can i buy an 18 wheeler and use it for "not for hire" without a cdl or med card or vice versa?
Not for hire commercial truck?
Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by 1catfish, Feb 3, 2024.
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commercial weight requires medical and license1catfish Thanks this. -
The question is what will insurance cost?Studebaker Hawk, 1catfish and Grouch Thank this. -
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If you remove the commercial hitch and replace it with a RV 5th wheel hitch and the weight of the vehicle loaded is less then 26,001 pounds. Most states will let you register it as a truck. You will still have to pay attention to scale signage. If it states all vehicles over 10000 pounds must weigh that’d be you. That is why people place “personal RV not for commercial use” on the doors. It lets the port of entry officers know you are not commercial.
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Not for hire has no legal meaning.
Any use for any commercial purpose makes it a commercial vehicle. According to the DOT, that includes pulling your horse trailer to a rodeo where you might win something.m16ty, gentleroger and wis bang Thank this. -
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I get people get away with it, we have farm trucks taking loads on load boards here, they have been busted for by the state a few times and one has been bold enough to continue to do it under HOS exemptions. -
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Missouri would grab you, got signs at scales “Buses Must Enter”
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