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Important Information For Pickup Truck Drivers
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If you own a
3/4 ton or 1-ton truck, you may be illegally driving it.
Vehicles that have a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of more
than 8000 pounds require a Class D or higher license. This
is GROSS weight, not EMPTY weight or ACTUAL weight. You do
not have to be loaded to break this law.
Read this for proof that this is true. Class E is
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Important Information For Chevrolet
and GMC Suburban, Ford Expedition Drivers
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If you own a
2500 series suburban, you may be illegally driving it.
Vehicles that have a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of more
than 8000 pounds require a Class D or higher license.
Check
the GVWR on your vehicle on the driver's door where the
information on the weight ratings are listed.
Read this for proof that this is true. Class E is
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Important Information For
Motorhome and RV Drivers
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If you own a
a motorhome, you may be illegally driving it.
Vehicles that have a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of more
than 8000 pounds require a Class D or higher license.
Check
the GVWR on your vehicle on the driver's door where the
information on the weight ratings are listed.
Read this for proof that this is true. Class E is
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Important Information For
Every Driver |
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Not too many
years ago, we had two types of license in Florida: Chauffeur's
License and Operator's License. If you drove for hire, drove a
vehicle for your place of work, drove any commercial vehicle
(except your own farm vehicles) or drove a school bus, you had
to have a Chauffeur's License.
If not, you needed a regular operator's license only, and
could drive any vehicle you owned. About 12 years ago,
they changed to the A, B, C, D, and E classes but never told you
that you lost many of your driving privileges.
There is another new change in the system getting ready to
take place. What will you lose this time? Write your
representatives and senators and complain. The Department of
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has taken privileges from you
and making you pay to get them back. |
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(d) Any person, except a
person who possesses a valid Class A, valid Class B, or valid
Class C driver's license, who drives a truck or a truck tractor
having a gross vehicle weight rating, a declared weight, or an
actual weight, whichever is greatest, of 8,000 pounds or more
but less than 26,001 pounds, or which has a width of more than
80 inches must possess a valid Class D driver's license. Any
person who possesses a valid Class D driver's license may,
subject to the appropriate restrictions and endorsements, drive
any type of motor vehicle, other than the type of motor vehicle
for which a Class A, Class B, or Class C driver's license is
required, within this state.
Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor
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How to Communicate with your Representatives |
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Who Is Your Representative? |
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Directory of Senators |
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Important Information For
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If you sell a Suburban, Expedition, a van,
or a pickup, you must verify that they have the correct driver's
license class before they leave the lot. If not, you could
be sued by the buyer and you could be arrested for permitting a
driver to drive a vehicle they are not licensed to drive.
This can also put a large hole in your
sales, as how many mothers who want a Suburban have a Class D
driver's license? |
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Florida
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Overview
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CDL
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Third-Party
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The
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State
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Frequently
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Replacement
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2003
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Effective January 1, 2004, all drivers
who are 80 years of age or older must pass a vision test before
renewing their driver license. The test may be administered at the
driver license office at no additional charge or your licensed
health care practitioner, such as your