No. Not unless you plan to drive vehicles similar to the ones shown above. The good news is that around 95% of the brand-new vehicles that are delivered by Road Rats fall outside of the regulations of the Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) that necessitate holding a Commercial Driver's License -- the CDL.
Unless a company happens to want its drivers to have CDLs, there is no need for a driver to obtain or possess one, as far as the government is concerned, when delivering recreational vehicles, regardless of type.
I'll repeat that, for emphasis. If you drive recreational vehicles (RVs), you don't need a CDL, no matter how large or heavy it may be, with the exception of the luxury bus conversions. (Oddly enough, though, when a person happens to be the owner of a luxury bus conversion, he is not required to have a CDL. As Paul Harvey might say -- "Isn't that a strange?") In addition, nearly all of the specialty vehicles that weigh less than the average Greyhound bus also may be driven legally without a CDL.
Here is how to tell if the state requires you to have a CDL, for the type of vehicle you seek to drive. Envision the vehicle, and put it to this test. (Red answers are best, for those not having, nor desiring to obtain, a CDL.)
CDL Calculator
