ok i drive a dual wheel pick up and tow a trailer that is about 25 feet long it is the box off a straight truck it has 3 axels. i know from the police pulling me over that after 11000 kilograms an A class permit is needed . but what about when that same trailer is empty . oh and i do have my AZ .
2007-06-29 11:38:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
The deal is this: the GVWR (or GCWR) is not based on how many pounds you're hauling, but how many pounds the vehicle (or combination) is rated for.
The basic classes are this:
Class D - Operator license (Car, pickup, SUV, etc)
Class C - light-duty, for hire (Taxi, limo, small shuttle, courier, etc).
Class B - Heavy Straight 26,001Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and over (Buses, dump trucks, cement trucks, etc), and pulling a trailer rated at less than 10,000 Lbs.
Class A - Gross Combination Vehicle Weight Rating of 26,001 and over and/or pulling a trailer over 10,000 Lbs.
A commercial license is required to drive ANY vehicle for hire, but the rating depends on what you will be driving. A non-commercial class B or A is available for people who drive a vehicle rated in the commercial class, but are not for hire.
2007-06-29 12:58:41 · answer #1 · answered by spur4eight 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Full or empty.. it is RATED at that load so you need your A ticket
2007-06-29 18:41:19 · answer #2 · answered by ca_surveyor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋