Hey All, Does anybody out there have a North Carolina "Non" commercial
class A or B DL.
I just moved to the Raleigh area. And I'm trying to get some more
Info. About the written and driving test. I called the Local DMV a few
times. And each time I've gotten different answers.
Can anybody help?
Thanks
Roy
Thanks jrtgirls, But Is your Rig over 26001 lbs.
Per the NC hand book. You need a Class A or B for anything over 26001 lbs. I'm just not sure what I need to Study for the Test.
Here is what the NC book says... (It looks like I will need a Class A (non CDL) to tow my newly ordered Jayco Eagle gross wt is 10,250.)
Class A: Required to operate a vehicle that has a combined gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of at least 26,001 lbs and includes as part of the combination a towed unit that has a GVWR of at least 10,001 lbs.
Class B: Required to operate:
A single motor vehicle that has a GVWR of at least 26,001 lbs.
A combination of motor vehicles that includes as part of the combination a towing unit that has a GVWR of at least 26,001 lbs and a towed unit that has a GVWR of less than 10,001 lbs.
Class C: A single or combination of motor vehicles not included in Class A or B but meets any of the following descriptions:
is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver.
is transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded.
You do not need a CDL to drive recreational vehicles, military equipment, fire and/ or emergency equipment or certain farm vehicles. However, a regular license of the appropriate class is always required.
I got mine last year. It was pretty simple. I forget the exact sections, but you have to read certain parts of the CDL booklet and then take a written test. I also had to do a road test where we just drove around the area which included city streets and highway driving. I didn't have to do the pre-trip inspection or the actual test where you have to back into spots. I also wasn't required to do the air brake test since it wasn't a requirement for the non-CDL license. The guy at the DMV did mention to me that not too many people are in compliance. Also, I didn't have a licensed driver that could ride with me to the DMV, but they told me they don't ask.
Hi and welcome to NC!
DH, being in the line of work he is in, decided when we bought our MAG1CBUS, that he had to be in accordance with the law. So to be in line, he discovered this . Check out the Class B section.
Then he ordered the online study guide. Then he went to the DMV and took the written test, the Class B (Required to operate any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more that is exempt from CDL requirements, and any such vehicle while towing another vehicle with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less) without the motorhome. But then after taking the written test he discovered he had to also take a road test. So off to the storage lot he went to get the motorhome. The lady made him drive thru a shopping center with a lot of curves and turns.
So to make a long story short, to be in accordance with the law, if your TS weighs more than 26,001 pounds, and I suspect it does, get yourself to the DMV and be legal.
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Although it doesn't appear to be strictly enforced, my concern always was that if I was in an accident that my insurance would somehow try to deny the claim saying I wasn't properly licensed to operate the motorhome.
If you want to get trained and do it on the "cheap"....contact your local County Board of Education, to see about taking a School Bus Driver course. It's FREE, and you will learn quite a bit of extra stuff about driving the larger vehicles. You will also get the CDL endorsements (P & S)....and the instructor will do the road course with you, so that you don't have to do it down at the DMV.
Of course, it's a few days for the course, but then again, you can make some extra money on the side too...driving the buses.
I drove the School Buses for about 5-6 years, part-time, and loved it....but DW has COPD, and if I bring home some kid's cold, she could end up in the hospital, so I've stopped driving.....still, it was very helpful in my learning to drive the RV.
That Class "B" endorsement will let you drive anything that isn't a tractor-trailer.....such as large dump-trucks, buses, deliver trucks, etc. Anything that isn't being towed.
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NCRugRat wrote: Although it doesn't appear to be strictly enforced, my concern always was that if I was in an accident that my insurance would somehow try to deny the claim saying I wasn't properly licensed to operate the motorhome.
Don't know bout the strictly enforced section but the other statement is all too true in our trigger happy sue the pants off society today.
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