How to travel across the states with new semi?

I just did this earlier this year. Same states, Texas to Tennessee. I got some posterboard, tape and a marker from Wallyworld and put MC anD DOT #s with company name. No problems. I had a drive out tag taped inside the windshield but no one looked. Scales stopped me once in Arkansas to look at my MC/DOT and flagged my through after I hollered new truck at the officer.

I didn’t get any permits. I called the permit office before the trip and the state trooper there said no need, but that was with a drive out tag.

 

Wouldn't be better to just get it into storage in Texas until your orientation and then get it?

 

Bought it through Inland KW in Phoenix and they're delivering it to Vegas for me. Yes I paid cash for it and the trailer.

 

Why Vegas?

 

Not sure really. That's what they offered and I took it. It's about a 7 hour drive by car for me then 8 home in the truck. Saved me 5 additional hours to Phoenix.

 

What were the other choices? Is this some kind of requirement for sales tax loophole?

 

I'd drive it south down to 40 avoid the new supercoop on 15

 

Something like that. He explained the advantages to doing it that way but I wasn't paying close enough attention to figure out if he was BSing me or not. He said that's how they do it with all California sales.

 

It's not illegal or some giant secret. Arizona has a stimulus plan, and you were SMART to take advantage of it.

Saved yourself 12 U's.

I've suggested it several times on threads to the larger brains buying trucks, but, hey, I'm just a dumb ### that works at LS.

 

Arkansas has some serious sales taxes due and payable at registration time.

It is fairly common to pay cash for some odd amount that is a win win both seller and buyer in private.

Titles, Bill of sale etc are sometimes written out for a lesser amount say for under 4000 dollars sold because Arkansas does not impose 10% over 4000.

Can you imagine a 10% expense on top of say a 230,000 dollar Motor Coach which would be a cool 23000 dollars due for a set of tags to it?