Do I need to sign up for IFTA?

What about a Chevy 3500 dually with a 38' triple axel trailer gross registration of 26,000. Do I need dot# and ifta....plan to run 2 states.

 

The IFTA is for a gross vehicle weight over 26,001 lbs.

Since your trailer cannot run the road by itself, the weight of the truck must be added. The truck probably weighs about 7,000 lbs.

You are now over 26,001 lbs.

 

The trailer has no weight on the registration card, the truck is registered # 26,000# We used the combo when racing and not racing anymore, but thinking about hauling cars, furniture, appliances, ETC as a part time business, hoping to get to a new career. Thanks.

 

No problem with it as long as the vehicle weight remains under the registered amount for the power unit.

However, do you have a CDL?

Alot of the states have been starting to rate the vehicles by the gross vehicle weight rating in order to see if you are violating your drivers license. If you have a cdl, they go by actual weight.

 

LOL, yes I do have a CDL...had to get several racing friends out of the scales due to that.

 

they will look at the rating plate on the truck and trailer and add them together. thats what they do for us.

the state of md will require a class A cdl if the trailer is over 10000lb gvw

 

GVW is probably in the area of 11,500 lbs or so.

 

Granted, the GVWR is 11,500, but the truck is most likely less than 8,000 unless there is stuff in the bed.

My Dodge is GVWR of 12,200. Actual weight, full of fuel no trailer is about 8500 lbs. It might be higher now because of the stupid chains I am required to carry, but will never use.

 

Licensing deals strictly with GVWR, in other words the VIN plate weight, unless it's removed. The there are programs we access that give us the weight. If the weight can not be determined, actual operating weight or the inspectors knowledge of that type vehicle and previous experience with that vehicle indicates a weight he may use that weight. The is an intrepretation that specifically deals with this issue. The is no good reason to remove the VIN plate unless someone is trying to hide something.

 

Maybe or not. In my state the truck is GVWR of 12,200, you get a 12,000 lbs plate, and you will find them running around with an 8,000 lb truck plate. It seems they do not pay much attention to them. I have also seen car plates on pickup trucks.

My truck is GVWR of 12,200 lbs and licensed for 26,000 lbs. It is a power unit.