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[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 56 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Make them have a commercial license and pay for commercial transporting or something.

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 21 points 9 months ago (5 children)

In the US at least, you need a CDL if you drive a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight greater than 10,000 lbs (4536 kg). The 2022 GMC Hummer EV weighs a whopping 9,063 lbs (4111 kg) so that's probably the largest vehicle a regular person would be able to buy.

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That only matters if you're "for hire". I'm not aware of a single state or province where you can't drive a 45 foot long tour bus RV towing a double car trailer on a regular license. You can legally b-train trailers in lots of places. Giant truck + huge trailer + cargo trailer full of quads and side by sides is totally kosher.

Edit: I can go buy a Ford F750 and drive it like a pickup truck if I want. The Hummer is not nearly the biggest vehicle a normal person can buy and drive

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago

It is 3500kg in Germany for your regular driver's license (unless you got yours in the distant past) so that is probably one market that limits it a bit more here in the EU.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I drove a gigantic uhaul once that I was amazed I could with a normal licence.

[–] ratman150@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm 99% sure it's 26,000lbs at least for a straight truck non combination.

Source: I used to be a CDL A holder

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

49 CFR Part 390.5

Commercial motor vehicle: means any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in interstate commerce to transport passengers or property when the vehicle—

(1) Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating, or gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight, of 4,536 kg (10,001 pounds) or more, whichever is greater; or

(2) Is designed or used to transport more than 8 passengers (including the driver) for compensation; or

(3) Is designed or used to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver, and is not used to transport passengers for compensation; or

(4) Is used in transporting material found by the Secretary of Transportation to be hazardous under 49 U.S.C. 5103 and transported in a quantity requiring placarding under regulations prescribed by the Secretary under 49 CFR, subtitle B, chapter I, subchapter C.

[–] seang96@spgrn.com 1 points 9 months ago

Those tires must be expensive.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 8 points 9 months ago

Tax by weight, easy peasy