Ok so I bought a truck

Well I be dammed.
All these years I thought all that pipe
For the oilfield was made in America.
What was I thinking.

 

Even if it is, it still comes to us by boat. lol
Most of it anyway. I know some specialty pipe is made else where. I hauled some north that came from germany iirc, and was supposedly worth 50 grand a stick. The sticks were over 80 foot long though.

 

Then there’s the coating of the pipe . . .

 

Why not get your plate now? Or are you gonna rent a plate off of who your going to lease to? If you can , i would get your own plate. Company plates usually cost you more in the long run. If you decided to quit them they will want their plate back..even though you paid money on it. Insurance for your tractor shouldn't break the bank, unless your driving record is poor. Approximately 1700 for a plate, and 1700 for a years worth of insurance..like i say approximately.

 

No hints on insurance, but if leasing to someone else, you will need bobtail (non trucking liability) anyway, and can go get your trailer with that. I would shop around on the insurance, it can get crazy.
If you have not joined ooida, now would be a good time to do so, I think you can even get insurance through them, maybe at a discount.

 

I bought first trailer in Wi. Got title transferred and plate in Mi. It was tough because Mi requires a scale ticket of empty weight. A friend set his spread axle reefer on the scale, just enough to match my Trailers weight. Lol It worked. What a pain. I wanted to be legal. When I bought my second trailer, I just grabbed it on the weekend, slapped old plate on to avoid attention. But in reality you should be able to pull it home with clear title and bill of sale. No plate needed. Trailer is covered through liability coverage on Tractor.Since you’re empty or Unladen as they say, So called bobtail/ non trucking liability coverage, is all you need. Same as if you were pulling your boat or camper with personal vehicle. Any trailer attached is covered for liability. Replacement coverage due to Collision, fire , theft, is a different story. You might want to buy Collision etc. in case it gets wrecked on the way home. That’s up to you.

 

Not really an option for you, but I bought a trailer and tried to register it in new mexico, they had changed some stuff and were being a pain, even to the point of you can't transfer a title and register one in one day any more. I finally gave up and left, telling them I would just register it in Alaska and would have no more need for them as far as trailers go, which in their ignorance told me I couldn't do that.
I mailed the title to Alaska and they mailed me tags and permanent registration, end of story.