DOT, MC Confusion

Yes, you need a DOT and MC # even with a daily rental if used commercially traveling across state lines. Non-commercial rentals 2 axles, 26,001 lbs or less don't.

Here's a FAQ answer from the FMSCA regarding exempted vehicles:

That shows you are not exempt since you are commercial.


The driver of the vehicle since it's over 10,001 lbs needs to carry a DOT medical card.

The driver does not need a CDL and is exempt from the CDL program if operating a truck under 26,001 lbs.

When you get the vehicle, write clearly on a piece of paper with a marker, your Company name. DOT#, MC# and I would put *Not for Hire* on it.

Duct tape one to each side on the doors or bunk doors. Laminate each paper or cover with clear packing tape to protect it from the elements.

You can use acetone or fingernal polish remover to get the tape glue off if it's a short rental. A blow dryer/heat gun helps.

Make sure you aren't overloaded and your load is secure and you won't have any problems.

 

Nautical miles? I thought it was air miles.

 

Nautical Miles

• A nautical mile measures the same as an air mile, 6,076 feet, or 2,025.3 yards. Though they are the same measurement, nautical miles are used for aquatic travel, and air miles are used only for air travel. A nautical mile can also be referred to a as sea mile.
  
  

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This is the best response here . What may have confused some is he said it is a "non-CDL rental " . That is vague . A vehicle over 10,000lbs. GVWR but not over 26,000 lbs. GVWR does not require a CDL but is a CMV and requires a medical card as well as possibly logging .
Anyone starting as a carrier must have a driver file for themselves with all required . http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.aspx?reg=391.51
The company also must participate in a random drug test pool . There's a lot more to having authority than jumping in a truck and hauling freight . You must have authority if the cargo is not your personal property .

 

I've never seen U-hauls larger than pickup chassis cross scales and never seen one chased down for not stopping at a scale . Please post the verifying regulation from the TN DOT .
Each state has different requirements on which trucks have to cross scales . They usually have signs before the scales stating which trucks must enter .

 

RickG,

I could not find anything online, thats why I asked someone at the department of safety.........I was hard pressed to give up that $50, as like you.... I have never seen either. I assume they do not actively enforce the rules, but having a commercial license, I will be stopping in the future. I thought my neighbor was confusing the Florida border's agricultural inspection stations, and not the actual scales.

All I saw online was this link from a 3rd party, which matches what they told me:
http://www.coopsareopen.com/tennessee-weigh-stations.html

 

You're right. The website confirms what you stated . I just can't understand why they don't enforce those rules . They are all over hotshotters but if they pulled U-Hauls around for inspection they'd put most of them OOS