Posted by John in La on July 14, 2012 at 18:49:22 from (67.35.233.15):
OK this one is a little harder so follow along.
You own a plumbing business so you are considered a commercial business. For this business you own a Ford F550 with a enclosed box on the back to haul your tools and parts. The GVWR of the truck is 20,000 lbs The GCWR for this truck is over 30,000 lbs
For some jobs you need your trencher so you also got a tandem axle 16 ft trailer with 3500 lb axles under it. So the GVWR of the trailer is 7000 lbs. This is the only trailer you ever pull behind this truck.
So with this set up your truck alone has a GVWR of 20,000 lbs and with the trailer you have a GCWR of 27,000 lbs.
Question #1 (Yes or No) Off the top of your head with no research do you think you need a CDL to drive this rig? (Remember CDL laws start at 26,001 lbs)
Question #2 (Yes or No) Look at These CDL rules and flow chart. Now do you think you need a CDL to drive this rig?
Please be honest with your answers. Do not look at the other answers and try to make up your mind from what someone else said. This is not to see if you got it wrong or right but rather a percentage of right and wrong answers. Heck post under a different name if you want to.
If I can get my hands on the new book with the rule changes for 2012 we might even cover that later. From what I have heard (do not know for sure) there may be some very interesting changes being made that may help a lot of you guys
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