Why do pilots need a medical

Morgans wrote:
"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message
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What about Uhaul trucks?

Good question. I seem to remember 12,500 pounds as the weight limit from my
CDL training long ago, but when I looked it up (a little bit ago), I came up
with the 10,000 pound limit.

Four of the five box-on-frame trucks U-Haul rents exceed this and two exceed
12,500. No mention on their site that I could find about license requirements.

George Patterson
If a tank is out of ammunition, what you have is a sixty ton portable
radio.

The 26' Uhaul truck has a gross weight of 20,000 lb according to their
website. I rented this truck once, and I don't have a CDL.

Andrew Sarangan wrote:
The 26' Uhaul truck has a gross weight of 20,000 lb according to their
website. I rented this truck once, and I don't have a CDL.

And have driven them across state borders, never stopped an inspection
station either...

"Darrel Toepfer" wrote in message
...
Andrew Sarangan wrote:
The 26' Uhaul truck has a gross weight of 20,000 lb according to their
website. I rented this truck once, and I don't have a CDL.

And have driven them across state borders, never stopped an inspection
station either...

And you were very likely breaking the law.

As far as the weigh stations laws go, I'm not sure, but I think you have to
be a commercial vehicle to have to stop, unless it says All Trucks, then it
might be a briefing type of thing, for mountains, or the like.
--
Jim in NC

On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 21:06:48 -0500, "Morgans"
wrote:

As far as the weigh stations laws go,

In New Hampshire, I don't think I've ever seen a weigh station that
was open. They get used a lot, though: truckers pull in there for a
snooze.


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"Andrew Sarangan" wrote in message
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The 26' Uhaul truck has a gross weight of 20,000 lb according to their
website. I rented this truck once, and I don't have a CDL.

In Massachusetts, the standard driver's license is good for up to 26,000
pounds gross.
http://www.mass.gov/rmv/dmanual/chapter1.pdf

--Gary

"George Patterson" wrote

Four of the five box-on-frame trucks U-Haul rents exceed this and two
exceed
12,500. No mention on their site that I could find about license
requirements.

Budget truck rentals says specifically that you do not need a CDL for even
their 24 foot truck. I must admit, I don't understand it.
--
Jim in NC