[MV] M35 Registration in CA

mblair1@home.net
Sat, 04 Sep 1999 00:58:48 -0700

"Robert D. Brooke" <rdb18@csufresno.edu> wrote:
> I am considering buying an M151. I live in California. Someone told me
> that M151's were a problem to register for on road use in some states.

As long as we're on the subject, what will be involved in registering
an M35-series truck in California, straight from a DRMO sale? The
on-line information that I could find on the CA DMV web site didn't
seem too helpful, because it just covered purchase of vehicles from CA
auto dealers and private-party sales of vehicles previously registered
in CA.

Also, the information on the DMV web site implies that I will need a
class B commercial license to drive one of these beasts (3 axles, over
6,000 pounds empty). Is this true? Can I avoid being tested on air
brakes, trailers, and so forth? Does the fact that I have no intention
of using the truck for any commercial purposes change anything? I'm
still learning to drive a stick shift; does anybody have an M135 or
M211 that I can borrow for the drive test? :-)

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