That "not used in commerce" is yours to prove, at your expense. You
will, in most cases, get a ticket, and you have to pay to fight it.
Now if you have a 50 something truck and you are hauling tractors (or
a 40 or more year old MB) to show, you MIGHT be able to talk your way
out of it.
If you are over 26,000 GVW, plan on having a CDL unless you put a
camper on it, or like paying tickets or fighting tickets in court.
If you put a trailer behind that Pete, unless its a camper, you will
have a tough time convincing anyone it is not "commerce." If you
just drive it around as a bobtail, you will still have a tough time
in court proving it is "not used in commerce."
At 04:14 PM 1/6/2009, you wrote:
Eh, actually, the commerce code defines that only for use in commerce, meaning
if you want to drive a 379 pete as a weekend toy and you're not getting
paid for it, you don't need a commercial license or fuel tags.
That doesn't mean you're not going to catch hell from cops who don't know
the law. If cops knew the law better, there'd be no attorneys...
On Tue, Jan 06, 2009 at 03:57:04PM -0600, Loren Faeth wrote:
> Bzzzt.....
>
> Over 26,000 GVW you have to have a CDL. It is not an state thing, it
> is federal law. There are no exceptions for farm use.
>
> class 5 motor coaches for personal (RV) use are excepted, but in
> most places you have to take a course to be able to drive them. (or
> at least to be able to get insurance at a reasonable price.)
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