From: Paul A. Thomas (bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com)
Date: Thu Sep 12 2002 - 22:08:59 PDT
AFAIK, the laws of the state you are licensed in determine what you can do
in another state. With a few exceptions, if it is legal to drive/tow
whatever you are in in your own state the state you are visiting allows
it... one obvious exception is triple trailers in states like Ca.. they are
legal in neighboring states, but not here.
Where's the Philadelphia atty when you need him?
<g.d.rlh>
PS: side point: ( I lived just outside Dallas in the mid 80's, knew the
motor vehicle code and other laws then ) Texas is/was .... proud. When I
was transferred there in '82 they refused to trade data with California on
what traffic violations you had... Tho I had none, I always loved Texas for
that attitude. <g>
Paul
At 12:44 AM 9/13/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Does Texas follow the federal CDL guidelines? Somehow I have gotten the
>idea that a class A was for a truck greater than 26000 OR a trailer over
>10,000. I live in Northeast Mississippi. In MS the DOT is only
>interested in big rigs but in Alabama (where I buy my green stuff) it is a
>completely different story. You may remember the story about 2 years ago
>that I posted about an Alabama DOT instructor coming up to me while I was
>getting fuel and telling me how many laws I was breaking with my 3 axil
>trailer with a ambulance body on it. One of his points was that since it
>was 3 axil it was automatically over 10000 and therefore I needed a CDL. I
>was pulling it with a GMC dually with a GVW of 10000.
>
>Mike
>Tishomingo, MS
>M1010 and others
> >
> > From: "Timothy Smith" <timothy.smith1@worldnet.att.net>
> > Date: 2002/09/11 Wed AM 12:24:16 EDT> To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> (Military Vehicles Mailing List)
> > Subject: [MV] To CDL or not to CDL....
> >
> > Let me begin with the usual disclaimers....i.e. your state's laws may vary,
> > etc etc etc.
> >
> >
>
>
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