>Bill you wrote that best thing to do is get CDL's
>
>Bill there is one thing you have not considered -- your vehicle will have
to
>pass inspection before you can take the driving part of the test --
Ah, but you are mistaken...I thought of that, that's why when I took my
driving test my military trucks were parked in the shop 40 miles away while
I used a friends Freigtliner:) Makes the whole thing go much easier using a
truck that's on the road daily. If one doesn't have access to a "free" truck
(did cost a case of Coors) there are plenty of places that rent trucks just
for taking the test at a minimal fee.
Lights,
>brakes, fire ext., windshield wipers, emission controls, turn signals, seat
>belts and many other things.
>
>I have a truck that has all the features that it is supposed to have and
>everything works -- my best estimate even with this was 3500.00 to get
truck
>where it MIGHT pass inspection. Biggest thing with this truck is brakes --
>as military had it built - is full air brake system -- when the truck has
no
>air it has no brakes, air is used to apply brakes -- standard commercial
>trucks air is used to relieve spring pressure that actually applies brakes.
>A commercial truck that has no air will not move, brakes are locked -- this
>truck of mine if it has no air will roll, and that is one of the things
that
>stops it from passing inspection, and there are other things that military
>trucks do not have that commercial trucks are required to have.
>
>Tennessee takes the position that if I am driving the truck and not getting
>paid for it, I am not getting paid to haul any cargo --not even a cup of
>given to me from my neighbor to haul him a load of wood.-- That what I
have
>is a recreational vehicle and recreational vehicles -motor homes etc- do
not
>require CDL's Commercial Drives License
>
>
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