Posted by JimEvans on July 22, 2012 at 16:31:35 from (66.185.0.208):
In Reply to: CDL lesson 2 posted by John in La on July 22, 2012 at 13:46:04:
Anthony, I don't think anyone that is pulling a trailer with 4 tires with a truck with 4 tires has anything to worry about. The majority of people with that setup is exempt from most of the ugly rules.
The way I read the rules, anyone with a 6+ tire gooseneck (20,000+ GVW) needs to worry and anyone with a dually pickup newer than about 2004 needs to worry if they pull anything bigger than a small car hauler.
I personally have a 2004 dually with 11,500 GVW and a 14,000 GVW trailer. I know I don't need a CDL. The problem will be convincing the DOT officer that I don't need a CDL.
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