PA non-commercial Class A license?

Whiskey River wrote:
Well here's what I think I think... There is maybe a dozen of these license's scattered across the US of A. It appears the DOT's of California, Pennsylvania, Texas & North Carolina are clueless as to where to take the test, who needs to take the test, what test to take, and what you end up with. With all the RV's out there, I don't think there are a lot of these licenses to go along. Even this post only has 3 or 4 members answering various questions. If most folks have this license, I would think there would be more answers like, "yea I have that"... Not saying you don't need it, only that I don't think many folk have it....

I have the Non Commercial A license in California. I agree, most that have the larger/heavier trailers/5th wheels don't know about it, and most of the DMV workers are unaware of it also. In California what triggers the license requirement is the 5th wheels GVWR (over 15k) for the Non Commercial A. Travel trailers over 10k GVWR also require the Non Commercial A. 5th wheels between 10k and 15k also require an endorsement to your regular Class C license. It is becoming more widely known about the license requirements but still has a long ways to go. Since getting my license I've ridden with 3 other friends so that they could go to the Commercial test facility in Sacramento for their driving test. That is one of the things that makes it hard for someone who wants to get the license, but doesn't know someone to ride with them to drive to the test facility. And they will check to see if you have a driver that rode with you, to see if they have an "A" license or not when you check in for the test.