From: Greg Booth (m38a11952@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Jul 09 2005 - 20:31:06 PDT
I have had a class A CDL for years. Before that I had
a Comerical chauffeurs license. They are not that hard
to get, go down down to a Drivers license testing
station get the books and read them real well. Also
you will need to take the Air Brake test.
--- Dick <rertman@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> I'm looking at the back of my Calif Class A
> non-commercial license.
> It says, "71. CL. A RESTRICTED TO TOWING TRAILER
> COACHES ONLY, NOT FOR
> COMPENSATION - NOT FOR CL. 8 VEHICLES"
>
> Oh, well. I reckon this license doesn't allow me to
> drive a deuce? You
> might want to ask the DMV why they require a Class A
> license for a deuce but
> not for a 3-axle diesel pusher motor home that's
> longer and sometimes
> heavier than a deuce.
>
> Dick
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark J. Blair, NF6X" <nf6x@nf6x.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
> <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: 09 July, 2005 09:54
> Subject: Re: [MV] Special license needed for a deuce
> and a half?
>
>
> Mike Howell wrote:
> > I seem to remember that California has an extra
> clause about three
> > axles and weighs more than a hundred pounds or
> something.
>
> That's right. The weight is either 6,000 or 9,000
> pounds IIRC (I'd have
> to look up the correct weight), but in any case, the
> limit is well under
> the weight of a wet, naked deuce. California's
> vehicle code is worded
> such that a class A or class B commercial driver's
> license is needed to
> legally operate a 2.5-ton 6x6 here, without any
> regard for how the truck
> will be used (i.e., commercial hauling or
> recreational joy-rides), or
> even how it is licensed (i.e., having Historical
> Vehicle plates doesn't
> affect the licensing requirement).
>
> --
> Mark J. Blair, NF6X <nf6x@nf6x.net>
> Web page: http://www.nf6x.net/
> GnuPG public key available from my web page.
>
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Greg Booth MVPA # 24369
1952 M38A1
1969 M274A5
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