IGNORE anything you may have read or heard that "Campers" are exempt from the 26K CDL requirement.
my motorhome is 22K gvw; do I need a special driving permit??? I didn't think I did but if I need correcting,
please do.
And if I am pulling a farm tractor behind a truck do I add the truck gvw and the trailer gvw for some total number?
Would appreciate an education here. Thanks
Daugen - for a real answer, check with your State DMV. I suspect "So-and-So on TBN told me that officer" won't fly any better with LEOs down your way, than it does up here :laughing:.
That said, our class G(eneral) license here is (similar to many USA states):
Max combined weight 11,000kg, with 4600kg Max towed. Call it 24,000# total, with 10,000# Max Towed.
Up here, it is additive, so if you are a G driver towing 10,000#, your tow vehicle couldn't gross more than 14,000#.
I would hope that any responsible RV dealer would have advised you if you needed something other than a basic DL (well, at least
after you signed the contract
) , but check with your DMV to be sure. Up here, the weight restrictions are printed on the back of an Ontario DL.
Again, here, where the problem sets in is when you get into many diesel pusher RVs. A buddy just picked up a used one, which is over 11,000kg, so he needs to upgrade from our G to a D (what commercial guys need here to drive most dump trucks). Then there's air brakes, which is a separate endorsement on your license here (Z). So to be legal on his new pusher, he'll need a DZ license.
'Nuff rambling on my part...... if you don't have air brakes on the MH, just check with your DMV what weight your class of license limits you to.
I have enough challenges makes sense of our MTO regs, so I'm not going to pretend to understand yours
...... but, at a glance, the implied limit on your Class C
may be 26,000#.
PennDOT Driver and Vehicle Services - Classes of Licenses
Rgds, D.
