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Reference post 1: my informant in CT tells me some of the state's procedures changed at the first of the year so it will take the average MV clerk 3 years to learn the changes. I anticipate the average clerk does not deal with historic vehicle issues very often. Or vehicles with less than 17...

Just for giggles, do you have a title for this truck ? As I doubt you got it from Government Planet, do you have a bill of sale and a registration from the previous owner ? Even Connecticut must have a MV web site with all their regulations and procedures on it. What does that say ?

Go to the same MV office he used and try to get the same clerk. If he has "classic vehicle" plates for a M931 he should be clear of a CDL because it is "exempt." CDL is not an issue for a M35 as its RATED weight is below the limit. 24,000 is likely the empty or curb weight of a M931.

Reference post 13: The idea that DMV clerks do not understand their own regulations is widespread. Especially one who was clerking in a 7-11 last week. If they push you into commercial plates you will not need a CDL for a M35 but you probably will not be eligible for collector car or special...

The concept that DMV clerks do not understand their own regulations. Most states have some kind of exemption for historic, recreational, farm use, historic military etc. I can testify from personal experience that the average MV clerk's expertise is finding some way not to do what you want or...

Being required to have commercial plates and having a CDL are not the same thing. You can use your 3500 Dodge to drive to the store or pull your boat and camping trailer with private plates in most cases. But start a landscaping business and haul lawnmowers in it see what happens without...

26000 pounds is the magic number with trucks. CDLs are required, absent excluded use, for both interstate and intrastate use. If you go outside your base state then you have to participate in the IRP and IFTA programs and still have the CDL. I have never explored the idea if reciprocal rights...

The largest size U Haul truck pulling a trailer does not require a CDL unless you are hauling hazmats in it because it is RATED for less than 26,00 pounds and does not have airbrakes. Fireworks contractors come to my town for July 4th in a rented truck with placards and the driver has a CDL.

Reference post 4: States exempt recreational vehicles such as $250,000.00 mobile homes and fire trucks from CDL requirement which would be required if they were commercial vehicles. DOT classifies anything RATED at over 26000 pounds as a commercial vehicle unless some exemption applies. So you...

Does your friend with the 3500 Dodge use it to haul placardable hazardous materials ? Maybe that is why he needs a CDL. And a USDOT and a ICC number.

CDL starts at 26,000 pounds, or with air brakes, or a bus over 15 passengers including the driver or any weight vehicle that is required to display a hazmat placard. Commercial plates for a 3500 Dodge is a different issue. I don't know about CT but other states can require commercial plates on...