Buying a truck in one state and driving home to another?

There another post yesterday on same topic. I put info in it. Pulling a trailer changes things a bit.

 

The dealer you buy it from will give you a 30 day transit tag. You'll have to buy a bobtail policy which is pretty cheap. (last time I put $170 down, cancelled it when I got home Ang got $106 refunded) As far as fuel permits, I think you're ok with a transit tag as long as you are empty or bobtailing.

 

What he said. I've bought 9 trucks out of state in the last 2 years. I also put a paper in the window saying"not for hire"

 

I bought one of my trucks from an individual in Ohio so I didn't have the option for dealer temp tags. I got a hunters permit and temporary bobtail insurance. I can't remember where I got both. I used google to find both. Hunters permit is easy to find. The temp insurance took a couple phone calls and a few different companies/websites to find what I needed. This was a few years ago so I can't remember all the details exact but it was all under $1000. Insurance lasted 7-10 days, a million in liability, full coverage, bobtail ect. Without full coverage I'm sure it'd be a lot cheaper.

I had talked to both places about a week before I flew up there to look at the truck. Bought it and drove a few miles down to a pilot called both places paid over the phone and had everything faxed over to me. Took maybe 30 mins. I ran with no tags, no in transit signs and no dot numbers on the side. Rolled thru all the open scales with no issue except Kentucky, I got pulled behind. Walked in and they guessed I was in transit. Showed them my log book, hunters permit, insurance and was good to go. I didn't buy fuel permits so I don't know if I was in the "wrong" for that or not.

This was all bobtail from Ohio to Mississippi. I think a trailer may change it up a bit. I think I got my hunters permit from TSN America. If I remember the insurance company I'll post it. It wasn't a big well known name and I think they were based in Texas.

 

The dealer will only give you a 30 day tag if you have insurance. I am finding this out now. I want to buy (already put a deposit down on it) a truck in New Castle Delaware and bring it to Frederick MD. Since I am a new start up company & only 1 year driving experience,I can not find anyone to insure me. The dealer will not give me a temp tag with out proof of insurance.

 

You seem like the right person to ask lol. What if I wanted to bring a load back home. Which steps would I take then?

 

No. You need reg, dot, mc, cargo insurance, IFTA/hut

 

You do not need cargo insurance or IFTA/IRP to move a truck with no trailer across state lines. You do need insurance on the truck. If you are buying the truck for intrastate use, just buy the trip permits for the states you are going through, and skip the IFTA/IRP.