Revised Ohio Commercial Vehicle Rules

   / Revised Ohio Commercial Vehicle Rules #21  
Incorrect, FEDERAL is any vehicle with a towed unit that is over 10K that crosses state lines OR a 26,001 GVW (license, rated, actual) unit with or w/o towed unit.

Laws very by STATE that may say the total GVW of both needs to be over 26K, I know MN is this way, but Federal is anything in commerce with a towed unit over 10K crossing state lines.

Sorry Bud you are wrong here.

Question 2: Is a driver of a combination vehicle with a GCWR of less than 26,001 pounds required to obtain a CDL even if the trailer GVWR is more than 10,000 pounds?

Guidance: No, because the GCWR is less than 26,001 pounds
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Interpretation for Part 383.91: Commercial motor vehicle groups. - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
 
   / Revised Ohio Commercial Vehicle Rules #22  
One of the trucks is registered to my wifes business. The other is primarily used for maintaining and rehabbing investment properties. This truck is only driven by me. I am not exactly sure if that truck is "commercial" or not.
Trailers are pulled by both trucks for personally owned rental/rehab properties. The trucks are not driven by employees.

When you pull trailer for rehabbing rentals you are technically a CMV. The odds that you ever get busted for this are slim to none if you don't mind fibbing a bit if you get pulled over. It also make no difference if it is owner operated or employee operated.
 
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#23  
When you pull trailer for rehabbing rentals you are technically a CMV. The odds that you ever get busted for this are slim to none if you don't mind fibbing a bit if you get pulled over. It also make no difference if it is owner operated or employee operated.

I wonder if the guy hauling personal tools to jobsites would be considered a cmv?
 
   / Revised Ohio Commercial Vehicle Rules #25  
   / Revised Ohio Commercial Vehicle Rules #26  
What if his "tool" was a D-11 Caterpillar? :laughing:

Where is the line drawn?:confused:

Then it would be kind of moot anyway since he would need a CDL.

Simply put if I haul "my" tools as a self employed contractor in a truck or combo over 10k GVWR/CGVWR/GVW it is a CMV.

If I haul my tools as an employee of someone else it would not be.
 
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#27  
What if his "tool" was a D-11 Caterpillar? :laughing:

Where is the line drawn?:confused:

That is what bothers me about it. The guy that has a 1 Ton truck for pulling his weekend toys. Or the finish carpenter that pulls a trailer because he prefers his own tools.

That being said, I have also been in some pretty scary under 26,000 lb company trucks.
 

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