Non commercial Class B license Calif
I just obtained my Class B non commercial license allowing me to drive a motorhome in excess of 40' in California. Thankfully, I had the good sense to enroll in a training class to prepare for the ...
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There are a couple of exceptions to the non-commercial B license. The obvious ones, Commercial A or B, or the following which is obscured unless you dig a bit. Read the Cal DMV paste below for non-commercial A, which everyone assumes just covers trailers.
A Noncommercial Class A license is required if you tow:
a travel trailer weighing over 10,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) which is not used for hire.
a fifth-wheel travel trailer weighting over 15,000 lbs. GVWR which is not used for hire.
a livestock trailer that is not for hire, weight over 10,000 lbs. GVWR but not over 15,000 lbs. GVWR, and is operated within 150 miles of the farm by a farmer to transport livestock.
A Noncommercial Class B license and endorsement is required if you operate:
A housecar over 40 feet but not over 45 feet.
Exemptions: Holders of a commercial Class A or B license, a noncommercial Class A license, and all fire fighter license classes.
I currently own a 43 foot tag and posses a non-commercial A license. At one point I had a non-commercial B, but started towing a 43 fifth wheel. When applying for my non-commercial A license, the DMV clerk asked me if I wanted to keep my non-commercial B, to which I told her I would. She informed me that I would not need both as the Non-commercial A would cover it. She handed me this print out (above) and I keep it in my Coach to this day. Having had both the test it is essentially the same and the medical is as well.
A Noncommercial Class A license is required if you tow:
a travel trailer weighing over 10,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) which is not used for hire.
a fifth-wheel travel trailer weighting over 15,000 lbs. GVWR which is not used for hire.
a livestock trailer that is not for hire, weight over 10,000 lbs. GVWR but not over 15,000 lbs. GVWR, and is operated within 150 miles of the farm by a farmer to transport livestock.
A Noncommercial Class B license and endorsement is required if you operate:
A housecar over 40 feet but not over 45 feet.
Exemptions: Holders of a commercial Class A or B license, a noncommercial Class A license, and all fire fighter license classes.
I currently own a 43 foot tag and posses a non-commercial A license. At one point I had a non-commercial B, but started towing a 43 fifth wheel. When applying for my non-commercial A license, the DMV clerk asked me if I wanted to keep my non-commercial B, to which I told her I would. She informed me that I would not need both as the Non-commercial A would cover it. She handed me this print out (above) and I keep it in my Coach to this day. Having had both the test it is essentially the same and the medical is as well.
