a lot of people out there seem to be hauling just under 26000 GCWR and don't possess a CDL. On the DMV website it states that if whatever you are Hauling if the gross vehicle weight is over 10,000 pounds you need a CDL. Can anybody help me understand this
How much weight can I legally haul in Virginia without CDL.
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The gross vehicle weight is the weight of the tow vehicle + trailer + what is on the trailer = no more that 10,000 lbs with no Commercial Drivers License.
And you can't haul over 80,000 lbs on the interstate.
And you can't haul over 80,000 lbs on the interstate.
This page from the VA CDL manual has a flow chart to see what you need.
From:
http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/pdf/dmv60a.pdf
Bruce
From:
http://www.dmv.state.va.us/webdoc/pdf/dmv60a.pdf
Bruce
gwiley
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That is 10,000lbs limit for the TOWED vehicle, 26,000lbs for towed + power vehicle
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That's why trailers have a 9995 lb rating-so you can squeeze under the CDL requirement.
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George2615
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But in NY they changed the license requirements a few years ago. Now a regular DL can drive any vehicle / trailer combination as long as the GCWR is 26K or less. Va. hasn't caught up.
So I have a 14k# GVWR trailer on order. In MI, my understanding is that I don't need a CDL as long as I'm using it to haul my own stuff and not for business purposes. What if I wanted to take my tractor to my sister's place in VA? Am I OK since I have a MI driver's license, or do I need a CDL because that's what VA wants?
RandyT
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I laugh every time this comes up. The CDL requirement only comes into play when your F350 towing a gooseneck hauling your tractor with loader and box blade goes across the scales at 26,001 or more pounds.
If the combination of your truck + trailer+tractor doesn't weight more than 26,001 it doesn't matter what the trailer weighs. In other words your 9,000 pound truck can legally tow a trailer weighing 17,000 pounds without a CDL.
If the combination of your truck + trailer+tractor doesn't weight more than 26,001 it doesn't matter what the trailer weighs. In other words your 9,000 pound truck can legally tow a trailer weighing 17,000 pounds without a CDL.
When I read about CDL requirements, they talk about GCWR's, Gross Combined Weight Ratings, not actual weights. By my understanding, it wouldn't matter if the trailer was empty.
