Re: RC: Re: drivers license needed

["Truman Prevatt, PhD" <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>]

In FL it is the width of that counts. But if it is an RV all bets are off. The
RV lobby is very strong and you can pull anything with anything if it is
classified as an RV.

T

navion wrote:

> > > tom walker tomake1@aol.com
> > > do you need a commerical drivers license to pull a horse trailer  that
> weights more than 10,001 lbs. some say yes some say no what is the law. not
> for hire or commerical thanks
>
>        I would need to look at the regulations again to give the exact
> answer.  But the basic answer is yes, you need more than a standard drivers
> license. You can look at your state DMV book to get exact answers, but the
> feds sort of made all the states come on line with uniform standards a few
> years ago. And pulling trailers over 10,000 GVW (not actual weight, but GVW)
> requires an A license (Calif) and I'm sure the equivlent in all other
> states. The highway patrols have not been enforcing it to my knowledge, some
> of them don't even know the law was changed. But it is the law.  RV's are
> exempt to a higher weight, I wondered ig LQ horse trailers would qualify as
> RV's and get in under that exemption.
>
> Jim Mitchell
>
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