From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Wed Jun 09 2004 - 10:30:26 PDT
At 1:08 PM -0400 6/9/04, Neil E. Amrhein wrote:
> > "...I've been told by the DMV....."
>
>Well, that was you first mistake... ;-)
>
>Personally, I try not to believe anything they tell me. I ask them
>to show it to me in printed form. Here is the FMCSA's definition of
>a "Commercial" vehicle:
>
> "Commercial motor vehicle (CMV) means a motor vehicle or combination
> of motor vehicles used in commerce to transport passengers or property
> if the motor vehicle --
>
> (a) Has a gross combination weight rating of 11,794 kilograms or
>more (26,001
> pounds or more) inclusive of a towed unit(s) with a gross
>vehicle weight rating
> of more than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds); or
>
> (b) Has a gross vehicle weight rating of 11,794 or more kilograms (26,001
> pounds or more); or
>
> (c) Is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including
>the driver; or
>
> (d) Is of any size and is used in the transportation of
>hazardous materials as
> defined in this section. "
>
>The key to that is the part in the first section which says:
>"...used in commerce...". You are not using the vehicle for
>commerce, so therefore, it is not commercial.
States may use a different definition.
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