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You should be OK based on an interstate reciprocity agreement. That takes care of the first question but the second one is kind of fuzzy. If you have a CA vehicle and you are required to have a driver's license over and above a normal drivers license you would be find in Michigan because one is...

Apportioned in Michigan means Weight Apportioned and the apportioned part is the fact that you could have a truck capable of hauling 25,000 lbs but instead of having to pay for a plate for 25,000 you can pay less to get a 15,000 lbs plate. You would not be able to haul more than 15.000 lbs even...

This is where a lot of confusion starts. I can't talk specifically about GA but in Michigan you do not need a CDL or any endorsement for a privately owned vehicle not used in commerce. If you pickup a Michigan CDL manual you will see that any vehicle with air brakes requires an endorsement. This...

Jake, This does also apply to registration and tags. Tennessee did not require plates on personal non RV type trailers. You did not have to get a tag to drive it out of state based on federal reciprocity. In Michigan, you are required to show your insurance card when stopped. This only...

The are not commercial tags. They are weight apportioned tags. They are based on the weight of the vehicle not its intended use. Most people call them "commercial" tags because they mostly only see them on commercial vehicles. The use of an apportioned tag does not make the determination as to...

This is not true of the Federal DOT guidelines. The requirements only apply to vehicles used when engaged in commerce. This blanket statement would be true if he were making money with the vehicle in question. If he is using it for moving his own stuff from place to place then he a CDL is not...

Frank has the best advice. Check with someone in the know in NC. In MI you would not need a CDL. Federal requirements would not require one either. This is assuming you are not using it to make money. If you are making money hauling for other people or hauling your product to sell then you are...

In what state? Your blanket statement is wrong by federal standards but some states say that certain vehicles require a CDL even if not engaged in commerce. In TN you do not need one unless you are operating to make money. Search on the subject and read all my ranting posts on the subject. I am...