Wow new trailer laws look like they will affect many people.

[Lone Ridr]

My Can Am Spyder on a 6x12 trailer. Trailer and trike weigh 1,900 pounds. I can't even feel that I am towing this rig. Note how far the trailer and fender stick out past the Mav profile. Maybe people are forgetting how wide you have to swing around vehicles and other obstacles when towing a wider trailer. I have the 4K tow package however, I see no reason why a 2K truck can't pull this type of load but be cognizant of the trailer.

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[Mavster Mechanic]

Since I watched it, I took some notes...

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Summarized:
Trailers with a GVWR over 10,000 pounds require a driver to have a CDL - Federal statute, regardless of the weight the trailer is actually carrying. So towing an empty trailer rated for a 10K+ load means you can be cited unless you are in possession of a valid CDL.

There is also a CDL requirement for any combined towing vehicle and trailer, where the combined GVWR of both vehicles added together - the GCWR (gross combined weight rating) is in excess of 26K pounds regardless of the actual combined vehicle weight being towed.

California vehicle code 42030.1 enacted 1/1/2025 establishes a fine structure for overweight vehicles, based on exceeding the GVWR plate on the trailer and/or vehicle nameplate and/or the of the trailer and tow vehicle.

There is a lot of information regarding the different requirements by states, as to trailer brake requirements for a given trailer weight, and additional licensing requirements with a given state for travel within it when weights approaching federal CDL required licensing is in effect.

It is Bullshit. Unreliable.

I tried to track down the specific CA code cited: 42030.1

A) it is for commercial loads
B) it is for LYING (falsely declaring) your gross vehicle weight. (Like in a registration I guess.)

Actual fines for being overweight on a weigh station scale are $20 per 1,000 lbs.

The first 1,000 lbs can be waived if you carry bulk product loaded in the field, or if you carry livestock or timber.

C) Pickups and RV's are PROHIBITED from using highway patrol weigh stations. But rented trucks (U-haul) are supposed to stop, private or commercial. Maybe since money changed hands for you to get the U-haul that makes it "commercial" but I've never seen a U-haul at a roadside weigh station, have you?

 

[Pointyears]

I like how the thumbnail was replaced with a different AI-generated one. At least the trailer is the right way around!



I agree. Don't get me wrong; there are tons of legit content creators that put a lot of effort into producing high quality original content. But there are also tons of channels whose production process is almost entirely automated. Prompt AI for a script on some topic, and there are apps that will take that script and generate videos with stock B-roll or cartoon animations and upload them on a schedule.

The YouTube algorithm rewards channels that upload regularly, regardless of production quality, which is why even original content creators tend to recycle/revisit the same series of topics.

Also why videos are stretched out to 20 minutes with the same content just repeated on a loop, with the text slightly different. The thumbs down and "Don't show this creator" are our only weapons.

 

[tiktokbrainrot]

I've pulled my own and rental trailers for years... Recently needed a little bigger trailer. 6x10 open trailer...but UHaul only had a 6x12 foot trailer. Go to pickup and they asked for my type of Vehicle, 2022 Maverick Hybrid...and their computer listed trailer size as not safe for rental to a Maverick Hybrid rated as 2,000lbs ...I've rented this size trailer multiple times and pulled with my Honda Element...with no issues...But it appears trailer rental places are really cracking down on what vehicle they allow to pull their trailers.

I asked and was told all trailers rentals are checked thru their national data base as to what vehicle are safe for specific size trailers.

I loved my Sport Trac right up to the point I needed to rent a motorcycle trailer from U-Haul.

U-Haul prohibited any of their trailers from being towed behind Ford Explorers model years 2002 to 2010, including the Explorer Sport Trac.
At that point my Sport Trac became a useless vehicle to me. I sold it within a few months.

They rented me a motorcycle trailer to pull behind my Toyota Yaris but not the Sport Trac

U-Haul has a serious hate relationship with Ford ever since the explorer incident. Even with modern Explorers, most locations wont rent you anything over a 2,000 lb capacity, even though they are rated for 5,000 lbs.

 

[notfast]

Go to pickup and they asked for my type of Vehicle, 2022 Maverick Hybrid...and their computer listed trailer size as not safe for rental to a Maverick Hybrid rated as 2,000lbs

That's because U-haul trailers are freakin' heavy. The 6x12 open trailer is like 1700lbs, and the cargo is 1900lbs. 2000lb tow capacity doesn't leave any room for cargo weight.

I've rented this size trailer multiple times and pulled with my Honda Element.

Maybe the branch was willing to bend the rules or the database was updated. A Honda Element has a tow capacity of 1,500lbs, so they definitely shouldn't have let you drive away towing a trailer that weighs more than that empty.

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