An intro and a question about drug testing.

There will be a big “NOT FOR HIRE” sign painted on both doors.

 

Yeah, I know about the CARB rules for a truck this old. I won’t be overnighting in any truck stops and there are no California weigh stations between the border and where I’m going to. I read the threads on this forum about this and from what I gathered I should be OK so long as I get in, load my stuff, and get out without any extra stops. I’m also considering just getting the 1,000 mile per year exemption and running a couple of loads out in December of this year and finish up in January of next year.

I did look into the RV option but unfortunately I don’t have a sleeper on the truck. To set one up right now would take more work than I have time to do.

 

Everything that I’ve read on this and other forums indicates to me that I shouldn’t have any issues with CARB so long as I don’t go beyond the High Desert area of Cali. I’m going to the Victorville/Hesperia area and that is it. I won’t be going by any weigh stations in Cali.

It’s also my understanding that a “not for hire” sign doesn’t have any legal meaning. In my case I just want it there just to reinforce what I’ll be telling my “friendly” DOT officer if the need arises. Hopefully it won’t. After I bought the truck I had it towed to a shop and had them do a full on DOT inspection and fix whatever needed to be fixed to get it to pass as well as look at the mechanicals of it and fix any issues it might have.. It cost what it cost but I’m confident that I’m driving a truck that is safe and roadworthy.

Thanks for the info on the drug testing!! That was the one item that I had concern about how it worked. If it turns out that I have to put my name in for that it won’t be a problem so long as I’m not under some time limit to get it done.

I’ve loaded and transported more machinery than I care to remember. LOL

I’ve got enough straps, load binders/chains, edge protectors and real truckers tarps, (not those cheap ### blue tarps) to more than do the job. I go beyond the minimum requirements when I’m securing a load. The last thing that I want is to have something come off of my truck because I didn’t secure it properly.

 

Thanks all for the information! It’s a big help!!

 

You’re right. I need to go 100% on either one. Because of what I’m moving I’m better off just going all in on the commercial side of the rule book. It will be easier to do that than to try and convince the powers that be that a truck load of machine tools is just a hobby.

 

Here are a few photos of the International being delivered to my place. The under carriage looked to be in really good condition which is why I bought it. I paid scrap value for it. Unfortunately it has a fist sized hole in the side of the block where a con rod tried to make its escape. I found a replacement block for it so now it’s just a matter of getting the shop set up and pulling it in there to do the needed repairs.

The other piece of equipment is a 1968 Euclid all terrain forklift. It’s an ex Air Force machine and it still has the loading instruction placard for a C-130 and C-141.