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az99 · 07-15-2016, 11:15 AM

I can't wait to try to transfer my Pa. Non Commercial Class B to a NY who knows what. Should it be a Class B or a Class D with an R endorsement ?

wnytaxman · 07-15-2016, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by az99

I can't wait to try to transfer my Pa. Non Commercial Class B to a NY who knows what. Should it be a Class B or a Class D with an R endorsement ?

Now that's a great question and I'll bet that you will have a very hard time finding anyone at a NY DMV who can answer that question. Normally if you have a license of one class in another state it will transfer over to your new state. My guess is that you will only get that question answered at the NY State level in Albany.

Snyderwheels · 08-22-2016, 02:29 PM

What an interesting thread this R endorsement is. It's nice to know I'm not alone.
I live in the Rochester NY area and have gotten a great deal if misinformation about the need for an R endorsement. The information provided in this forum is accurate but the people who work at the local DMV sure don't know about it. The local office can't even schedule an R endorsement test as they do a regular license road test. They gave me the name of an examiner who I am supposed to call to schedule the R test. He hasn't returned my calls. I'll keep trying but when it's time to head south for the winter in October I'm gone. Then I'll try again next spring.

wnytaxman · 08-23-2016, 07:41 AM

I have a couple of suggestions for you that may be doable. The easiest would be to check with the Batavia DMV. I believe that there was another poster who got his R endorsement at Batavia. If that doesn't work, then you could always take a drive over to Orchard Park and the DMV at Erie Community College South, which is across from the Bills' stadium (now New Era Field). They do know how to do the paperwork and the scheduling, although your road test will be in Orchard Park which is about an hour and a half from you.

If you need more info feel free to PM me.

Ed

az99 · 08-31-2016, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by wnytaxman

Now that's a great question and I'll bet that you will have a very hard time finding anyone at a NY DMV who can answer that question. Normally if you have a license of one class in another state it will transfer over to your new state. My guess is that you will only get that question answered at the NY State level in Albany.

Our move to NY was done and I was fortunate enough to go to a small DMV satellite office where the guy running it had the R endorsement himself. It took some time with Albany but he was able to cross my Pa. Class B non commercial over to an R endorsement since the weights and testing were the same. NY is more restrictive as I can only drive an RV over 26,000 lb. whereas my PA Class B allowed me to drive anything over 26,000 that was not commercial.
It was a pleasure to deal with a DMV person that was knowledgeable,patient and courteous. And seemed like a very nice guy on top of it.

wnytaxman · 08-31-2016, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by az99

Our move to NY was done and I was fortunate enough to go to a small DMV satellite office where the guy running it had the R endorsement himself. It took some time with Albany but he was able to cross my Pa. Class B non commercial over to an R endorsement since the weights and testing were the same. NY is more restrictive as I can only drive an RV over 26,000 lb. whereas my PA Class B allowed me to drive anything over 26,000 that was not commercial.
It was a pleasure to deal with a DMV person that was knowledgeable,patient and courteous. And seemed like a very nice guy on top of it.

Please let us know where that office is! It would be nice to find any NYS DMV office that knows the regs. So far the best one I've found is at ECC South in Orchard Park.