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>operation of commercial vehicles over 3 tons is regulated. These are not considered "commercial vehicles" by the very code you linked. They are considered pa

>operation of commercial vehicles over 3 tons is regulated. These are not considered "commercial vehicles" by the very code you linked. They are considered passenger pickup trucks. In California pickup trucks are not considered commercial vehicles unless they are being used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit or designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. Your links literally prove my point: these trucks can be driven anywhere in Berkeley (unless it's a work truck).

jeffbee 5y ago
No, and you should stick to topics you actually know about. Virtually every pickup in California has a commercial registration, including my Tacoma, because it has been "designed ... primarily for the transportation of property." Many California truck buyers are surprised by this fact.
- rconti 5y ago
  Meaning, "has truck plates?" I'd say maybe 50%, tops.
  - jeffbee 5y ago
    On my morning walk I passed dozens of parked pickup trucks and all had commercial plates. They are easy to spot because they don’t follow the 1ABC234 format. They are either 1A23456 or 12345A6.
  - giobox 5y ago
    In my experience it's close to impossible to register something like an F150 in California without using a commercial registration. A quick google suggests this experience is widespread. I don't think I have ever seen a F150/250 or Silverado without one in California, ever - easy to spot because the number plates are a different format. There's always been fun debates among car enthusiasts about what you register a Subaru Baja (a strange half-car, half-truck thing) as in California too...
maxerickson 5y ago
Pretty sure they do fall under designed…for the transportation of property. It's not really stunning to me that cops aren't out there checking 43 streets for vehicles that are in the wrong tax category by 700 pounds.

jeffbee 5y ago

No, and you should stick to topics you actually know about. Virtually every pickup in California has a commercial registration, including my Tacoma, because it has been "designed ... primarily for the transportation of property." Many California truck buyers are surprised by this fact.

rconti 5y ago
Meaning, "has truck plates?" I'd say maybe 50%, tops.
- jeffbee 5y ago
  On my morning walk I passed dozens of parked pickup trucks and all had commercial plates. They are easy to spot because they don’t follow the 1ABC234 format. They are either 1A23456 or 12345A6.
- giobox 5y ago
  In my experience it's close to impossible to register something like an F150 in California without using a commercial registration. A quick google suggests this experience is widespread. I don't think I have ever seen a F150/250 or Silverado without one in California, ever - easy to spot because the number plates are a different format. There's always been fun debates among car enthusiasts about what you register a Subaru Baja (a strange half-car, half-truck thing) as in California too...

maxerickson 5y ago

Pretty sure they do fall under designed…for the transportation of property. It's not really stunning to me that cops aren't out there checking 43 streets for vehicles that are in the wrong tax category by 700 pounds.