Braking Conundrum
God willing, my wife and I plan to purchase our first Class A next year. We've done tons of research and know what we want as far as size, layout, etc. We think we might prefer diesel over gas. The p...
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wolfe10 wrote:RLS7201 wrote:
There a few states, Texas being one, that require an air brake endorsement on your drivers licence, if you're registered in Texas, to operate a coach with air brakes. Sooooooooo, it's not just jump in and drive in all states.
Richard
ALMOST true. You do need the CDL B exempt if the GVWR is over 26,000 lbs.
Made it kind of fun to get my license, as our coach has four 4 piston/fixed caliper hydraulic brakes with ABS. An EXCELLENT braking system BTW. Had to show her the brake master cylinder before the tester would let me start the engine!
This varies by state e.g. In Washington State you can drive an RV up to 80,000# GCWR with a car license!
