California Non-Commercial Class-A Questions
My 35' pull trailer has a GVWR in excess of 10,000LB, so I have decided I want to go get my California Non-Commercial Class-A license (to add to my Class-C and Class-M). FYI my TV is a 2012 F-250 6.7...
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I have a table downloaded from the DMV website called License Classes License Requirements, subtitled Noncommercial License Classes. It states that with a class C license you can tow
"A single vehicle with a GVWR of 10,000 lbs. or less..." and
"If the towing vehicle weighs 4,000 lbs., you may tow a trailer coach not exceeding 9000 lbs. gross, trailer coach or 5th wheel travel trailer under 10,000 lbs. GVWR when towing is not for compensation, 5th wheel travel trailer exceeding 10,000 lbs. but not exceeding 15,000 lbs, when towing is not for compensation.
The same document says a class B license is reqired for towing a housecar over 40' but not over 45' with endorsement.
There is no mention of an endorsement for a class C. Perhaps the class B is a class C with the endorsement for longer trailers?
The reference I wrote on the document I downloaded is: Recreational trailer endorsement, RSTR 41.
From what I can get from this document is that the OP needs nothing is his trailer weighs less than 9000 lbs. and a Non-Commercial Class A if it weighs over 9000 lbs. If he had a 5th wheel he would be good to go with his class C.
"A single vehicle with a GVWR of 10,000 lbs. or less..." and
"If the towing vehicle weighs 4,000 lbs., you may tow a trailer coach not exceeding 9000 lbs. gross, trailer coach or 5th wheel travel trailer under 10,000 lbs. GVWR when towing is not for compensation, 5th wheel travel trailer exceeding 10,000 lbs. but not exceeding 15,000 lbs, when towing is not for compensation.
The same document says a class B license is reqired for towing a housecar over 40' but not over 45' with endorsement.
There is no mention of an endorsement for a class C. Perhaps the class B is a class C with the endorsement for longer trailers?
The reference I wrote on the document I downloaded is: Recreational trailer endorsement, RSTR 41.
From what I can get from this document is that the OP needs nothing is his trailer weighs less than 9000 lbs. and a Non-Commercial Class A if it weighs over 9000 lbs. If he had a 5th wheel he would be good to go with his class C.
