cmeade wrote:
Russ - do not rely on information from a chp officer unless he is a commercial certified level 1. They wear blue duty uniforms (bdu) and either drive a black and white F-250 (Mobile Road Enforcement MRE)pickup or are assigned to a scale facility. They are the experts that the tan uniforms call for back up when it comes to big stuff. These experts live, eat, and drink combo vehicles, license classes, and are the TRUE WEIGHT POLICE in CA. The pickups are equipped with portable scales (accurate to 100 lbs)and they always have ticket books waiting for your personal info. Press hard four copies!!
That sounds like good advice. Thanks.
Coincidentally, before reading your post I had gone to a local CHP office. The beige uniformed officer at the window referred me to a nearby CHP scale jokingly saying my questions were above his paygrade. I called the scale and spoke with an officer who was one of the blue uniformed officers. He seemed very knowledgeable. He said whomever rode with me while I drove a with a CA Class A learner's permit would need to meet CA Class A license requirements even if they are licensed to tow under a lower level license in their home state. He also suggested that I might be able to rent a flatbed trailer with a GVWR of over 10,000# and use that for the road test--this might be esier to control during the road test than a fiver.
