Used Class C Help
Hi All. I have sold my fifth wheel in favor of a house on a lake that we built in Maine. Now the wife and I are missing the open road and looking to purchase a Class C motorhome. Our needs are, it mus...
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PghBob wrote:
If you consider a Super C unit, remember certain state like PA where I live will require you to get a Commerical Drivers License if the GVWR is 25000 pounds or more.
Good Luck with your search.
No state requires a CDL for a motorhome or other RV used for personal, noncommercial purposes. Some states do require a different class of non-commercial driver's license for motorhomes above certain weights and/or sizes (often mirroring the classes of CDLs); but that's not the same thing as a CDL, and carries different requirements--though often the written and road testing is quite similar.
Having a CDL requires one to undergo yearly physicals by a DOT certified physician, to submit to periodic random drug testing, to log driving hours (in most cases) and follow driving time limits, among other things.
