Thanks for all of the help and info.

 

Again, thanks for all of the information. I do get a different answer depending on who I am talking to no matter what. I know lots of guys that haul cars and sell them and do not have a CDL. So if I get the Classification A endorsement and put "Not For Hire" on the side of my trailer and stay under 26K I should be okay. I am sure that I will run into someone that will decipher the law differently sometime but I am not going to flush a great deal on a trailer & a better business opportunity and run scared just because there is a possibility that something might go wrong sometime. That's business and that possibility always exists. But it still makes my head hurt.

 

Barry,

Here is exactly what the NC state reg says. Nowhere in there does it say anything about needing a CDL if you are transporting for a business. In fact it only says you require a CDL for business or pleasure if it is over 26,001lbs. If the different states have different rules and I am licensed in NC I do not see how they can have a problem with me if I am complying with rules set forth in my licensed state. This is from the NC DOT website.

A CDL is required for drivers, paid or volunteer, who drive the following types of vehicles that are designed or used to transport passengers or property.
Class A: Required to operate a vehicle that has a combined gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of at least 26,001 lbs and includes as part of the combination a towed unit that has a GVWR of at least 10,001 lbs.
Class B: Required to operate: · A single motor vehicle that has a GVWR of at least 26,001 lbs. · A combination of motor vehicles that includes as part of the combination a towing unit that has a GVWR of at least 26,001 lbs and a towed unit that has a GVWR of less than 10,001 lbs.
Class C: A single or combination of motor vehicles not included in Class A or B but meets any of the following descriptions: · is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver. · is transporting hazardous materials and is required to be placarded.

Classified licences:
If you are 18 years of age or older you may apply for an original North Carolina driver license. Under North Carolina's classified license system most drivers need only a Class C license to operate personal automobiles and small trucks.
Class A: Required to operate any combination of vehicles exempt from commercial driver license (CDL) requirements with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 pounds or more, provided the GVWR of the vehicle(s) being towed is greater than 10,000 pounds. Also required for operating any combination of vehicles with a GVWR of less than 26,001 pounds, if the vehicle being towed has a GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds.
Class B: Required to operate any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more that is exempt from CDL requirements, and any such vehicle while towing another vehicle with a GVWR of 10,001 pounds or less.
Class C: Required to operate any vehicle with a GVWR of less than 26,001 pounds that is exempt from CDL requirements and is not towing a vehicle with a GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds. Most drivers need only a Classified C license to operate personal automobiles and small trucks.

From what I take from reading this I need to keep my truck, trailer and cargo under 26K and get a Classified A license. Other than that I should be good to go.

 

I think the trailer would be about 4K or better and two cars would be roughly 7K. If your truck can handle 11K on the ball and not be over you should be good. I don't know what a 3/4 ton is rated for on the ball but it should do it, I would think.