You do NOT WANT A CDL *UNLESS* you are operating a vehicle in COMMERCE (really, no joke).
If you are going to do anything that uses the truck for commerce (ie acting as a common carrier and other defined commercial activities) then you need a CDL.
Getting a CDL will not 'protect' you from anything. More likely, you will get in MORE TROUBLE with a CDL and NOT operating like one (proper tags, insurance, logs, etc etc etc).
Go ahead and read up on IFTA and the big ball of paperwork THAT is. Pay your fuel tax to every state you drive in, for the proper amount of miles... every quarter. Miss a quarterly filing because you didn't drive? No problem, you still get to PAY THE FINE and fill out the paperwork.
Last edited by pfarber; 04/01/2014 4:21 AM.
