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Originally Posted by manny530
ok let me start out by saying nice forum and glad to be a new member....ok so i just picked up a lil bobtail dump truck carries around 7 yards or so. the problem is it has air brakes and im confused about which license i will need an was hoping some of you all could help lead me in the right direction (i dont wanna stand in line at the dmv for hours to get told this stuff). i looked on the inside of the door an the gvrw or what ever it is says 33 or 36,000 lbs on it but the tittle say the unladen weight of the truck is 14,560 and is about 19 feet long. along with the truck i bought a tilt bed trailer aproximatly 26 feet from tounge to the end of the deck and a small case 850 c dozer that weighs i was told around 15,000 lbs.... i have a couple buddys who truck and they tell me diff things one tells me i need a commercial A license and the other tells me i will be fine with a commercial B license so im confused if all else fails its off to the dmv for me...to add i live in california if any of u are fimmilular with ca dmv requirements any help appreciated thanks
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Who Needs A CDL?
To operate commercial vehicles, you must apply for a CDL. Only California residents may obtain a California CDL. Residency is established by any of the following: registering to vote here, paying resident tuition at a public institution of higher education, filing for a California homeowner’s property tax exemption, obtaining a license (such as a fishing license), or any other privilege or benefit not ordinarily extended to nonresidents. You need a CDL if you operate a vehicle or combination of vehicles which requires a Class A or Class B license or Class C license with endorsements.
A commercial motor vehicle is a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles designed or used for either the transportation of persons for compensation or property and:
•Has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 pounds or more.
•Tows any vehicle with a GVWR of 10,001 pounds or more.
•Tows more than one vehicle or a trailer bus.
•Has three or more axles (excludes three axle vehicles weighing 6,000 pounds or less gross).
•Is any vehicle (bus, farm labor vehicle, general public paratransit vehicle, etc.) designed, used, or maintained to carry more than 10 passengers including the driver, for hire or profit, or is used by any nonprofit organization or group.
•Transports hazardous materials requiring placarding.*
•Transports hazardous wastes (Health and Safety Code §§25115 and 25117).*
You have the equipment to get your A class. I would recommend that as its never bad to get more then you need just incase one day you want to have your A class for Class 8 trucks. Get a manual from dmv and study study study, then study and go take your test!