Truck purchase, can I drive it home without plates?

Derailed · May 31, 2021

zaroba said: ↑

Baught mine outside Harrisburg PA and drove it home to Allentown PA with "Not for hire" signs on the door, the bill of sale, and temp insurance. In PA you can't even register a CMV without having an letter of "intent to hire" to show it will be put to work.

Than drove it the same way all the way to Chicago when I signed on to a company. No plates, not for hire on the doors, and just temp insurance. Had no issues, even with officers sitting on the side of the highway or passing me.

Few months later I quit that company to get my own authority and drove it back home to Allentown PA the same way.
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Bought my truck in Saylorsburg PA. Went over to the local DMV office there with the title, insurance card and a bill of sale and they gave me a temp tag to drive it home to NY.

Last Call · Jun 1, 2021

Why would anybody cross a scale with a truck that was just bought.. Especially if your bobtailing.. ???... Your just asking for problems...
There's aways a way from point A to point B .. with out rolling across the scale
You can talk to every DMV you want but there is no guarantee their answer is gonna be the gospel truth

LameMule · Jun 1, 2021

Insurance and bill of sale is all that's needed. If they pull you in they just want you to buy a trip permit from my experience.

NCTru919 · Jun 1, 2021

Sounds like you got a set of recaps

ready2truck · Jun 2, 2021

strollinruss said: ↑

Virginia gave me a ticket for not having a temp tag. Dodged the scales rest of the way to Texas. Even picked up a power only on the way home to pay for diesel
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What did you tell them you were doing with the truck?

NCTru919 · Jun 2, 2021

Just needed to move it from dealership to my house.

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