Texas non-CDL Class B license
If you are a Texas resident and your Class A coach has a GVWR of 26,001 lbs or more, you *should* have a either a CDL (Commercial Drivers License) or non-CDL Class B driver's license. You probably wan...
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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 26001 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??
Dear lord, what a pile! One, a truck UNDER 26,001lbs does NOT need any sort of CDL whatsoever! Yes, you CAN drive a 26,000lb GVWR TRUCK on a regular license! (I work with someone who does just that, though anything over 10K driven commercially does require a DOT medical card.)
Many states have licensing requirements for large RV's...Texas and Cali do, I think New York does, others probably do.
