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mkirsch
Jul 24, 2023Nomad II
4x4ord wrote:
What is the logic behind allowing 145,000 lb semi trucks on the road with two trailers yet forbidding people wanting to tow a 40ft 5th wheel with a boat on behind?
Because, the drivers running the 145,000lb rigs have TRAINING. They had to pass a TEST and get a LICENSE to drive an 80,000lb rig, and if I'm not mistaken they had to get a doubles endorsement which is more TRAINING and a TEST.
Anyone who barely squeaked by on their basic driving test at 16 years old with a compact car can write a check, jump into a pickup truck, and tow two trailers.
The CDL program isn't perfect but it is more than NOTHING.
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