Could this be unladen?

So I am driving a new truck home that I just bought but I am having the engine replaced. So in other words it is not resisted yet but have a engine to take home with me . Says I can drive as long as I am unladen.

I am not going to send the old engine back or leave it at the shop, so it has to taken back with me.
I am not being paid for it, nor am I making money in any way shape or form at the time doing it.

 

I should have clarified I a new engine for it that is being put in before I pick it up. I still have engine parts that are valuable on the old engine sure am not sending it back for $1000 core or leaving it at the shop and not paying to ship it when I am heading that way.

Its a new to me truck purchase. If I am driving the truck home I don't need to be registered with in so many day after I buy it and don't have to log on duty driving. Since at time I am no getting paid driving or making any money from other use the requires use of CMV. Technical its not a CMV yet either.
The only real restriction is it can not be laden.

Reason I don't want to register it before I go it is all the paper work wont get here in time before I pick it up. Also, I don't use the truck out of state only county plates on my truck. So I don't want to have to get IFTA and trip permits for every state.

 

I was more arguing the fact that FMCSA and states say you can transport a unregistered vehicle that you just bought as long as you are unladen. The term how however just mean to be loaded. They could count it as a loaded even thou it is not being used as a CMV by either payed to transport it or use of the vehicle to support operations such as not for hire.

Like Rigeline said it is personal property. So should it count? No, but you never know.

 

Well in this case strap it to the bed, its a straight truck.