License plate mounted on the side of a trailer

Don't know about trailer but many jeeps are mounted on the gooseneck. On the other hand, If the lowbed also had a booster you couldn't see the plate on the back of the trailer and with a lowbed they never stay clean.

 

The important thing is did it have a licence plate light that worked. maybe it is so that the scale operator can see the plate number before you are past the "park bring papers" light??

 

I've seen / pulled low boys with the plate on the gooseneck.

Hey LB - I didn't know Jeeps need a tag in AB - that new ? I thought they were considered part of the overall trailer. Kinda like how dolly converters are considered part of the lead trailer most places, and don't have tags.

 

Not that I know of. They can move without the trailer if need be.

 

I hear ya. I moved 2 jeeps in NB years ago with a tri-drive HD KW. It was when I was breaking into heavy haul. They wanted me to move the 2 jeeps to another project. I did the pre trip and asked about tags. I was told the jeeps become part of what they are attached to so long as the lights work, it was legal. Nowadays, that I'm done with car haul, and back into freight, I pull an A Double. Sometimes I get to my turnaround and there is only one pup to come back with. If I have a dolly I like, and want to keep, I hook it up to the single pup and head back. The dolly has no tag, but lights. It is considered part of the lead or the tractor. NONE of our s /a or tandem dollies have tags. We have ( the company ) 10's of thousands of 28's and dollies. I know jeeps are different ( L / W / Wght etc ).

 

Used to be that as long as the rearmost vehicle had a plate, that's all you needed. Now, all vehicles need one. (Revenue for the Government in addition to better tracking if anything is stolen.

 

Let's not complain about the oversize program too much, so far unless under double pilot, they leave us pretty much alone, pay the fee and look after ourselves.