{"id":14143,"date":"2020-04-15T15:29:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T22:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/commercial-vehicles\/"},"modified":"2025-03-18T10:45:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T17:45:02","slug":"commercial-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/commercial-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 13: Commercial Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

13.000 Introduction<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.005 Body Changes and Alterations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.010 Commercial Vehicle Definitions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.015 Commercial Vehicle Exclusions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.020 Commercial Vehicle Registration Act of 2001 (CVRA)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.025 Conversion From Auto to Commercial License Plates<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.030 Conversion From Commercial to Auto License Plates<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.035 Credit for Unused Weight Fees<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.040 Farm-Labor Vehicles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.045 Federal Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (FHVUT)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.050 Financial Responsibility<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.055 Forklift Trucks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.060 Fuel Tax Clearance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.065 Housecars<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.070 Mobile Cranes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.075 Motor Carrier Permit Program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.080 Multiple Bodies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.085 Multipurpose Vehicles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.090 Passenger-Type Vehicles With Commercial Registration<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.095 Partial Year Registration (PYR) for Commercial Vehicles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.100 Permanent Fleet Registration (PFR)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.105 Permanent Fleet Registration (PFR) and IBC Offices<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.110 Pickup With a Camper Attached<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.115 Station Wagons<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.120 Street Sweeper<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.125 Tow Dolly<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.130 Trolley Coaches<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.135 Unladen or Tare Weight<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.140 Unladen Weight Exclusions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.145 Weight Certificate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.150 Weight Exceptions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.155 Weight Fee Fees<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.160 Weight Fee Exemptions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.165 Weight Fee Penalty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.170 Weight Fee Penalty Exceptions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.175 Weight Fee Schedules and Weight Ranges<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":13285,"menu_order":14,"template":"","dmv_task":[11],"dmv_functional_page_type":[64],"dmv_handbook_category":[916,595],"class_list":["post-14143","dmv_handbook","type-dmv_handbook","status-publish","hentry","dmv_task-educational","dmv_functional_page_type-informational","dmv_handbook_category-commercial-vehicles","dmv_handbook_category-vehicle-industry-reg-procedures-manual"],"featured_image_src":null,"yoast_head":"\nChapter 13: Commercial Vehicles - California DMV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/commercial-vehicles\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chapter 13: Commercial Vehicles - 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