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That law is right next to one that says you can fight and die for your country but you can not buy a beer until you're 21.

 

Yes it does . In the 1960's I only know of a few local teenagers that died in Viet Nam from towns around where I grew up . During that same time over a dozen teenagers died in drunk driving accidents .

 

The ratio is a little off don't you think? I am in no way supporting drinking and driving, just the right to buy a beer if you choose since the price you might pay earns that right.

 

And how many teens die now from *TWD?????

*Texting While Driving....

 

The problem is most teens don't have the sense to drink responsibaly . It never stops with a beer or 2 .

 

True , just shows another way they lack sense .

 

Drinking is not the problem...it's the lack of control that is.....

 

Not for hire, just means that. That means you are hauling your stuff. For instance, if you have a truck and trailer and you haul ABC Company product, you are for hire and possibly need a MC number depending upon what you are hauling. Now not for hire, means you are in a vehicle in excess of 10,000 lbs or combination of vehicles, and hauling your stuff in a commercial vehicle. If your showing horses and competing for any compensation, your commercial. Same reaon you have a USDOT, for farmers operating outside of 150 air miles. Operating outside your 150 air miles, you'll need everything all the other trucks need.

I see the not for hire on alot of trucks. Guys think by doing this they are circumventing the regulations, you are not. Think about it this way. If I'm a plumber and I have a 26,000 lbs 2 axle dump truck, pulling a 14,000 Eager beaver trailer, what do I need? I put not for hire on it and run up and down the road, is that ok? No. The plumber is hauling his stuff (backhoe and pipes) to do a job for Joe Blow. Joe Blow is paying the plumber, thus commercial. The plumber has to comply with all applicable regulations. Now farmer's get certain exemptions. Law's vary from State to State dealing with farmer's, so to a blanket statement, I can not. Especially with licenseing. In my State, a farmer is required to have the proper class of license for the vehicle (s) that is being operated, but not a CDL if they are doing farm operations and hauling their own product. Now if the farmer "A" is hauling Farmer "B"'s corn and not his own, Farmer "A" now needs a CDL. Confusing as hell I know. I get guys all the tiem in the summer that are farmer's but are engaged in commerical activties. They get pissed when we stop them, they get pissed when we weigh them, and quite frankly they are always pissed. But, what is the difference in a farmer running 100,000 lbs and ABC Trucking running 100,000 lbs, nothing. Both are just as dangerous and both are doing the damage to the roadways.

Longhorn's you need to call your State's MCSAP lead agency, I'm guessing Michigan State Police and ascertain what is required of you. Also if you are travelling out of State, across State lines, contact those State's as well. Tell them everything, I get a lot of call's from people asking half questions. Then you only get half of the answer. There is a lot of circumstances applying these regulations that change one way or the other, depending upon one thing. So for everyone, when you call and ask questions, ask everything and tell the entire situation so your question may be answered fully. This is why truckers and carriers get upset that officer such and such said this, but your telling me this. Each and every situation has it's own unique set of circumstances, to fully understand what is required you have to know what the full story is.