26,000 lb. Regulations

I' not going to argue at all. I do know it' a huge gray area. Just like running magnetic signs... huge gray area.

 

No, no it's not. Just because it's hard to enforce and a lot of people do it, does not a grey area make. Laws are very specific on when a vehicle is commercial and when it's not.

 

Ok.. so this thread started off with a guy asking about 26k lb regulations right?
And he asked about hauling around his own equipment from and to his own property and some stuff is for resale.
So let's answer the man's question.

Considering he's not providing any inter or intrastate commerce. And is not for hire meaning he is not being paid to transport those goods because he owns them personally. So with that said he is using his truck and his trailer for personal use. He does not need a DOT number and does not need to run a log.
And because he registered his truck at 26k doesn't automatically make it a commercial vehicle. Now that could change per state I'm not sure of that.
According to the federal government any vehicle registered 26,001 or over is then classified as commercial. Now that doesn't mean I can do whatever I want with a vehicle, if I have intentions or use it for a commercial purpose.
Example.. I buy a 45ft 5th wheel camper
Which I own not pulling it with a tow tag.
And I pull that camper with my 3500 ram. That is not commercial use.. if I own my own business such as buying and selling equipment and I use my truck to pick up that said equipment that I own now and haul it back to my shop to fix up to either for personal use or even perhaps resell.. this also doesn't constitute commercial use.. these would be examples of not for hire. If this guy truly is moving around his own personal owned stuff from wherever to wherever.
Then he has nothing to worry about.
The regulations for commercial use are just that... "Commercial Use" a for hire transportation company moving goods either inter or intrastate for profit..
However weight restrictions do apply to all vehicles... weather commercial or not

 

The commercial clause is not about getting paid for the hauling, it's about whether the goods transported (or vehicle itself) are commercial. If I haul feed to the farm, even if it is my own feed from one farm to another, I'm commercial. If a contractor moves a backhoe from one job to another, that's commercial. A carnie moving a midway ride from one fair to another, that's commercial. A hospital diagnostic bus driving from town to town? Commercial. Me driving to Las Vegas across state lines and pickup a hot tub and an above ground pool I bought on Craiigslist and am installing in my home? Personal.

 

Ok..

 

Well, you are wrong here. The op said in the first post he uses it commercially. He even hauls some of the stuff he sells. Sounds like commerce to me.
That being said, everything else you said may or may not be right, but it's irreverent as he is in fact a commercial use.

 

The poster clearly states it' for personal use.. I'm sorry