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CLOC-AdminWe reside in Florida and under FL law a CDL is not required for a 5th wheel RV. Our 5’er loaded is about 16,880#. That said as I read, in particular California and Illinois regulations especially CA, a Class A Non-Commercial license is required and for IL this appears to be much the same. TX could also be a problem as we are over 15,000#. How have others handled the license issue? What license regulations should we concern ourselves with in Canada? FL does not offer a Non-Commercial license rather a full CDL is the only option. To those who have traveled North America what has been your license requirement experiences?Posted: 9:59 AM – Mar 16, 2014Vehicle license requirements are governed by your state of residence. As long as your vehicle plates and drivers license are issued by the same state you will not have any problems.Posted: 10:34 AM – Mar 16, 2014I have a non-commercial class A for here is Texas. It’s whats required for my GCWR of over 26,000. I just wanted a class A non-CDL and not a CDL. I don’t tow a commercial vehicle. If you have a CDL then you are ticketed differently in Texas and you cannot take defensive driving for a ticket dismissal. As long as I’m legal in Texas,my home state, then I’m legal in other states. Here are a couple quotes from the TXDOT site. It was an easy written and driving test and cost me 11.00. Also I have included the form to be exempt for the CDL part.Chip
CLASS A: Any combination of vehicles with a gross combination
weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more,
provided the gross vehicle weight rating of the
vehicle or vehicles towed exceeds 10,000
pounds;Who is exempt from a CDL? (Certification form CDL-2
required)Persons operating the following vehicles are exempt from a
Commercial Driver License:
1. A vehicle that is controlled and operated by a farmer;
and used to transport agricultural products, farm machinery,or farm supplies to or from a farm; and not used in
the operations of a common or contract motor carrier; and
used within 150 air miles of the person’s farm.
2. A fire-fighting or emergency vehicle necessary to the
preservation of life or property or the execution of emergency
governmental functions, whether operated by an
employee of a political subdivision or by a volunteer fire
fighter (this includes operators of industrial emergency
vehicles);
3. A military vehicle, when operated for military purposes
by military personnel, members of the Reserves and
National Guard on active duty, including personnel on
full-time National Guard duty, personnel on part-time
training, and National Guard military technicians; or
4. A recreational vehicle that is driven for personal use.
Posted: 1:34 PM – Mar 16, 2014State of Nevada. Any trailer over 10,000 lbs and compo up to 26,000 lbs require a (J) endosement. Over 26,000 lbs or air brakes, requires a non commercial CDL.Lillyputz
Posted: 1:48 PM – Mar 16, 2014The following site list the RV requirements by state:
http://changingears.com/rv-sec-state-rv-license.shtmlPosted: 2:25 PM – Mar 16, 2014The Changing Gears site is where I found most of my information and the cause for concern. “Traveler”, based on the information thus far NV would recognize my FL license and corresponding license tags and presumably the reciprocity between states would follow, that is the Truck (3500 RAM DRW)and 5th wheel combo with a normal FL drivers license and no commercial endorsement would be accepted. This state reciprocity seems still a gray area and I do not wish problems as we travel. Thank you for your reply and please get back to me with anything further you might be able offer.Posted: 3:06 PM – Mar 16, 2014CaptainChuck you might want to check directly with Nevada for your own piece of mind. I’ve always been under the impression that if you meet the requirement of the state you reside in that you’re OK, but I’ve never been tested on the reciprocity between states. The only problems I’ve heard about on the road is RV’er getting speeding tickets in California for going over their 55 mph truck and RV speed limit.Posted: 4:09 PM – Mar 16, 2014I have never seen this in writing but there is a reciprocal agreement between states. If you are licensed correctly in your state, then you are licenesed correctly in the other states. Those are the only things you can count on being reciprocal.Posted: 1:58 PM – Jul 26, 2014Whatever class of license your home state requires is all you need in the other states. Reciprocity for licenses/registration is solid (I would have a copy of your home state licensing law with you, to show the officer.) Things like double towing, speed limits, etc, vary from state to state. Many equipment regulations, like tinted windows, also follow your home state laws.Roy
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