Re: [MV] 2.5 versuses 5 ton trucks - CDLs

From: Kirk Thompson (kpt@lanl.gov)
Date: Wed Jun 09 2004 - 09:24:27 PDT


In NM, they don't care if the vehicle is commercial or not. I've been told
by the DMV that the air-assist hydraulic brakes don't require a CDL but the
weight does (if over the limit for non-commercial and not a RV).

-K

At 09:57 AM 6/9/2004, Ryan Gill wrote:
>At 10:54 AM -0400 6/9/04, Neil E. Amrhein wrote:
>>I've done a little investigating on this subject in Maryland (when
>>looking into a possible 5-ton purchase) and have to agree with Everette.
>>A CDL is just that: A "Commercial" Drivers License. If you are not using
>>the vehicle commercially, then no CDL is required, period. You are not
>>"Commercial".
>
>The trouble is that many LEO types (and that includes the now director of
>the Georgia DMVS) fail to see the distinction.
>
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