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    Do you need a CDL for a 5 ton

    Drifting off topic here, but I found the following map somewhat useful. It says which states have their own commercial inspection program. The green states that do NOT have their own program, simply require that you get a federal USDOT number, and you deal with them for compliance. This...
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    Do you need a CDL for a 5 ton

    BTW I always thought that the $750k liability requirement applied to all heavy trucks but it looks like this too is not the case. I talked to my insurance co Progressive and I could lower my insurance from $1200 to $300 by only taking the minimum required. (I struck a middle ground, the minimum...
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    Do you need a CDL for a 5 ton

    Also beware of other regs, one time I was picking something up (a bulldozer) in california with my semi truck and they pulled me at the scales. Turns out there you have to keep a time cards even on personally owned trucks. The cops were real nice, since I have a sleeper cab they considered it...
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    Do you need a CDL for a 5 ton

    In illinois you have to do everything and are allowed nothing!
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    Do you need a CDL for a 5 ton

    I think the _rating_ on a 929 is over 26k though. Yea if the empty weight is 25888 then you're kind of screwed, most vehicles "empty" is w/o fluids I would have it weighed. Call the highway patrol and ask if you register at 26k and operate below that, can you drive it?
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