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Not For Hire sticker

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by ucwjeff, Aug 9, 2008.

  1. Aug 9, 2008 #1
    ucwjeff

    ucwjeff Bobtail Member

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    heres what i want to do buy a freighliner single axle tractor be it conventional or coe and make it my personal pickup truck by putting custom bed on it not hauling for anybody now how do i go about making this legal as picking truck up and everthing do i need a cdl b or just use my class d and put "not for hire" on the side and what about the scales and insurance

    jeff
     
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  3. Aug 9, 2008 #2
    ParkRanger

    ParkRanger Light Load Member

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    Can't help, but I'd like to see a picture when you get it built.
     
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  4. Aug 10, 2008 #3
    im6under

    im6under Heavy Load Member

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    as I recall, the marks is 26,001 and you need the cdl...

    if it has airbrakes you'll need that endorsement also... regardless of what you are using it for.
     
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  5. Aug 10, 2008 #4
    RickG

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    What has me wondering is that big International pickup . The GVWR is 25,999 and it has air brakes but no CDL or endorsement required .
     
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  7. Aug 10, 2008 #5
    Roadmedic

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    There are motor homes that have air brakes and the drivers of them do not have to have special licenses. Private owners are not subject to the same laws that we are.

    There are class B non CDL licenses that allow the endorsement of the air brakes.
     
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  8. Aug 10, 2008 #6
    ucwjeff

    ucwjeff Bobtail Member

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    read this on another post this is for oklahoma

    No endorsement needed, just a regular operators liscense. He does not even have to convert it to a motorhome, can be tagged just as a private vehicle with a regular car tag and again only a regular drivers liscense, no air brake endorsement or anything else.

    also this was said

    In Oklahoma you could register it like a pickup, non-commercial, private vehicle with no weight rating and a regular car tag. Do not need CDL to drive it.

    what do you think
     
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  9. Aug 11, 2008 #7
    ziggystyles

    ziggystyles Road Train Member

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    I dunno, Im rather bothered by trucks that are like 90% as big as we are, but able to not have a CDL. The other day I saw a truck, thought it was a midroof or something as it was shorter...turns out it was a lower class truck, looked like a regular tractor albiet just a bit smaller. Was also hauling a fairly decent sized trailer as well. Personally, I think one should have a CDL for not just weight, but lengths as well. Meaning, if you drive a huge long RV (and most likely hauling a trailer of some sort behind it)...you should have some higher standard of license. Cripes, I see some RVs out there that have trailers half as long as the RV itself...and they seem to dwarf the trucks on the road.
     
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  10. Oct 31, 2013 #8
    willardskillard

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    Is this thread still alive? Did anyone ever figure anything out? Im doing the same thing however I have a CDL. I went ahead and insured it commercial, and a commercial plate.
     
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