Driving a privately owned Semi

Easy now guys, states are allowed to have different rules and laws ( a little bit and for now anyway) Looks like IL and MI differ on defining commercial activity. This doesn't surprise me.

 

I own a dodge dually and use it for commercial purposes. In the state of Illinois, when I am home it is considered a personal vehicle. I can drive the same vehicle in Michigan on vacation and get pulled over because of their rules even though it is privately owned.

 

By putting "Not For Hire" on the truck it just means they do not need the MCC numbers on the side of the truck because they are not a commercial carrier. They still need CDLs and all DOT rules apply.

 

I have seen people put the "Not for Hire" on their trucks while pulling a new RV. In fact, one even delivered to the same dealer I did.

He pulled for a competing company and put it on his truck so he would not have problems with DOT. He will get caught some day.

 

Perhaps you should go back and read my posts. I cleary have stated on numerous occassions that you DO have to roll through the scales.
And to catch you up and other issues you fall under all of the same regulations with the exception of the log book. CDL is required, pre trip inspections are required. A DOT # is also required.
You see, when you put that 'Private Carrier' or 'Not for Hire' on the door, it indicates that you are NOT hauling items that belong to you or the person who owns the rig. It means that you are not hauling any commerical goods that don't belong to you and that you will be getting paid to haul. It means that you don't have to plate the truck commerically. Aside from the log book, EVERYTHING else applies.
Again, my qualifications are that I have a semi with a 48' trailer that I drive hauling my own stuff. I had to get a CDL because I travel beyond 150 mile radius of my home. My rig is NOT plated commercially. I haul horses that I compete with at shows for $. They belong to me.

 

You should read my post again. It is not disagreeing with you. I only added a comment concerning the issues dealing with the race cars that think they are exempt.

 

You did make the comment about the scales and my point is that just because you have to roll through the scales this does not make you a commercial carrier. Scales are weight related only.

 

The only comment I made on scales dealt with the sign reading the weight required to enter the scales.

Many of the states now read the weight required with no comment being made as to whether they are commercial or not.

 

If you are competing for $ you are commerical.same goes for race cars,if you have sponsors decals on the car,trailer,or whatever you are commerical.

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I remember in Texas, in addition to class A/B/C CDL, there were also class A and class B operator licenses.

For example, to operate a truck in this situation, you could get away with a class A operator license -- if it was non-commercial, you did not need a CDL.

The difference was that a class A operator license cost less and some of the requirements (e.g. age 21, DOT physical) were waived. Otherwise it was similar to a CDL; e.g. you had to take the test in a vehicle that fit the class description.

I'm not sure if this still exists; this was 10 years ago. And I'm also not sure it'd do you any good outside of Texas.