Need to rent or borrow trailer rated over 10,000lbs for driving test, no load.

yodaman88

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I need to rent or borrow a trailer, any style, as long as it has a data plate rated at 10,001 pounds or more. I will not load anything. This is for a Classified A driver's license road test. Should be 4 hours or less, any day of the week the DMV is open. Preferably in the area around chapel hill to raleigh.
 
Gooseneck, fifth wheel, tag?

Ours is gooseneck, but is titled as an RV... probably won't work for what you're after.
 
yeh a gooseneck rv would work, all that matters is that the trailers gvwr is 10,001 lbs or more. I have the rails in my bed, but i'll have to get the above gooseneck unless you have one too.
 
RV doesn't require a CDL, though. And actually, the way NC licenses are set up now, you can tow up to 26k gross regardless of trailer weight.

I do not have a rail adapter.
 
well i'm just getting my regular class a, not a CDL class a. I'm towing for myself only, nothing commercial. The way the laws are written I need a class B if i want a vehicle with a gvwr over 26,001 lbs but not towing anything over 10k, or class a for gvwr over 26k and or towing a load of 10,001lbs or more. As long as an rv trailer has the weight listed on it somewhere as 10,001 or more then I'm golden. I'm looking for a gooseneck for the rails.
 
Im confused. I have hauled a few fairly heavy trailers, and never knew I needed anything more than my regular license and a weighted tag lol?
 
Chapter 20:
Code: 
(3) Class C. – A Class C license authorizes the holder to drive any of the following:
a. A Class C motor vehicle that is not a commercial motor vehicle.
b. When operated by a volunteer member of a fire department, a rescue squad, or an emergency
medical service (EMS) in the performance of duty, a Class A or Class B fire‑fighting, rescue, or EMS
motor vehicle or a combination of these vehicles.
c. A combination of noncommercial motor vehicles that have a GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds
but less than 26,001 pounds. This sub‑subdivision does not apply to a Class C license holder less
than 18 years of age.

And from the back of an NC Class C License:
Code: 
Any noncommercial single vehicle with a GVWR of less than 26,001 pounds. A vehicle towing a
vehicle which has a combined GVWR of less than 26,001 pounds operated by a driver 18 yrs. or
older.
 
i got a ticket for this exact thing a couple years ago..... well under 26,000 pounds, but the trailer was rated over 10,001 pounds. per DMV and the trooper, you need a class "A" CDL to drag around a trailer with a rating over 10,001 pounds regardless of what is on it. quoted from the back of my class "A":

CLASS A: any combination of vehicles with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more , provided the vehicle being towed is in excess of of 10,000 pounds.

restrictions: no air brakes, no tractor trailer
 
jeepin1995 said:
i got a ticket for this exact thing a couple years ago..... well under 26,000 pounds, but the trailer was rated over 10,001 pounds. per DMV and the trooper, you need a class "A" CDL to drag around a trailer with a rating over 10,001 pounds regardless of what is on it. quoted from the back of my class "A":

CLASS A: any combination of vehicles with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more , provided the vehicle being towed is in excess of of 10,000 pounds.

restrictions: no air brakes, no tractor trailer
Click to expand...

How many "couple of years ago"? The law changed a few years ago.
 
well the way it is now, air brakes aren't an issue for the classified A (NOT CDL) all they care about for personal use for a regular license is the weight. Air brake restrictions are only on CDL's. I've already done the written test, just need a trailer to hitch up behind my truck or 5ton for the driving test.

If the trooper told you that you needed a CDL class A then he was wrong, unless you were hauling for a business or were getting paid.
A lot of people think that once you step over 26K lbs you have to get a CDL, but you don't. If you are a private person driving for yourself and not being paid then you are not COMMERCIAL and don't need a commercial license.

Your regular drivers license is called a classified C in DMV lingo. All you need to do is upgrade to a Classified B or A. It's a simple test on the computer and then a simple driving test. Can be done at any of the DMV license offices, and unlike the cdl driving test, you don't have to schedule an appt weeks or months in advance and aren't limited to only a few of the testing facilities.

EDIT: for the written test, the questions are pulled from the CDL test, so you might up ending having to answer a question about air brakes; I had one as well as a hazmat question.
 
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