I own a business. To operate my business, I own a couple of pickups (one of which you can see to the left of this post) and a 16' cargo trailer. The trailer weighs approximately 5,000lbs loaded. It goes with me everywhere I go when I go to work. Up until now, my non-commercial license has allowed me to drive and tow my trucks and trailer legally. However, just now I stumbled upon this gem at the CT DMV website:
Classification of Licenses Effective January 9, 2006, the following are the new definitions of classifications, endorsements and restrictions that appear on Connecticut operator licenses:
Commercial:
Class A – Any motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle, including combination of vehicles.
Class B - Single vehicle over 26,000 lbs GVWR w/veh in tow 10,000 lbs GVWR or less.
Class C – Single vehicle 26,000 lbs or less GVWR w/veh in tow 10,000 lbs GVWR or less.
Non-Commercial Base License:
Class D - Any motor vehicle that does not require a CDL.
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I'm thinking CT is now forcing me to get atleast a CDL class C license (pickup is under 26,000lbs and trailer is under 10,000lbs). Apparently, CT drivers can no longer tow ANY trailer, regardless of weight, without a CDL of some sort.
It doesn't mention it, but I'm assuming recreational trailers are still exempt from necessitating a CDL.