getting paid to drive a motorhome
Hi everyone, New to the forum, just wanted to pose a question and see if anyone had some input. I'm considering a side job transporting motor-homes. The company is called Horizon Transport. They ...
Forum Discussion
USC Title 49, says that you need a CDL to operate a "commercial vehicle". Under the same title in definitions, a "Commercial Vehicle" is described as:
(4)“commercial motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle used in commerce to transport passengers or property that—
(A)has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of at least 26,001 pounds, whichever is greater, or a lesser gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight the Secretary of Transportation prescribes by regulation, but not less than a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 pounds;
(B)is designed to transport at least 16 passengers including the driver; or
(C)is used to transport material found by the Secretary to be hazardous under section 5103 of this title, except that a vehicle shall not be included as a commercial motor vehicle under this subclause if—
(i)the vehicle does not satisfy the weight requirements of subclause (A) of this clause;
(ii)the vehicle is transporting material listed as hazardous under section 306(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9656(a)) and is not otherwise regulated by the Secretary or is transporting a consumer commodity or limited quantity of hazardous material as defined in section 171.8 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations; and
(iii)the Secretary does not deny the application of this exception to the vehicle (individually or as part of a class of motor vehicles) in the interest of safety.
