I was told by one California Highway Patrol officer that I would not need a
CDL for my M35. Then another says that I do, both of these guys were the
commercial cops! Neither one of them could back up their answer with any
fact, and when I asked the one guy who said I did not need one if he could
put that in writing, what answer did I get??? What if I'm actually wrong?!?
Kinda scary when the people who are supposed to enforce the laws don't even
know for themselves! But as Mark Blair pointed out, the motor vehicle code
does clearly state in CA a CDL is required vehicles over 6K# GVW that have
three axles. This would include Gama Goat and others as well. The best
thing to do is go out and get a CDL, it's not that hard. Somebody said take
a day and go out and get one, it does take a bit longer than that, you have
to go get a physical $40, then go to DMV for the written test for the permit
$$, and if I remember right you have to have the permit for two months
before you can get the actual driving test $$. So make sure you get plenty
of practice, if you fail it =$$ again!
Bill
Real trucks don't have spark plugs!
-----Original Message-----
From: Timothy Smith <timothy.smith1@worldnet.att.net>
To: MV List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>; Mil Veh List <MVlist@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 8:16 AM
Subject: [MVlist] To CDL or not to CDL that is the question
Fellas,
WARNING!
DO NOT confuse different sections of law. For example, here in Texas,
registration law has very little or no bearing on laws concerning driver's
licenses or laws concerning maximum allowable weights, etc, etc.
And, here in Texas, there are different classes of drivers licenses and
different classes of commercial driver's licenses. Your state may be
slightly different or completely different.....but if you are properly
qualified and licensed in your home state, you can drive anywhere in the
remaining states. (There IS such a thing as an Interstate Compact.)
Go to your local driver's license office and ask them, but give them ALL the
information on what you are intending to do.....I'm not saying you won't get
a correct answer from the list, but if you find yourself on the broken end
of a bottle, how do you explain to the nice policeman where you got your
information?
TJ
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