Special DL Required for RV's over 26,000 GVWR
Does anyone know the rules about driving a 44' Class A Motorhome across country? Some states (i.e. GA, TX etc. require a different drivers license for motorhomes above 26,000 lbs. (GVW) but we reside...
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msmith1199 wrote:JaxDad wrote:donn0128 wrote:
Its called recripical.
Driving license and vehicle license covers you for all 50 states, canada and mexico
There is one huge caveat to that however.
As stated previously, reciprocity does NOT cover equipment regulations, so if your coach has air brakes and your home State does not require an air brake endorsement, you are NOT legal in states (or Canada) where such IS required.
Yeah, I don't believe this is true. California does not require an airbrake endorsement so that's a lot of motorhomes being driven in other states.
California does require a non-commercial Class A to drive a Class A RV over 40 feet. There are roads that the state prohibits an RV over 40 feet are prohibited. Few RV drivers obey that law as the DMV website that has the roads published are generally short sections of roads. Highway 89 from I-80 at Truckee has half a dozen short sections that are “illegal “ to travel in a 40 RV. That said I’ve never heard of anyone being cited.
