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If you ever do that lawyer/case law thing, please share the info here! I would really enjoy being proven wrong on this matter. I'm just acting and advising based on the information available to me, and I'll be happy to admit I was wrong if anybody manages to change my mind... I just won't change...

That is not what the definition in the California Vehicle Code says, though. It says: This states that a vehicle is considered a "commercial vehicle" under CA law if it is used for commercial purposes or if it is designed primarily to haul cargo. Even a personally-owned, not-used-for-hire...

I looked at the Vehicle Code, including the definitions section. I have not looked at case law or case cites (and I admit to not knowing how to do so). To my non-lawyerly eyes, the Vehicle Code appears to unambiguously state that a Class B license (or a Class A license, which encompasses all...

That's from a handbook, not from the actual vehicle code, so it might not be 100% accurate. However, two things jump out from this: 1) An M35A2 is not included under the Class C license, because it has 3 axles and weighs over 6,000 pounds gross. 2) According to that handbook page, the...

Argh, not this dead horse again! Either a Class B or Class A license is required to legally drive an unmodified M35A2C in California, no matter what your intended use is. A Class C license (the kind that regular car-drivers have) is not sufficient. This is different (and more stringent) than...