Vehicles: unladen weight fees: commercial vehicles.

Existing law excludes from the definition of "commercial vehicle," among other vehicles, passenger vehicles and house cars that are not used for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit. Existing law defines a pickup truck as a motor truck with a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of less than 11,500 pounds, an unladen weight of less than 8,001 pounds, and that is equipped with an open box-type bed not exceeding 9 feet in length. Existing law imposes an unladen weight fee on commercial vehicles operating with an unladen weight under 10,000 lbs and weight fees for pickup trucks are calculated under these provisions. This bill would reduce by 20% each year the unladen weight fee imposed pursuant to these provisions on pickup trucks that are not being used for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit. The bill would exempt these pickup trucks after 5 years from payment of this fee.