CDL Class B

[Kenneth Brewer]

Just curious.....how many of you have a Class B CDL?

I do. It is a class B, but not a CDL.

[bussphart]

I do. It is a class B, but not a CDL.

Ditto for me too.

[Denny]

I have a Class A CDL.

[Alek&Lucia]

Same here, both of us have a class B, but not a CDL.

[Pete]

I have a class B. In Texas, 26,000 lbs is the point where a class B is required. The gray area comes into play with an RV, where the requirement is questionable.. some say it is required, some say it is not. I felt why take the chance, and got the class B. I did not want to be involved in an accident, and have some ambulance chaser bring a law suit saying I was not qualified to operate the vehicle.

[jonnie]

Here is the link to each states requirements for RV'S. Hope this helps.

RV Driver's License Requirements

John

[kenrobertson]

Class B CDL, because Millennium requires it - When I took the driving and pre trip inspection test, I had to talk the guy into letting me take it in a bus, because he said " You don't need a CDL to drive an RV " He wanted me to take the test in a 26,000lb bread truck - I convinced him that if I could handle a 45', 52,000lb bus, I could handle a 26,000lb single axle bread truck - We discussed the fact that all the big rental trucks ( U-Haul, Ryder, etc) have a GVW rating of 25,999lbs so a CDL isn't required.

[Kenneth Brewer]

I have a class B. In Texas, 26,000 lbs is the point where a class B is required. The gray area comes into play with an RV, where the requirement is questionable.. some say it is required, some say it is not. I felt why take the chance, and got the class B. I did not want to be involved in an accident, and have some ambulance chaser bring a law suit saying I was not qualified to operate the vehicle.

According to txdps:

2. Class B driver license permits a person to drive the following vehicles except a motocycle or moped:

a. a single unit vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, and any such vehicle towing either a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating that does not exceed 10,000 pounds, or a farm trailer with a gross vehicle weight rating that does not exceed 20,000 pounds.

b. a bus with a seating capacity of 24 passengers or more, including the driver and

c.. a vehicle included in Class C

No gray area here. And I found this out in the course of conversation with a Texas cop who was stopped in the KOA in Colorado Springs who happened to have the RV next to us. I checked with the state and it was confirmed. It's in the book from which the written test is derived. But it is true that many do not know or have the class B license, including me for 5 years. Unless you ask, you won't know if you are transferring in from out of state, even when you are registering your coach purchased in another state. It appears to be ticketable offense if one is driving such a coach without at least a class B, in Texas.