income, but it diversifies me, and could become a secondary income if needed from this and the other discussion forum. My wife is the main income. She chose being a medical coder, now auditor, and soon to be supervisor, because she knew she could work from home with medical records going digital, as well as having a flexible schedule, which is why I've been home with the kids, still am my own retirement fund manager/trader, a professional musician/private instructor. My main income was a band director, which I shouldn't have to tell you how teaching goes for the last 10 years or so. Yes I'm a farm boy at heart though.
So thanks all for your input. No matter what, with me being a bit of an economist, I'm waiting for a few months until this administration gets going, and seeing how the rest of the world's economies react. I'm actually today seriously thinking about selling this truck outright selling this truck to get maximum value, and ordering a 4500 just the way I want, then upfitting it with a sleeper/backseat and flatbed, like I've found with a few companies. Did I mention that I used to be a sales manager at a dealership, so I know how to get them to sell me this 4500 at $500 over invoice.....know the price and pay cash, giving the salesman $200 and the sales manager $200, and the manager if needed $100, or buy them $100 worth of beer. However, I already know a Dodge sales manager that will do it. Did I also mention that my neighbor has already given me all of his contacts, and 80% of them are within 200 miles, and he's already mentioned my name to many of them, so I do need to get going soon. He's tried to get me into this business for a while now, but the economy wasn't right, or a good time for my family. Thanks again for your advice! Chris