What do I need to do to legally move my truck across state lines once.

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ing-personally-owned-bobtail-without-log.html

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...s/208814-owning-a-truck-for-personal-use.html

 

If you have the tags and insurance is legal, CMVs for personal use are exempt from the regulations.

You still must obey the weigh station signs if they say ALL TRUCKS MUST ENTER. If they say ALL CMV... drive on.

To clarify the situation you might put a sign on each side that says "NOT for Hire" and any supporting documents that might show you are moving.

When you finally go back on duty I would make a remark on the off duty page that you moved from xxxxxx, CA to xxxxxx, TX on such a such date. That will cover the jump in towns for someone looking at your logbook.

 

Sounds right. Exempt movement but mark it PERSONAL: NOT FOR HIRE on the doors and you might do well to buy a three day permit for each state you're not apportioned in just to play their game. They're cheap. Throw a little money their way. That's what their after anyway. Might not have to do even that, though. Just according to how smooth you want the move and any stop to go. One of those "didn't need it but got it vs. needed it and didn't get it" things. I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it if the cost is within the budget. I have used JJ Keller and it was cheap, and faxed fast. http://www.kellerpermits.com/requir...&utm_campaign=BusServ_CSC_Permits_Regulations

"I'm not for hire. It's my own stuff. I bought a permit, my CDL, medical card and rig are current and in good order."

I like Condo's suggestion and I'd still run a log but put it as OFF DUTY PERSONAL CONVEYANCE. Gotta connect the dots for when you go back commercial.

 

Or just drive really, really, fast and they won't even notice you.

 

Trip permits are for commercial vehicles. You would be exempt from all commercial enforcement.

 

I totally agree but it's one of those "path of least resistance" things. You can argue for an hour and a half at the POE and be right and get let go or you can "pay the Devil his toll" (buy a trip permit) and move right along with hardly a pause. Personal preference as to what you want to do. POE folks aren't the sharpest tools in the shed and don't get paid a lot and they love to flex their imaginary muscles. It's kinda like rent a cops. A lot of them are wannabe law enforcement that can't make the grade to be a real cop and tend to be full of themselves. I just play their game if it's cheap enough and a single trip through should be. Kinda like paying someone $30 bucks to shut up and leave me alone. Ain't right but sometimes totally worth it.

 

Or you can just call each POE and get the RIGHT answers,and send me the 30 dollars you want to burn..

 

'Cept you would likely burn up more than $30 worth of time, waiting for each POE to locate the right answer.