I was talking to a guy today about when you had to have a CDL/Class A/Class C license. I had always thought that if your trailer + load was over 10,000 lbs that was when you needed a class A or CDL. He said it was truck + trailer + load over 10,000 lbs.

For example my Duramax tips the scales at around 8500 lbs, my trailer is about 1700, that means, according to this guy, when I attach a trailer to my truck I need a higher license than C. Does not seem right. Anyone care to educate me.