Insurance for personal use while working on the truck?

Bobtail/non trucking. Cheap.

 

You can get a "trip" policy from most truck underwriting carriers. 3-5 days to complete XX mile trip.

Usually pretty cheap.

 

Not so sure about the scales.......if not hauling for hire probably not.

 

@brian991219 may be able to help with that. Some states are all vehicles over a certain weight must enter scale.

 

For hire means nothing. What matters is personal use (non commercial) and the state laws you will be in.
Some states are all vehicles over x weight, some are cmv specific.
Check the requirements of the states you will be driving through.

 

What is the class of your truck? That will determine the answer to your questions

 

If it is truly a personal move, meaning your own household goods and no compensation (not being reimbursed for the move by a employer, planning to sell the contents when you get to the destination, etc) then you only have to stop at the scales that say all trucks including rentals (language may be slightly different). Examples are California and Florida want even Uhaul trucks driven by private people to enter for inspection.

As for paperwork on the load, be prepared to justify it is your own stuff if stopped and questioned.

Insurance is going to be tough. "Bobtail" aka non-trucking liability isn't really applicable here because for that to be binding it almost always must be used in conjunction with a valid lease agreement from a motor carrier. The fine print usually requires this. There are insurance companies that write personal use of former commercial vehicles, think like collectors and such, just not sure who to recommend to you.