From: Ryan M Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Tue Sep 17 2002 - 08:43:03 PDT
At 9:35 AM -0500 9/17/02, Dave Cole wrote:
>We are getting close to harvest time around here (Northern Indiana)
>and all of the farmers are about to load up their semi trailers with
>corn and soybeans.
>Virtually none of those guys have CDLs and it isn't required.
Thats exactly the issue. Some states allow Farmers to drive large
trucks with a class of license that is a Non CDL version of what long
haul truckers drive with. Be it Class A (trailer of 10K+ GVW) or
Class B (26K+ GVW).
>The grain they are hauling is for part of their business (farming)
>and they are hauling it to sell it to the elevator to sell. They
>have been doing this since Semi's
Georgia also allows short distance runs with things like timber and
other materials without a CDL.
As far as the Federal Regs go, if its not crossing state lines and
isn't commerce, it's not their business to regulate it. There's that
Commerce Clause again. (The more I realize the Dems and the Repubs
are two sides of the same coin, the more I believe in the Commerce
Clause and how little it's invoked).
>were invented. That's why I don't worry about running my little 5
>tonner around here with no CDL. I only haul stuff for my own use.
>I've talked to two local
>cops about this and there is absolutely no problem. Kalifornia is a
>different situation, they have laws that reflect their far left side
>position. (;->)
Yep. But if you drive there from another state with your, say,
Georgia Non CDL, Class B with an M54, they have to recognize the
license based on the full faith and Credit Clause.
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