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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LLeopold wrote:
Ummm. Some clarification is in order from the post in Beginning RVing.
Assertion #2: To legally pull a travel trailer (bumper tow)with 10K GVWR, you must have a NON-COMMERCIAL CLASS A license.
Clarification #2: One may pull a travel trailer that is 10K GVWR or less with a Class C licence. Over 10K does, indeed, require a non-commercial Class A license.
This is what I got from the CA DMV website.
With a class C license one may tow a single vehicle with a GVWR of 10,000 lbs or less
and: If the towing vehicle weighs 4000 lbs or more you may tow a trailer coach not exceeding 9,000 lbs gross.
So I think I am OK with a Suburban that weighs about 7K lbs and a trailer that weighs in at 8500 lbs with a GVWR of 10400.
All very confusing.
