Drivers license requirements

Raider-Rider wrote:
We are in the process of purchasing a 2006 Fleetwood Revolution 40LE. California requires a non-commercial class B license for motorhomes over 40ft. The Fleetwood brochure list the "bumper to bumper" length as 40'11" . In the same brochure both models 40J and 40L are listed as 39'11" overall length. All three models are riding on the spartan liberty chassis. For licensing purposes what length controls, the model designation or measured length?

I appreciate feedback from someone knowledgeable about this subject

Thank you

In California the length is actually measured two different ways depending on the vehicle code. For drivers license the 40 foot is the actual tape measure length of the body not including mirrors or bumpers or ladder. Motorhomes generally don't have much of a bumper anyway. For the law dealing with 40 foot length restrictions on roads, it is the bumper to bumper length as well as any cargo or racks attached to the vehicle. So if you were in a 38 foot motorhome with a bike rack on the back making it 41 feet, you could still drive it with a Class C, but you could not operate it on a road that is restricted to 40 feet and under. I have no idea how picky CHP would actually get on something like that.