At what point do you need a DOT# and a CDL?

[7423]

Originally Posted by HR9121

You do not have to have a CDL to drive that dually and pull anything because the GVWR is under 26,000 lbs, however if it was for commercial use or were hauling hazardous materials you would. The most that they could do would be to ticket you for being overweight if you were over the 26,000 lb threshold.

If the trailer has a 10,000 or more GVW, a CDL is required, doesn't matter if you are pulling it with a Yugo. Or maybe that's just west coast rules. Any typical racecar trailer with 3 axles is over 10K GVW.

[John DiBartolomeo]

It will always be a can of worms...

http://dragracingedge.com/latest-new...iler-licensing

[7423]

Originally Posted by John DiBartolomeo

It will always be a can of worms...

http://dragracingedge.com/latest-new...iler-licensing

Yep, ask 50 racers and get 50 different answers, very gray area subject. And every one of those 50 people think they are right. The DOT officer has that last word and even most of them do not know the real truth.

[HR9121]

Originally Posted by 7423

Yep, ask 50 racers and get 50 different answers, very gray area subject. And every one of those 50 people think they are right. The DOT officer has that last word and even most of them do not know the real truth.

Now that is the truth, a lot of the DOT officers use a lot of interpretation into something they don't always know.

[HR9121]

Originally Posted by 7423

If the trailer has a 10,000 or more GVW, a CDL is required, doesn't matter if you are pulling it with a Yugo. Or maybe that's just west coast rules. Any typical racecar trailer with 3 axles is over 10K GVW.

Wrong. We are in the trucking business so I deal with this stuff all the time. The only way you need cdl is if the combination of the truck and trailer is 26,001 or more unless transporting hazardous materials. So you would be fine with the Yugo Charlie or most any dually or 3/4 ton truck.

[Tony Janes]

Charlie every thing is by west coast rules, NHRA is in Glendora Ca part of the west coast