1 ton Dually Pickup Owners Question
I am thinking about upgrading from a f250 to a f350 Dually. I was told it was a federal law that they are treat like a road tractor/semi, and must keep log book, CDL, med card, dot number on side of t...
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D and A plus 6 wrote:
I am thinking about upgrading from a f250 to a f350 Dually. I was told it was a federal law that they are treat like a road tractor/semi, and must keep log book, CDL, med card, dot number on side of truck et. My friend was pulling a 5th wheel livestock trailer, got pulled over in a neighboring state and received several tickets because he didn't have any of this.
I've seen several duallies pulling travel trailers and dont see dot numbers on the side of their trucks, What the difference or what do you do not to get bothered?
Thanks for any info?
Your state will have rules for what is considered suitable to haul under a Class C license. For example here in California, if your combined gross vehicle weight CGVW is over 26,000 lbs, then you need a non-commercial Class A license. You do not need to keep logbooks, take medical tests, or go to weigh stations afaik. You DO need to take a written and driving test to obtain that license.
In my case my F450 is a 14k lb GVW vehicle. So I had to pay extra for registration since the People's Republic of Kalifornia charges you extra for vehicles above 10k GVW.
If I hitch it up to a Grand Design Momentum 328m which has a GVW of 16,500 lbs, then my CGVW will be 30,500 lbs which clearly puts me above the weight limit.
So in my case, I am going to take lessons and then take the test for the non-commercial Class A license.
