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#90-GTSC · 03-06-2012, 10:02 PM

I have a friend who has raced for 40 years, has toter home and fifth wheel stacker trailer. Race have the names of this sponsors.

He is concerned about this. He did go out and get his CDL. His theory is that he can be stopped, get a bunch of tickets, get cussed out over not having a DOT number and no log books. Then site for the eight or whatever the required hours are, then get in and drive home. He knows of a semi that was hauling to dirt late models from the Midwest to run at Volusia county race track (FL). The drive didn't have a CDL. Got stopped in south Georgia. Lots of tickets. Truck has to sit until a driver with CDL showed up and took the thing to Florida. Cops wouldn't let the non-CDL guy drive.

At least with the CDL you can "drive away".

If you have the "truck and trailer" ... is the CDL that hard to get anyway?

03-06-2012, 10:02 PM	#11
#90-GTSC Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Grafton Posts: 285	I have a friend who has raced for 40 years, has toter home and fifth wheel stacker trailer. Race have the names of this sponsors. He is concerned about this. He did go out and get his CDL. His theory is that he can be stopped, get a bunch of tickets, get cussed out over not having a DOT number and no log books. Then site for the eight or whatever the required hours are, then get in and drive home. He knows of a semi that was hauling to dirt late models from the Midwest to run at Volusia county race track (FL). The drive didn't have a CDL. Got stopped in south Georgia. Lots of tickets. Truck has to sit until a driver with CDL showed up and took the thing to Florida. Cops wouldn't let the non-CDL guy drive. At least with the CDL you can "drive away". If you have the "truck and trailer" ... is the CDL that hard to get anyway? __________________ Started looking for 379 Peterbilt TC, 24' to 30' box, bumper pull--but ended up w/1999 Liberty Coach conversion of 45' Prevost XLV bus. 1,000sf heated/AC'd race shop w/dump station, 50amp shore pwr where bus parks, 3 NASCAR/ARCA race cars & 26' Bravo trailer.