Opinions needed on Tow truck - Diesel or Gas?

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The only downside to the FL60 route is your GVCW. According to the Federal DOT laws, anything 26,001 pounds and over requires a CDL. And, those FL60s are quite a bit heavier than your average 1-ton dually, as I found out with my TopKick. It would be easy to have a 2-car trailer in the 16,000 pound range loaded (more than likely it will be more), which means you're truck had better be 10,000 or less.I unfortunately had to find all of this out the hard way, which sucks, because the Medium Duty trucks are far safer to tow with than the 1-ton offerings when you start getting into some decent weights.

[/ QUOTE ] like i said in my previous post i'm a med-duty/hvy-duty diesel mechanic and BIT inspector . your right about the CDL being required for 26,001lbs and more. a freightliner FL60 is rated @ 18,500 gvwr and the FL70 is rated @ 25,999lbs the newer freightliner M2 is a medium duty truck rated @ 25,999lbs.the same goes for the international 4700 rated @ 25,999lbs and the international 4900 is rated as a CDL vehicle because it falls into the 26,001lbs category.