Bit of Confusion...About tags or no tags

If you don't care what the communist regime in Washington thinks and the state of Texas tells you that you don't need them then why worry.Apparently Texas doesn't have an issue with it if the state agency and your DOT next door neighbor say its ok.You say the federal site says you do but remember you don't care about those communists.

 

First thing is if you are travelling intrastate, then texas rules apply but if you are travelling interstate then the FMCSA regs apply.

Second the FMCSA doesn't have weigh stations, that is the state and only the state that has them. If you have a complaint about them, then you need to contact your state.

Third the feds are only concern with interstate commerce, the states have elected to follow their regulations to make it simple and easy for us - believe it or not. Just imagine a whole bunch of California CARB regulations and prevent you from crossing the line into another state because you don't have the right tail light or your truck doesn't have something shiny on the hood.

Fourth if you called the state, got a name, you have your answer.

 

Just a guess but when you are calling the Texas DOT Commercial Vehicle Office their answer refers to the TXDMV number for intrastate descibed in this link and unless you haul Hazmat it appears you don't need a number.
http://www.txdmv.gov/motor-carriers/txdmv-number
If you're wondering about the USDOT number every state has a FMCSA field office---we're not allowed to post phone numbers in this part of the forum but here is the link to find the Texas field office, just scroll down:
http://fmcsa.dot.gov/about/contact/offices/displayfieldroster.aspx

 

OnlyTheFacts,
For the last 4 months I have been studying the State and Federal rules and regulations for my state and it is a can of worms for sure. I have found you have to think through every word they put on paper. Its as if they don't want you to have a clear understanding of the rules they regulate.
I have gone through the same thing you are talking about as far as DOT #s go, they are issued and regulated by your state but are not required when under 26.001 lbs. and haul only intrastate. but then there is exceptions, if you are required to have a CDL then you are required to have a TXDOT#. If you haul HAZMAT then you are required to have a TXDOT#, now here is the tricky part, are you really hauling Intrastate ? if your freight originated outside of your state, or your freight will be shipped on to another state even though you pick it up and drop it off and never leave your state with it, it is actually Interstate freight. So you can not legally transport it inside of your state without having a TXDOT#. So here's the Facts as I have found them to be, If what you haul originated in you state and terminates in your state for the purpose of being used in your state and you are not required to have a CDL, (under 26.001lbs GVW or under 10.001lbs trailer weight, No HAZMAT) then you probably don't need a TXDOT#.
I hope this doesn't leave you more confused because only you are responsible for making sure that you comply with all of the state and federal regulations and I think that the UN will be involved somehow someday in the future.

CMFofNC