Need help moving a truck

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  1. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    i decided to book a rental car out there and bobtail back home.. do i need to get those state trip permits and fuel permit to bobtail home?
     
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    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Easy on the throttle, friend. And start off in a lower gear than you did in Blue until you learn it. 600HP will easily grenade a drivetrain. In the big hole, she should stroll effortlessly down the road. Driving will be worlds more enjoyable. Getting paid to play will definitely make you smile.

    Luck in battle.
     
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    Yup. They will get you if you don’t. Specially if you got to go through every port of entry.
     
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    Just need your bill of sale and insurance from my experience. I just bobtailed a truck from Salt Lake up to Montana on Fri. without #'s or a plate and cruised through Utah and Idaho scales without even being asked to show paperwork.

    In the past Idaho told me that if I had a bill of sale that there's no ifta required and no permit required to drive the purchased truck home. The key is bobtailing and not hauling a load.
     
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    thank u sir. i appreciate the advice
     
  6. D.Tibbitt

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    thanks for the info . i think i will just play it safe. i have i think 9 states to go thru and 2k miles. with my luck i will get stopped somewhere and get shutdown ahaha
     
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    Call a few of the states and ask if they require a permit to bobtail a recent purchase home. California is the only state I've found that requires a trip permit but it is emissions related due to carb and has nothing to do with registration or recent purchase.
     
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    Diesel Dave Last Few of the OUTLAWS

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    When I move a truck I bought, I wrote on a piece of white tape “NOT FOR HIRE”, , didn’t have any trouble. @staceydude did the same when he bought my 379 and drove it Bobtail from Commiefornia to Texas.
     
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    I drove this home with a "sold" paper in the windshield and no DOT#, license plate or IFTA with zero issues and wasn't even asked to stop and show paperwork. The hard part was reaching out for a non existent shifter!
     

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    nice :thumbup: u trade ur square hood in for that ??