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<blockquote data-quote="TriHonu" data-source="post: 74542" data-attributes="member: 897"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">It appears that the trailer rules have changed in Minnesota. Both the Commercial and Class D Manuals have been changed and the endorsement info on the back of the license have changed.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The Commercial Drivers Manuals states:</span></span></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><br /> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 requires each state to meet the same minimum standards for commercial driver licensing. You must have a commercial driver's license (CDL) to operate any of the following commercial motor vehicles (CMV) in Minnesota: <br /> • A combination of vehicles in which the gross combination weight (GCW) is more than 26,000 pounds and the towed unit has a gross vehicle weight (GVW)* of more than 10,000 pounds — Minimum age is 18** <br /> • A single vehicle with a GVW exceeding 26,000 pounds — Minimum age is 18** <br /> • A vehicle designed to transport more than 15 persons, including the driver — Minimum age is 18** • Any size vehicle that requires hazardous materials placards — in most cases, you must be 21 years of age to transport hazardous materials. *** <br /> • Any size vehicle outwardly equipped and identified as a school bus — Minimum age is 18 * <br /> Minnesota law defines gross vehicle weight (GVW) as the greater of:<br /> 1. The actual weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles plus the weight of the load, or <br /> <strong><u>2. The manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)</u></strong></span></span></td></tr></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The Class D License Manual states:</span></span></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><br /> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">You may also tow a trailer or other vehicle if: <br /> • It has a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less, or <br /> • It has a gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds, but the combined gross vehicle weight of the vehicle and trailer is 26,000 pounds or less </span></span></td></tr></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The catch in Minnesota is the trailer is classified by its <u>Weight Rating</u> not the actual weight of the trailer and load. If you pull a trailer rated for 20,000 lbs even if it is empty, the tow vehicle would be limited to a GVWR of 6000 lbs.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TriHonu, post: 74542, member: 897"] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]It appears that the trailer rules have changed in Minnesota. Both the Commercial and Class D Manuals have been changed and the endorsement info on the back of the license have changed. The Commercial Drivers Manuals states:[/SIZE][/FONT] [TABLE] [TR] [TD] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 requires each state to meet the same minimum standards for commercial driver licensing. You must have a commercial driver’s license (CDL) to operate any of the following commercial motor vehicles (CMV) in Minnesota: • A combination of vehicles in which the gross combination weight (GCW) is more than 26,000 pounds and the towed unit has a gross vehicle weight (GVW)* of more than 10,000 pounds — Minimum age is 18** • A single vehicle with a GVW exceeding 26,000 pounds — Minimum age is 18** • A vehicle designed to transport more than 15 persons, including the driver — Minimum age is 18** • Any size vehicle that requires hazardous materials placards — in most cases, you must be 21 years of age to transport hazardous materials. *** • Any size vehicle outwardly equipped and identified as a school bus — Minimum age is 18 * Minnesota law defines gross vehicle weight (GVW) as the greater of: 1. The actual weight of the vehicle or combination of vehicles plus the weight of the load, or [B][U]2. The manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)[/U][/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]The Class D License Manual states:[/SIZE][/FONT] [TABLE] [TR] [TD] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]You may also tow a trailer or other vehicle if: • It has a gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less, or • It has a gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds, but the combined gross vehicle weight of the vehicle and trailer is 26,000 pounds or less [/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]The catch in Minnesota is the trailer is classified by its [U]Weight Rating[/U] not the actual weight of the trailer and load. If you pull a trailer rated for 20,000 lbs even if it is empty, the tow vehicle would be limited to a GVWR of 6000 lbs.[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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