Impulse24 wrote:
All States are the same in licensing requirements.
If you are not for hire you need no special licensing for an RV.
If as you mention about Texas requiring a Non CDL License but are required to take the equivalent of a CDL test, then you are also required to stop at all Weigh Stations and comply with DOT FMCSA regulations. Most of the problems have been created by Non CDL Hotshots, who bend the rules to fit their schedule and deliveries.
CDL Requirements:
Up to 10001 lbs no special requirements providing you are in State, if you go Interstate or carry HazMat then Hours and a Log Book must be complied with.
10001lbs to 260001 lbs (Normally a Class B but could be Articulated)requires CDL hours to be obeyed and Log Books to be kept.
26001 lbs or over all CDL regulations must be obeyed.
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/rules-regulations.htm
But I am curious did Texas require you to have a DOT Medical? Because under the FMSCA you should??
Considering this is a RV forum, this just gets everybody all messed up. I held a Class 1 long before CDL came out, and drove both passenger vehicle and RV on my CDL long before giving it up. The CDL reverts to a regular class license when one is not driving CDL class interstate transportation vehicles. But when a judge sees a CDL holder standing before him, he/she normally holds them to a higher standard. By the way, many states require a different class, or endorsment, for RVs weighting more than 26,001 lbs or longer than 45'. And a couple states even require one to take a CDL written test for over 26.001 or 45 foot, but do not issue a actual CDL license. So best to stick with the actual home state requirements, in this case Texas, and not complicating the issues!