Trailer behind a TH?

sin cal sd, you need to read and UNDERSTAND the law, before you try and preach it. You have provided more confusion than the CA handbook ever thought about. The mods should remove your post so others are not led down the primrose path with your false info.

I have a email saved from CHP that says i am legal towing two bumper pulls. Need Class A with doubles/triples endorsement and cannot exceed 65ft. I am not going to try and decipher Ca code which is why i asked CHP.

DennisVR wrote:

The Texan wrote:

Eyetattoo wrote:
For those that have gotten the endorsement here is CA, what was the process? Is it just a written test?

The whole procedure is outlined in this info put out by the state.....

California RV handbook

Now I'm confused, I know it doesn't take much to get me this way, but on page 3 it says that no passenger vehicle can tow more then one trailer. This is under the class B and C section, there's nothing said under the class A section. Does anyone know were it states that a passenger vehicle can tow more then one trailer?
I was stopped once and I had my Commercial class A with doubles & triples endorsement and the only thing the LEO said was that I was over lenth on the single vehicle because my 5th wheel trailer was over 28'.
He let me go with a warning.

Your p/u is considered a commercial vehicle. Even .5 tons in California. Im not sure about other states. The class A laws have a lot to do with 26,001 and greater weight ratings and the commerce you do with that vehicle. It is legal in Ca to tow doubles with a p/u.

The verbage in the VC is what makes thing confusing to most folks. Thats why when towing doubles in Ca it states semi or trailer. A 5th wheel trailer would be considered a semi. Not a trailer, unless it is the only "trailer". When towing doubles it is the semi and the rear trailer is the "trailer". Everything gets reclassified when you change the setup.

Before anything else is said. One thing everyone must remember THIS IS A COMMERCIAL LAW. It has nothing to do with towing rv/boat, rv/ jeep or any other combination. I really need to save this text because I have repeated it so many times.

So here we go-
1. Get CDL with proper endorsement and medical clearance. That has been established.
2. The first vessel is (trailer) is a semi trailer. Meaning a trailer with no front axle. Rver's know them as 5the wheels.
3. The rear vessel is the trailer. A vehicle with a front axle. Usually at the very front, like you see commercial vehicles going down the road pulling true doubles.
4. You may be longer than 65' as long as both trailer do not exceed 28.5' in lenght.
5. Rear trailer vessel must have brakes if the gvwr exceed I beleive 1500lbs. (I may be wrong on the weight.)
6. Make sure your tow vehicle has a GCVWR that can legally tow the setup you intend to tow. You will be held to a higher standard than a regualar Rver going down the road.
7. Obviously heaviest trailer in front.

These are just some of the ones I can think off the top of my head. A lot of folks seem to think towing an Rv setup with doubles somehow excludes them from Commercial laws. Again this has nothing to do with what you are towing.

Just FYI, In California one of the only way to tow bumper to bumper is Ag. When a farmer or worker is moving from one ranch to another. There are a few other instances but it pertains to short distances.

I have seen more single trailers with obviously loading problems than anyone towing doubles. I think that those towing doubles likely take more time to research what works rather than just go buy a trailer and take off.

The Texan wrote:

Eyetattoo wrote:
For those that have gotten the endorsement here is CA, what was the process? Is it just a written test?

The whole procedure is outlined in this info put out by the state.....

California RV handbook

Now I'm confused, I know it doesn't take much to get me this way, but on page 3 it says that no passenger vehicle can tow more then one trailer. This is under the class B and C section, there's nothing said under the class A section. Does anyone know were it states that a passenger vehicle can tow more then one trailer?
I was stopped once and I had my Commercial class A with doubles & triples endorsement and the only thing the LEO said was that I was over lenth on the single vehicle because my 5th wheel trailer was over 28'.
He let me go with a warning.

The Texan wrote:

64thunderbolt wrote:
5th wheel or goose neck I think. Very few states allow 2 tow behinds.

Sorry, but of the 39± states that allow RV double towing, only 4 require the 1st hitch to be a 5th wheel. All other states allow double ball tows.

With that being said just because it may or may not be legal it can been extremely dangerous if not setup correctly. There is not a lot of room for error when setting up the correct weights for each hitch. The entire combo would have to be perfectly balanced to maintain full control of both trailers going down the road.

Best of luck to you

Eyetattoo wrote:
For those that have gotten the endorsement here is CA, what was the process? Is it just a written test?

The whole procedure is outlined in this info put out by the state.....

California RV handbook

Class A is written and driving test. Doubles and triples endorsement is a written test.
I took original test in Ca.

For those that have gotten the endorsement here is CA, what was the process? Is it just a written test?