Attention Todd Moning

[Don Bradner]

I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken.

You are hung up on A and B being commercial. They don't have to be.

There are CDL A and CDL B, and there are non-CDL A and non-CDL B.

Language in the Texas regulations tend to use the word "exempt" where other
states would just use "non," so it is exempt A and exempt B, both OK for
operating a non-commercial vehicle such as an RV, over 26,000 lbs.

For non-CDL B you use a CDL form and check the exempt box, at which point it
becomes an application for a non-CDL license.

On 4/2/2009 at 8:17 PM Wallace Craig wrote:

>oopS. , and gives a clear exemption.   Seems pretty clear to me; but then
>I was wrong once. 
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>Wallace Craig
>95 WLWB 42
>Azle, Texas
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>From: Wallace Craig
>Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Attention Todd Moning
>To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 10:12 PM
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>Don, the language under TRC 522.004 entitled "persons exempted from Texas
>CDL requirements specifically  list "persons operating recreational
>vehicles for personal use."   You and I do not read this  article the same
>and I will undertake a further search next week when I have access to a
>law library  Hopefully I can find a case or an attorney generals opinion;
>in the meantime I still contend that part 383 entitled Commercial Drivers
>license and list class  A,B,AND
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>Wallace Craig
>95 WLWB 42
>Azle, Texas
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>--- On Thu, 4/2/09, Don Bradner wrote:
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>From: Don Bradner
>Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Attention Todd Moning
>To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009, 9:45 PM
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>Wallace,
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>Chaper 522 is purely about Commercial licenses. In fact the title of the
>Chapter is "Commercial Driver's Licenses," and you used the term CDL in
>your post.
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>The FMCA article is very clear:
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>"drivers whose motorhomes' GVWR exceeds 26,000 pounds should hold an
>exempt (noncommercial) Class B or Class A license."
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>Note the very, very, important "non" in front of commercial.
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>The section which requires a Class B for over 26K is 521.082. Whether a
>Class B is CDL or non-CDL is a separate matter.
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>You are correct that a CDL is not required.
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>Your are wrong about not needing a Class B.
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>On 4/2/2009 at 3:51 PM Wallace Craig wrote:
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>>Your article on "Texas drivers license requirements" does not square with
>>Texas Transportation Code chapter 522  which at TRC 522.004 exempts
>>from CDL requirements "persons operating recreational vehicles for
>>personal use".  I realize that you got information from Beth Roberts at
>>DPS who said that persons driving motorhomes in Texas need a class B CDL. 
>>I think you owe it to the many readers who rely upon you for accuracy the
>>cost of a legal opinion from a qualified Texas attorney (other than me). 
>>As I poiinted out in my phone call, her opinion does not constitute
>>binding legal precident which can only come from a decision by a court of
>>competent jurisdiction.
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>>Wallace Craig
>>95 WLWB 42
>>Azle, Texas
>>FMCA 86944
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