I am sure that here if Florida that you can find another bus nut that will help you get the bus home.
Just a CDL won't be all you need to meet the law, you also need a P endorsement if you have anyone else in the bus with you.
I don't know about Florida, but when I bought my bus NC didn't ask to see it before they gave me the title as a Motor Home. You can always buy the bus, get the title changed to motor home then go after it. Be sure that you do get insurance before driving anything.If I can be of any help we live in Polk City Fl and have the proper license to drive the bus.Jack
. . . so that is why I was thinking of converting a County School bus or similar bus as long as it had the proper rear end gear ratio for highway travel.
For all North Carolinians: There was some info stated previously that you do not need a special license for a motorhome. PLEASE NOTE: the following info is taken verbatim off the back of my NC Class B license. ((((Class B: Any single vehicle that is exempt from CDL requirements with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds of more, and any such vehicle towing a vehicle with a GVWR not in excess of 10,000 pounds.)))) Note: there is NO designation of motor home exemption. As few-and-far-between the license checks here in NC are, if you do get checked, and the officer has had a bad day - you will be cited for improper licensing! Be careful.
Quote from: BG6 on March 05, 2009, 01:52:06 PMQuote from: jlink on March 05, 2009, 11:56:40 AMI asked them about a CDL and again was told that I did not need the CDL unless I carried over 9 people or hauled any type of material that was NOT part of the bus. They told you wrong.You need a CDL if the GVWR is 26,001 or higher, even if all of the seats are out, until you get it registered as a motor home.I was told by 2 different people that work for the DMV and one officer at the Southbound Scales on I-85 at Belmont and they said that "IF" I hauled anything in my "private bus", only then I would need CDL's. Thats why they stressed not to haul anything but myself...no people, no furniture, no lumber, no stored boxes, not even firewood.. You say both DMV people and the officer at the scales told me wrong???. You may be right..but could you lead me and the others that were also told wrong to where you got the right info? I was even told I could leave the seats in.... they didn't care about the seats...they only cared if people were sitting in them. I've searched and searched and can't find anything in writing concerning the State of North Carolina regarding a non-commercial, empty private owned bus, and CDL's. I've already got mine home anyways but sure there are others that may need to read those laws you have since there is so much bad info floating around with the NCDMV.. Thanks...
Quote from: jlink on March 05, 2009, 11:56:40 AMI asked them about a CDL and again was told that I did not need the CDL unless I carried over 9 people or hauled any type of material that was NOT part of the bus. They told you wrong.You need a CDL if the GVWR is 26,001 or higher, even if all of the seats are out, until you get it registered as a motor home.
I asked them about a CDL and again was told that I did not need the CDL unless I carried over 9 people or hauled any type of material that was NOT part of the bus.
FYI - Skoolies, especially dog-nosed ones, are extremely difficult to obtain insurance for as a conversion. You will also run into resistance at many an RV park because of the "hippie" connotation that's associated w/ skoolies of this body style.