[AT] Trailers

[Louis]

At time that I got my CDL, which was in 1992,  there were only three
exemptions in Ohio.  

1. Farm Use, and you were suppose to stay within 150 miles of the base farm.

2. Fire

3. Military

I see that they added 6 more exemptions, since I got my CDL.  Some of them I
don't agree with.  

I always had a problem with weekend warriors driving U-Hauls and other
rental trucks.  Those trucks can kill just as fast as a larger straight
truck.

If I remember correctly,  the purpose for the CDL law was to create a
uniform licensing process across the county.  It was also to get the bad
drivers off the road.  The idea was if you lost your license,  you would
even be allowed to drive a "hotshot" (F-350 or larger with a heaver
trailer).  Like everything else, this law has been watered down and lost
it's bite.

It doesn't make much sense.  I have to have a CDL for my truck (F-350  GVW
9,900) and trailer (20,000 GVW), because I use it for my business, in
pursuit of commercial purposes.  But, I can loan my truck and trailer to
someone for personal use, and they don't need a CDL.  According to Ohio
exemption #7.

Lou

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In a message dated 2/1/2008 1:15:52 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
louis at kellnet.com writes:

When I  got back to Ohio, I got my CDL
 
Do a google on commercial drivers license exemption and you will find most  
states have non commercial exemptions  
 
Ohio code 341.03 (partial)  
 
Nothing in subsection (a) of this section applies to any qualified person  
when
engaged in the operation of any of the following: (1) A farm  truck;
(2) Fire equipment for a fire department, volunteer or nonvolunteer  fire
company, fire district, or joint fire district;
(3) A public safety  vehicle used to provide transportation or emergency
medical service for ill  or injured persons;
(4) A recreational vehicle;
(5) A commercial motor  vehicle within the boundaries of an eligible unit of
local government, if the  person is employed by the eligible unit of local
government and is operating  the commercial motor vehicle for the purpose of
removing snow or ice from a  roadway by plowing, sanding, or salting, but
only if either the employee who  holds a commercial driver s license issued
under Ohio R.C. Chapter 4506 and  ordinarily operates a commercial motor
vehicle for these purposes is unable  to operate the vehicle, or the
employing eligible unit of local government  determines that a snow or ice
emergency exists that requires additional  assistance;
(6) A vehicle operated for military purposes by any member or  uniformed
employee of the armed forces of the United States or their  reserve
components, including the Ohio national guard. This exception does  not
apply to United States reserved technicians.
(7) A commercial motor  vehicle that is operated for nonbusiness purposes.
Operated for nonbusiness  purposes means that the commercial motor vehicle
is not used in commerce as  commerce is defined in 49 C.F.R. 383.5, as
amended, and is not regulated by  the Public Utilities Commission pursuant
to Ohio R.C. Chapter 4919, 4921, or  4923.
(8) A motor vehicle that is designed primarily for the transportation  of 
goods
and not persons, while that motor vehicle is being used for the  occasional
transportation of personal property by individuals not for  compensation and
not in the furtherance of a commercial enterprise.
(9) A  police SWAT team vehicle.
 
There may be states without exemptions but not many. Some states have  
special endorsements which are non commercial but require a written test and
road 
test.
 
Gary
Renton, WA




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