GV means gross Vehicle...one
GC means gross combination meaning both truck and trailer
So in the first part you have a truck and trailer, where the trailer weighs more than 10k pounds.
In the second part you have either 1 truck, or a truck and trailer where the trailer weighs less than 10k pounds
The way I see it is if you’re driving a truck (straight or combination) that weighs over 26k, you need to have a CDL. If you’re driving a hot shot (pickup with a 5th wheel trailer) and the load is over 10k, you need a CDL. So if you’re driving a dump truck pulling a flat bed trailer with a backhoe, depending on the weight of the machine, you’d have to have a Class A.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
GVWR and GCWR is the rating of the vehicles as to potential weight it may haul. GVWR over 10K pounds means that the vehicle has the potential to be hauled at a weight that is in excess of 10K pounds. It doesn't matter how light the vehicle actually is. So, a GCWR with a trailer over 10K pounds requires a CDL A, even if the trailer is empty and weighs under 10K pounds.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
GVWR is the maximum operating weight of a vehicle as specified by the manufacturer, minus any trailers.
The GCWR refers to the total weight of a vehicle, including all trailers.
Let me clarify that last post. A GCWR of 26,001 or more pounds with a trailer GVWR of 10K or more pounds requires a CDL A, regardless of the actual weight of the combination vehicle or the actual weight of the trailer.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
A vehicle with two separate parts - the power unit (tractor) and the trailer. Tractor-trailers are considered combination vehicles.
GVWR is the maximum operating weight of a vehicle as specified by the manufacturer, minus any trailers.
The GCWR refers to the total weight of a vehicle, including all trailers.
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"Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds. Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds."
I think I understand this but, at the risk of coming off dumb, can you help put this in plain English?
GVWR:
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
GVWR is the maximum operating weight of a vehicle as specified by the manufacturer, minus any trailers.
GCWR:
Gross Combined Weight Rating
The GCWR refers to the total weight of a vehicle, including all trailers.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated