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RE: [RC] [RC] my husband and his big rig - Jannelle Wilde & Adam FalkWell, the husband unit is responsible for all this stuff at my house however, your first paragraph seems correct. As far as the gross vehicle weight goes, in Oregon, we do not have to have a CDL if we are not pulling over 26K lb. I don't think my driver's license specifically says I cannot pull over a certain weight. And from everything we could possibly figure out and from the answers we got from the DMV (which might not be the same if you ask more than one person at more than one office--Adam called the state office, hoping to get "the final" answer) and it appears that if we are pulling up to 26K lb, we DO NOT have to have a CDL. I would defiantly suggest to anyone thinking of doing this, to check with you state DMV (several times;)). Tho for Jen, who originally asked, her hubbie drives the big rig for a living so I think the point is moot. Jannelle Actually, the law goes like this: If you are driving a vehicle or combination of vehicles INTRASTATE (within your home state), that is 10,001 to 26,000 GVWR or GCVWR you can follow your state's requirements. If you are driving a vehicle with a GCVWR of 26,001 or more then you must have a CDL and follow FMCSR rules. There is a waiver for farm use, if the GCVWR is 10,001 or less and you're within 150 miles of your farm. GCVWR - Gross Combined Vehicle Weight Rating. This is NOT the same as weighing the vehicles (truck/trailer) and adding them up. This is the max they are RATED to carry. Doesn't that put a person who drives a semi automatically over the limit for a regular driver's license? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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