why? do you tow with big trucks? don't know about there, but in colorado...cdl holders get nailed harder on traffic offenses.
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why? do you tow with big trucks? don't know about there, but in colorado...cdl holders get nailed harder on traffic offenses.
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RV's do not require a CDL.
What was he driving? What was he towing? Where was he at? Who pulled him over? Why did he get pulled over? Was the $730 fine just for the CDL infraction or include other violations ... which is probably why he got pulled over in the first place. I have been told that the CDL infraction alone is a $180 fine.
Pulling your 90' trailer at 80 mph is just asking to be pulled over. You should definitely get a CDL.
BTW, technically speaking, the TX law states that any commercial towing requires a CDL. A professional landscaping company with a Ford Ranger pulling a riding lawn mower on a 6' trailer would require a CDL for example.
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Kowboy,
You really need to call the Texas Highway Patrol in you area and ask them to stop by and look at you setup and ask them about the correct license you need as well as the placards you may need. If they say none, great! Get them to put it in writing and throw that peice of papaer in the glovebox.
As I mentioned early in this post I have been busted by the Highway Patrol. I was driving a F450 w a 32' goosneck trailer.
The DMV will told me and put in writing that I did not need a CDL. When the highway patrol was done writing tickets my fine was going to be $7,800.
Driving out of class
No log book
Driving by a weight station, etc. It added up. I went to court and fought the ticket, when i showed them my documentation from the DMV it was reduced to a fix it ticket.
The highway patrol are the ones who will bust you so you might as well go straight to them.
You really need to call the Texas Highway Patrol in you area and ask them to stop by and look at you setup and ask them about the correct license you need as well as the placards you may need. If they say none, great! Get them to put it in writing and throw that peice of papaer in the glovebox.
As I mentioned early in this post I have been busted by the Highway Patrol. I was driving a F450 w a 32' goosneck trailer.
The DMV will told me and put in writing that I did not need a CDL. When the highway patrol was done writing tickets my fine was going to be $7,800.
Driving out of class
No log book
Driving by a weight station, etc. It added up. I went to court and fought the ticket, when i showed them my documentation from the DMV it was reduced to a fix it ticket.
The highway patrol are the ones who will bust you so you might as well go straight to them.
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I couldn't agree more sir.
And the funny part is that most of them ain't gotta clue what the actual laws are that concern this topic ... except the one general consensus is that RV's do not need a CDL.
Therefore, the challenge for me next week is to get the DMV to tag 'er as an RV ... otherwise it's off to truck drivin' school I go.
... otherwise it's off to truck drivin' school I go.
Make sure to put an onboard camera in before you start!
Make sure to put an onboard camera in before you start!
Candid camera is more like it!;p
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I'd contact one of the motor carrier inspector troopers as opposed to a regular DPS Trooper. They deal with it every day..... You'll most likely meet some sooner or later
yup...probably gonna meet one right after passing the weigh station...
I'm thinking that Roger and I might face the same thing on the way to Alaska, especially if we get a 3-car wedge and add a third rig.
I'm thinking that they're gonna pull us, just to check us out...
We'll see....
I'm thinking that Roger and I might face the same thing on the way to Alaska, especially if we get a 3-car wedge and add a third rig.
I'm thinking that they're gonna pull us, just to check us out...
We'll see....
I'd contact one of the motor carrier inspector troopers as opposed to a regular DPS Trooper. They deal with it every day..... You'll most likely meet some sooner or later
That's where I started, asked the guys that work the scales on I-24.
I got answers from you don't need a CDL to you need a CDL, must keep a log and may need fuel stickers. The supervisors office in Nashville said the key word in the laws is commerical vehicles and that vehicles that are use for RV's are not mentioned so they are exempt.
I have to ask, the guy with the F-450 and 32 ' goose neck, what was he hauling? If it was jeeps did he show the officer the registrations to prove they were his?
Someone with lots of spare time needs to find the link to the federal laws and see what they actually say.
I would also suggest PM'ing TEXASLAWMAN (LSLC member Todd Huey). He is a "trucker's cop" of some sort- very good with these types of rules....
Just a heads up on the CDL and traffic offenses--if you have a CDL license and you are pulled over for speeding in your personal vehicle such as one of the three listed below in my sig line, then you will NOT have the option of defensive driving.
You either pay the ticket, or you fight it. Ask Chris and he can tell you. He was ticketed for six miles over the speed limit twice in six months!
Good luck on getting all of this figured out.
You either pay the ticket, or you fight it. Ask Chris and he can tell you. He was ticketed for six miles over the speed limit twice in six months!Good luck on getting all of this figured out.
It is a show trailer similar to what you would see at a Nascar event. The entire side opens up, etc. Nothing but chains saws on display as well as other gasoline powered hand held power equipment.
If you call that an RV, I'M afraid to ask what you do for recreation. I am sure that TN would also consider that a commercial vehicle and expect a CDL, log book etc.
LOL!
Running chain saws is actually very relaxing. I do recreational timber felling as well as Breach buildings for fun and cut up the neighborhoods firewood just for the heck of it.
It is a company vehicle, so yes I need a CDL Class A and have to use a log book.
Running chain saws is actually very relaxing. I do recreational timber felling as well as Breach buildings for fun and cut up the neighborhoods firewood just for the heck of it.
If you call that an RV, I'M afraid to ask what you do for recreation. I am sure that TN would also consider that a commercial vehicle and expect a CDL, log book etc.
It is a company vehicle, so yes I need a CDL Class A and have to use a log book.
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RV's do not require a CDL.
Pulling your 90' trailer at 80 mph is just asking to be pulled over. You should definitely get a CDL.
If yours was an RV that would be true. There is no working s***ter in it. And if you could pull 80, you know you would. You shoulda kept the Dodge cus theres nothin like a CUMMINS. Oh, while checking on all this go to sherman to the dps office(just my opinion) don't ask any questions in Fannin county cause no matter what they say it will screw you down the road. When you get ready to go check on this give me a call and I'll ride over there with you. You can pick me up on your way through.
port a pottie. that's what daryl did to the wg i posted above
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You need to just let this go Brother. Relax ... take a deep breath ...
It'll all work out in the end.
If Fannin county determines it's an RV, then that determination is good for the entire state ... and country ... and I don't need a CDL.
If Fannin county determines it ain't an RV, I will title/register it accordingly and get a CDL.
Either way, there ain't no need for me to go to Sherman ... and sure as hell ain't no reason for me to pick you up along the way.
Shouldn't you be out trying to find a job?