Need help moving a truck

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  1. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    i decided to book a rental car out there and bobtail back home.. do i need to get those state trip permits and fuel permit to bobtail home?
     
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  3. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Easy on the throttle, friend. And start off in a lower gear than you did in Blue until you learn it. 600HP will easily grenade a drivetrain. In the big hole, she should stroll effortlessly down the road. Driving will be worlds more enjoyable. Getting paid to play will definitely make you smile.

    Luck in battle.
     
  4. LoneRanger

    LoneRanger Road Train Member

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    Yup. They will get you if you don’t. Specially if you got to go through every port of entry.
     
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  5. LameMule

    LameMule Road Train Member

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    Just need your bill of sale and insurance from my experience. I just bobtailed a truck from Salt Lake up to Montana on Fri. without #'s or a plate and cruised through Utah and Idaho scales without even being asked to show paperwork.

    In the past Idaho told me that if I had a bill of sale that there's no ifta required and no permit required to drive the purchased truck home. The key is bobtailing and not hauling a load.
     
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  6. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    thank u sir. i appreciate the advice
     
  7. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    thanks for the info . i think i will just play it safe. i have i think 9 states to go thru and 2k miles. with my luck i will get stopped somewhere and get shutdown ahaha
     
  8. LameMule

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    Call a few of the states and ask if they require a permit to bobtail a recent purchase home. California is the only state I've found that requires a trip permit but it is emissions related due to carb and has nothing to do with registration or recent purchase.
     
  9. Diesel Dave

    Diesel Dave Last Few of the OUTLAWS

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    When I move a truck I bought, I wrote on a piece of white tape “NOT FOR HIRE”, , didn’t have any trouble. @staceydude did the same when he bought my 379 and drove it Bobtail from Commiefornia to Texas.
     
  10. LameMule

    LameMule Road Train Member

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    I drove this home with a "sold" paper in the windshield and no DOT#, license plate or IFTA with zero issues and wasn't even asked to stop and show paperwork. The hard part was reaching out for a non existent shifter!
     

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  11. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    nice :thumbup: u trade ur square hood in for that ??
     
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