Will my GVWR work for a Class A skills test?

He can have a A class cdl but with air brake restriction

 

Actually he can't, not with the set up he has.

 

...in instances where the Gross Combined Weight Rating is in excess of 26,000 lbs.

 

That truck doesn't qualify for a class A, or even a class B.

Class A =

Any combination vehicle with a combined GVWR of over 26,000 lbs, provided the vehicle being towed weighs more than 10,000 lbs GVWR.

Class B =

Any vehicle with a GVWR of over 26,000 lbs.

example:

A dump truck with a GVWR of 56,000 lbs towing a 5,000 lb trailer would be a class B vehicle, because the trailer is less than 10,000 lbs GVWR.

 

You will have an No air brake restriction on the license and possible if it is an automatic, an automatic restriction - which is stupid.

 

I think if the truck itself doesn't qualify as a CMV that rule doesnt apply. We dealt with that one a lot when I towed. My truck was an Intl 4900 but GWW wasn't high enough to make it a Class B truck, so we could tow trucks and 3 car trailers legally where if we used the Class B wrecker you needed a Class A for the 3 car.

 

I agree, if your going to go to the trouble, then do it right.

Someone fed you a line of bull

 

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We were pulled over all the time (DOT target's tow trucks a LOT) and it was never a problem, Maybe every one of us was the luckiest person around then. I can buy a Class B (technically) motorhome but if I'm not for hire
and only tranport my own posessions or family I don't even need a CDL. There's weird loopholes man.

 

Not my experience, cops don't mess with tow trucks. Not unless your scrap haulers or something.

 

LOL, we actually did do alot of steel, but I think more of it is the AAA drivers that pickup and drop within a few miles of each stop they make usually dont chain things, dont put thier lights on etc, so thier an easy target. When Boston PD got a CMV enforcement team it really got out of control for a while. Luckily im out of that game. Although Ive considered looking into heavy duty towing since Ive upgrade to A.