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A single truck rated 26,001 lbs or more, towing nothing over 10,000 lbs, needs which CDL class?

Class B, the heavy straight vehicle class.

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  1. Class A
  2. Class B ✔
  3. Class C

Why: Group B is any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 lbs or more. It may tow a trailer, but only one rated 10,000 lbs or less. Dump trucks and big box trucks are typical Class B vehicles.

Huh, didn't know that: City buses and many delivery trucks are Class B vehicles.

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Answer: Class B. Group B is any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 lbs or more. It may tow a trailer, but only one rated 10,000 lbs or less. Dump trucks and big box trucks are typical Class B vehicles.

  1. 49 CFR 383.91 Commercial motor vehicle groups (eCFR) www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/section-383.91
    Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 11,794 kilograms or more (26,001 pounds or more)
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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