Are there any fees if you dont register a truck ?

I found a truck but the guy who bought it from a trucking company never registered the title . It is open , signed on back by owner but not dated .
If I sign the title and go to register it are there going to be any fees , taxes ... you know like a car when you dont tag it for years ?
I was told by him and another driver that commercial trucks do not have any such taxes . That you can simply stop tagging it and then when ready to roll again tag it just like normal . I think it has been sitting for a couple years without being registered .

 

I called here and all they would tell me was that it was not legal to just sign it that he had to register it then sell it to me but that does not answer my question on taxes. As I understand it there are no "taxes" on a commercial vehicle since it is not personal property but was not sure if any fees for it sitting unregistered for a couple years. Maybe not .

 

So you are saying that the current owner may have to actually register and tag the truck for this year in order for it to be sold and registered again?
Not sure if we require that . When I told the state that the title was open they said I could not just jump a registration by signing it , but of course that is technically illegal since I am not the person that actually purchased the truck from company in Iowa, so I was assuming that if they did not know this I could just sign like I bought the truck from Iowa . Might have to call again and talk to someone else and ask it it needs to be currently registered in order to buy it .

 

Okay got the scoop from the county . Got someone on the phone this time that knew something . In Kansas as long as the title had not been switched over to something like a non highway title while it sat around un registered there are no extra fees or other requirements to register it . As long as the back of title has a current purchase date within 30 days of registration .
So hopefully this no date on the back is correct and has not been altered .
#### cant beat 15K for a under 400K mile 6NZ

 

I asked the guy to register it or get the title holder to allow me to buy from them and then they give him his money . I have not heard back from him so i am guessing there is a problem beyond what he has stated.