Buying and transporting truck

I bought a truck in SC and drove it back up here to Detroit without issue. I put a sign in the front passenger side window that said "In Transit". The sign was sheet of copy paper, used a Sharpie. I think every scale house along that route was open. No one even looked.

Same thing with my current truck, I bought that in Washington state, drove to my place in Montana, and then to the house in Michigan. No plate, the dealer gave me a Xerox copy of his dealer plate and I taped it up again, in the front passenger window. No one even looked.

One thing though, I did have insurance on these trucks, just in case and did have a copy of the insurance certificate from my agent.

Both of these trucks were purchased from dealers, there were no markings or stickers anywhere on either vehicle, just my homemade signage.

With everything you have, just put an in transit sign in the front window. If your paranoid, put a copy of your insurance certificate next to the in transit sign.

 

You dot friend is clueless.

Get insurance on it for the move.

If you have to, go to the local DMV and get a temp plate but you need insurance no matter what.

You don't need an ifta sticker, you don't need to put your dot number on it, just a temp plate.

 

Right now, you’re simply moving a personal vehicle. Insurance and a temporary tag from your state ( some call it a ‘hunters permit ‘?) if they offer one, and go.

Oh - and a bill of sale, to prove you didn’t just steal it!

 

you MUST have insurance and title in hand. Bought my truck in Dallas and drove it home to WI. Went to Wally world, bought some garage sale signs ( 99cents apiece) flipped them over to the blank white side and wrote "In Transit Not for Hire" on them. Put em on the doors and drove it home.

 

He must have thought you were going to work the truck home or else he is new. Minimum liability coverage and a temp tag is all you need to get it home. Myself I would not even display any dot number until it is put to work and has an apportioned tag on it

 

Most state's give you 24 hours from purchase to drive it. It's done everyday.

 

Just run it home. Put not for hire on the sides. Do not stop at any coops, just drive past. You are not a commercial vehicle right now.