Can I go the NOT FOR HIRE route?

You don’t need operating authority to haul your own stuff. I’d just check in to temporary registration and insurance to get you down to FL.

 

And to be clear. it's better to not activate your DOT number. You don't want to have to convince any officers you are not pulling for a business and have a newly reactivated DOT show up. Way too many questions.

Get a temp registration, insurance and you should be good to go. That is assuming your state allows it . Some states like PA only has 2 options. 1. RV and must have several RV features to title it as such and 2. CMV. There is no way to register a heavy vehicle as personal use.

 

Plus, it's not just NY that the DMV is shut down. This may be one of those cases you simply can't do what you want and have to hire someone for the move. It blows, but it is what it is.

 

Not for hire doesn’t mean jack, if anything they will want to pull you over and try and talk To you just to find out what your doing, temp trip permit/reg/insurance and run it.

 

In maine and new Hampshire. We can go to the town hall to register the vehicles. We really only go to the DMV for transferring in from out of state. Or licence issues.
Can it be done by mail?

 

Where in Florida you heading?

Has the truck and trailer been transferred into your name already ?

 

Look into private tag agencies in your state.

 

Just found our you can be a dual state resident. Go become part of fl. Then tag it, then drive it

 

It means everything and don’t understand your point?
Any rig can get pulled over anytime for any reason. Running not for hire or for hire has no bearing on this