From: Vernon Tuck (vtuck@tucklings.com)
Date: Wed Jun 09 2004 - 10:06:34 PDT
I am following this with great interest. As I said in an earlier email, I'm
actively studying for a Texas commercial license.
As other contributors have alluded, there are parts of the manual which
would lead me to believe that you can drive ANY vehicle for use as an RV
without a CDL.
However, other sections of the book seem to contradict this. One place says
it's a criminal offense to drive a commercial vehicle without a CDL,
sanctioned by jail time and/or a fine of up to $5,000. Then, it goes on to
DEFINE a "commercial vehicle" as one with a gross weight capacity of more
than 26,000 lbs.
In light of this, it MIGHT serve you well to get clarification from the
director of the DMV of your state in the form of a letter. If you can get
'em to do it that should provide you with an adequate defense to
prosecution.
VT
At 12:26 PM -0400 6/9/04, Neil E. Amrhein wrote:
>Actually, the REAL problem is that it would cost you and I too much
>money to have a court of law say we are right....
Which is why I'm fighting it on the phone call/letter fax front
before I get the truck and drive it around. If I have a series of
letters asking the questions and a final defense, I can walk into any
court and have a reasonably active defense to any problems that may
arise.
Of course I now own a 5 ton truck that's sitting in Alabama and I
still can't drive it.
Your milage may vary of course.
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