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Re: [RC] Crossing state lines - Truman PrevattDriver license requirement for non commercial drivers is decided by each state. Each state has their own requirements and their own numbering or lettering system. For example for a large non interstate truck in FL you need a class D license. If the trailer qualifies as an RV it falls under a different set of federal rules. Most LQ trailers qualify as an RV in which case in most states you only need the same license you need to drive a car.Under the constitution, one state cannot refuse to recognize the license of another state. So while NC might require something of their citizens - they cannot require that of a citizen of FL if the state of FL does not require it. For example the state of Tennessee does not require a license plate for a horse trailer. Because of that no other state can require a license plate on a horse trailer pulled by someone from the great state of Tennessee no matter what their own law says. In FL we have the issue of old gizzers driving 50 or 60 foot long RV's or pulling the same length in travel trailers. Hell some of these drivers can't see over the dashboard. The FL state police would like to get them off the road since they are a hazard. They can't because they are RV's are protected under federal law. The RV industry and AARP have a big lobby. I've driven just about every place in the US and I have never stop at a weight station. The one time I stopped at a Port of Entry out West (Utah and AZ) I was asked if I were commercial. When I said no I was asked why I stopped. In AZ they wanted to know if I had any hay on board and wanted to check it for fire ants. When they were satisfied I was sent down the road. The only place I make sure to stop is the FL ag station. Truman marshall Bates wrote: The length of your trailer is not the important thing- its the weight. In NC if your trailer weighs over 10,000 lbs loaded you should have a class A license (Doesn't mean CDL). I believe this is a Federal requirement but I won't swear to it. Also in NC your tow vehicle should be licensed for the total weight of the tow vehicle and trailer. Legally, many states require you to go thru the scales but they are very slack on enforcement. Marsh the muleman -- “He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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