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    trailer weight question

    in Garages, Trailers, and Towing

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    Let me ask a question, If you need a medical car for a class (A) in maryland please get me the reg # so I can look that up. Yes you must have a medical card for a CDL But not required for a 

    class(A) in Maryland.    If you need it for class (A) Maryland how does a person get the drug testing (randon)??  All CDL holders are in the random pool the company that they work for can and does send you out when ever your number comes up.They have to send a %% of there CDL holders every month.I was sent out 3 times in one month.   When I was employed by the state we had to have a CDL (A) .

    When I turned in my CDL(A) for a class (A) I was told no medical card needed!! Now in my former job I did accident investigation on Big rigs or Buses. I worked very closely with MSP

    and still have manny friends who still work there. Just so you know I worked at MDOT/MTA

     

    trailer weight question

    in Garages, Trailers, and Towing

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    Johm348 I do not doubt what you said. But just think if (ALL VEHICLES OVER 10,000 POUNDS")  big long line to get to scale  had to stop then why do the RV not stop???

     If the vehicle is commerical it must stop,  But if not go past!!    Heck that would mean my one ton p/u would have to stop GWR 15,000 lbs. 

    The big thing is ,are you commercial !!!commercial !!!     

     Its a fine line and I will tell you most LEO do not know what they are looking at. Now a LEO who is DOT or truck inspector will know what they are lookin at.

     

      

      

    trailer weight question

    in Garages, Trailers, and Towing

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    Hi  Lets start by saying I live in Maryland 30 years now. Retired from state work.  Next I have a home in Baltimore so my truck and trailer are licence here. Next I have a home in WVA off of 70

    so I go to WVA and back to Baltimore once a month. Now my big garage is in WVA,so I trailer my car or truck at least 2 a month, and have NEVER stoped at the scales.

     My truck is a 2015 dually my trailer is a 2017 vintage at 44 ft goose. Truck is 15,000 gwr trailer is 18,000 . I do have a Maryland  class A licence. no medical card needed for A maryland. Now here the trick my trailer has FULL Living Quarters bath, shower,stove, sink and a queen bed, so In the eys of maryland it's a RV. I have never ben stopped I run the speed and do not drive like a crazy person.

    My stuff is clean and taken care of but I do not stop at the scales. You do not see RV in the scales, Motorhomes are well over 10,000 gvw and a lot with a trailer. Now when the truck and trailer do not match up they may be a problem but the might be a nother reason that your friend was stoped. Please rember that a CDL is commercial that neans that you get paid to haul somthing.

    Now the big thing is a race team that wins prize money at a track or has a sponser can be commercial. If you are going to a show you pay to enter your car that is not commercial.We can so far 

    as to look at last year tax forms.  One thing that will get you stopped in Maryland is if you have Example   Maryland tags on truck and Maine tags on trailer.

    One last thing to remember is 65 ft overall. Most big motorhomes and a short trailer will be ok Example 40 ft motorhome 24ft trailer = 64 ft but you have 4 ft of toung so to long.

    Seeking to Buy a Trailer

    in Garages, Trailers, and Towing

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    Hi all. I live in Maryland just out side of Baltimore, I have a  Dually and a 3 axle

    trailer. I have not ever stoped at a weight station or ben stopped for going by one. Now my trailer has living quarters so its really a RV.I have never seen a rv 

    in the scale on 70 east or west bound.my registration for bouth is 30,000 lbs.

    For my combination in MD you do need a class A licence or a CDL.l go by the scale about twice a month. My truck and trailer has NO signage .Its not Commercial and it all in my name

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