What's the Difference between Light-Duty, Medium-Duty, & Heavy-Duty Towing?

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WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIGHT, MEDIUM, ANF HEAVY-DUTY TOWING?

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GVWR (GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING)

GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) which is calculate using the vehicles total weight, the maximum fuel weight, the maximum passenger weight, and the weight of its maximum cargo load. Light-Duty, Medium-Duty, and Heavy-Duty are categories are broken down further into 9 classes. ​

LIGHT-DUTY TOWING

Light-Duty vehicles have a GVWR of from 0 lbs. to 14,000 lbs., thus a Light-Duty Towing is the towing of passenger cars, SUV's, passenger pick-up trucks, and off-road passenger vehicles, which have a maximum GVWR of 14,000 pounds.

MEDIUM-DUTY TOWING

Medium-Duty vehicles have a GVWR from 14,000 lbs. to 26,000 lbs., and Medium-Duty Towing includes commercial moving vans & trucks, small passenger buses, lager passenger vans, and dump trucks, which have a minimum weight of 14,000 lbs. and a maximum weight of 26,000 lbs. ​

HEAVY-DUTY TOWING

Heavy-Duty vehicles have a GVWR from 26,001 lbs. to 33,000 lbs. and Heavy-Duty Towing includes trailers, RV's, motorhomes, buses, heavy-trucks, semi-trucks, heavy-equipment, and tractors, which have a minimum weight of 26,001 lbs. and a maximum weight of 33,000 lbs.

CLASSES WITHIN LIGHT, MEDIUM, & HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE RATING

​Classes 1, 2, & 3 are considered Light-Duty vehicles and this includes most passenger cars, SUV's, and pick-up trucks.  Medium- Duty vehicles are comprised of classes 4, 5 & 6 which includes most commercial moving vans & trucks, and small passenger busses. Class 7 which includes dump trucks is also included in Medium-Duy vehicles. The Heavy-Duty vehicles category is comprised of Class 8 & 9 and includes heavy-trucks, buses, trailers, RV's, motorhomes, heavy-equipment, and tractors.

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