License class requirement in California
I just discovered a NON-COMMERCIAL CLASS A license (similar in class to a semi-truck driver license) is required in California to legally pull a 5th Wheel trlr with a 15,000lb GVWR rating or higher. ...
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I am in CA. You need an endorsement on your class C license. I took the test, got the endorsement last June. It is a written test and eye test. No driving test. You need a class A if you drive for hire. DMV people are not very bright. I had to show a clerk the regulations. She could not read and referred to pictures on the right side of the DMV reference guide. She told me I had to get a Class A from a CA DMV commercial center. I left the office shaking my head and made an appointment with a supervisor in the same office who knew what I was talking about. He knew who the women was that helped me! Scary.
CHP told me they do not ask drivers for the endorsement when they pull them over. But, they did say that if you are in an accident and do not have the endorsement you could find yourself ticketed and uninsured.
Study the sample tests on the web. The test is not hard, but it takes some thought. 150 questions.
CHP told me they do not ask drivers for the endorsement when they pull them over. But, they did say that if you are in an accident and do not have the endorsement you could find yourself ticketed and uninsured.
Study the sample tests on the web. The test is not hard, but it takes some thought. 150 questions.
