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In the US, you can drive a vehicle with up to 15 passengers on a regular license. The bus has been converted and should be registered as a non-commercial recre
by fsckin 13y ago
In the US, you can drive a vehicle with up to 15 passengers on a regular license.
The bus has been converted and should be registered as a non-commercial recreational vehicle, so it would be the same license for that... probably a Class A, depending on gross vehicle weight rating.
It's a slight step up in training from your normal vehicle, and would probably require a health certificate, etc... but not as expensive as a CDL (commercial driver license), which would usually entail a few weeks of training and ~$2,500 in costs.
- toomuchtodo 13y agoClass C and Class A RV licenses do not require anything above a standard driver's license. Disclaimer: I own an RV.
- tcdent 13y agoIt's a little scary just how far this applies. We're building military 6x6's into motorhomes, and as soon as they meet the requirements for a living space, there's no special regulation.
- maxmem 13y agoWhat's the mileage like on those? I had done some reading up and was considering one of those instead of a bus.
- tcdent 13y agoWe're picking up the newer series of 5 tons, which get about 7 MPG with the latest revision turbo diesel. Earlier ones get about 4. Little hard to swallow the fuel cost if you're planning on back-and-forth trips, but my route is a long, drawn out squiggle across north and south America, so we'll only be doing a few hundred miles a month. And, hey, no rent to pay!
- toomuchtodo 13y agoWhere are you getting your 6x6s from?
- tcdent 13y agoTrucks, and everything else your tax dollars go to that the US government doesn't want, all sell at auction on http://govliquidation.com http://govliquidation.com for pennies on the dollar.