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Originally Posted by JOE WALLEYE
You better be careful and read the company vehicle usage policy. I have a company truck and it clearly states that we are not allowed to tow. The reason being it doesn't take much trailer weight to get a half ton truck up to a GVW that requires a CDL, med card, etc. in the event of an accident or even a traffic stop it would have to be proven that the vehicle was not being used comercialy at the time.
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IMO it is not possible to get a 1/2 ton truck with trailer into CDL range. It would be very difficult to get combined gross weight anywhere near the 26,000 mark. I don't know of any 1/2 ton trucks that can pull a trailer that weighs 17-18,000.
Only thing I could see putting a 1/2 into that class would be pulling a trailer rated for over 10,000. Not even sure if that would make a CDL needed as the 10k rule usually pertained to trailers behind a class B truck with out requiring a class A license.