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So, I want to switch from 5th wheel to a DP but I’m confused about the CDL requirements.
What do you all due ?
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Check the DVM requirements for your home state for license requirements. DLs are recopical in all other states.
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Not likely you will need a CDL. But most likely you will need a higher level non CDL license than a standard license. Requirements differ by state. Example is Texas that you need a class A or class B non CDL license for any thing with a GVWR of over 26,001 lbs.
Google drivers license for your state.
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I saw that but the only info I’ve found involved 2-4weeks of school. I’m thinking you guys aren’t doing that so what am I missing. Tax is a good example.
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BB_TX
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School for a commercial drivers license. Not for a personal use RV. What is your state of residence?
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AllegroD
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None, in my state.
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ArchHoagland
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What state do you live in?
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Campinghoss@51
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In NC anything over 26001 lbs required a B CDL. All I did was download the handbook for CDL and studied it one night. Then took the written test. I also had to drive my dp with the examiner with me. Piece of cake.
Since switching back to a fiver I plan to keep the B license now that I have it.
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I live in Mo. Last November, when time to re-new, I asked about driving a MH if did not keep CDL. Now I have just normal state DL
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Campinghoss@51 wrote:In NC anything over 26001 lbs required a B CDL. All I did was download the handbook for CDL and studied it one night. Then took the written test. I also had to drive my dp with the examiner with me. Piece of cake.
Since switching back to a fiver I plan to keep the B license now that I have it.
Actually, NC doesn't require a CDL for private use of a motorhome, they require the regular license for the appropriate CLASS of vehicle, which for most DP's is a CLASS B. So what you have is a Non-commercial Class B license.
What people don't seem to grasp is that the CLASS of a license has nothing to do with it being commercial or not - it is simply a designation for the type of vehicle you are allowed to operate.
A "CDL" just means it's a Commercial Driver's License. It also needs a CLASS qualification. The most common is the Commercial Class A, and this is what people think of when they hear "CDL", but I know people that have a Commercial Class B license. They can drive a vehicle over 26,000 lbs but the trailer is limited to 10,000 lbs.
Many states, but not all, are the same way.
I doubt there are many RV'rs that actually have a Commercial license, except those that drive for a living...
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