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<blockquote data-quote="W.T" data-source="post: 1308691" data-attributes="member: 6305"><p>Any vehicle with a GVWR over 26,001 is required to have a CDL to operate it in every state. If you get caught with a 3500 dodge dually with 31,000 lb your going to get a heavy fine. Your axle limits are critical. A One ton dually with a Gooseneck tandem axle trailer can haul more than you can legally haul. Regardless of how much you license it for. In your owners manual there is two things to look at your GVW= Gross vehicle weight. That is what the pickup can haul and then you Have a CGVWR = Combined gross vehicle weight rating this is what the combination of What the truck and trailer can legally can haul. I have done extensive research into this. And dealt with several FMCA officials and several lawyers. And we have tailored our fleet and license to what we can legally haul and all of our 3500 class vehicles, cannot legal over 26,001 lbs. You can license them for up to 35,000 lbs in almost every state, this is nothing more than a ignorance tax, as you cannot legal the extra weight. In the west Toy haulers are a big money pit for ticketing, They weigh too much and when they are stopped the DOT can right several tickets depending on you attitude. No CDL, Over weight, Over length and whatever else he decides you are incompliant with. I hate over regulation and that is what we have and I have had my anxious moments dealing with FMCA since the CDL was first introduced in 1989. You can Google FMCA and find your own answers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="W.T, post: 1308691, member: 6305"] Any vehicle with a GVWR over 26,001 is required to have a CDL to operate it in every state. If you get caught with a 3500 dodge dually with 31,000 lb your going to get a heavy fine. Your axle limits are critical. A One ton dually with a Gooseneck tandem axle trailer can haul more than you can legally haul. Regardless of how much you license it for. In your owners manual there is two things to look at your GVW= Gross vehicle weight. That is what the pickup can haul and then you Have a CGVWR = Combined gross vehicle weight rating this is what the combination of What the truck and trailer can legally can haul. I have done extensive research into this. And dealt with several FMCA officials and several lawyers. And we have tailored our fleet and license to what we can legally haul and all of our 3500 class vehicles, cannot legal over 26,001 lbs. You can license them for up to 35,000 lbs in almost every state, this is nothing more than a ignorance tax, as you cannot legal the extra weight. In the west Toy haulers are a big money pit for ticketing, They weigh too much and when they are stopped the DOT can right several tickets depending on you attitude. No CDL, Over weight, Over length and whatever else he decides you are incompliant with. I hate over regulation and that is what we have and I have had my anxious moments dealing with FMCA since the CDL was first introduced in 1989. You can Google FMCA and find your own answers. [/QUOTE]
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