Basically everything I can find says that califorina deems that a forklift is a vehcile that is exempt from registeration, and that it is to be used off road (i.e on private property) However, they state that for the pourpose of loading and unloading matierials (i.e. the forklifts intended pourpose) that you can drive up to a distance of 1/4 mile on a public road / highway. I hope this helps. Here is some of the information I found that related to the information I gave you above… “””1. Forklift trucks (powered industrial vehicles) are classified by four types of power sources: gasoline, diesel, liquid petroleum, and electrical. 2. As specified in California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 8, Section 3668, all forklift truck operators must complete initial training and be evaluated for operation performance prior to being assigned to operate a forklift truck. Refresher training and performance evaluation is required at least once every three years. Training is to be conducted “under
http://law.onecle.com/california/vehicle/index.html California Vehicle Code Section 4013 Any forklift truck which is designed primarily for loading and unloading and for stacking materials and is operated upon a highway only for the purpose of transporting products or material across a highway in the loading, unloading or stacking process, and is in no event operated along a highway for a greater distance than one-quarter mile is exempt from registration. California Vehicle Code Section 9409 Any forklift truck which is designed primarily for loading and unloading and for stacking materials and is operated or drawn along a highway unladen is exempt from the provisions of Section 9400. California Vehicle Code Section 9400 Except as provided in Section 9400.1, and in addition to any other registration fee, there shall be paid the fees set forth in this section for the registration of any commercial motor vehi