WAY TOO MUCH MISINFORMATION! HOTSHOT UNDER 26K

WeBeTruckin · Nov 16, 2020

Lite bug said: ↑

Under 26, no IFTA, no CDL depending on state, no drug consortium, sometimes the enforcement gives you bad intel, because they mostly deal with big trucks. Tip one car trailer is not enough in the car business IMO, follow 24 Hotshot posts he knows cars with small truck
Click to expand...

Thank you so much! The legalities, red tape, restrictions, blahblahblah are overwhelming and confusing. Thank goodness for all of you! And agreed we are about to purchase a 36' and afterwards a 40'. We have a 53' but are selling because at this point we are not seeing ROI for an associate using the same. Thanks again!

KK63 · Feb 5, 2021

WTFVegas said: ↑

OKAY GUYS!
been researching this topic alot lately, what ive learned is there are alot of guys who comment and dont seem to know much about much. no offense to those that really do. so let me lay it out for you on what i learned. understand my sources are officials and law i looked up. everyone should verify for there own protection and knowledge and i make no claim to be an attourney or legally advise anyone who reads this.

Hotshot under 26k lbs
1. YOUR TRUCK+ TRAILER+ EVERYTHING IN IT AND ON IT CAN NEVER EXCEED 26K LBS TOGETHER OR YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A CDL CLASS A
2. truck and trailer are registered as regular vehicles at a regular dmv office. truck registration should not exceed 26k lbs. STATES AND FEDERAL LAW ONLY REQUIRE REGISTRATION AT A COMMERCIAL DMV WHEN YOU ARE OVER 26K LBS RATING OR WEIGHT OR STATED WEIGHT
THEY WANT TAX MONEY FOR BEATING UP THERE ROADS WITH HEAVY LOADS.
- you do NOT need apportioned plates for your truck or trailer
- you do NOT need IFTA
- you do NOT need a CDL if your GVWR is within the following
1. does your truck alone weight more than 10k lbs or have a GVWR of 26,001 lbs or more? (If you said yes, You need a CDL class A) If you said no YOU DO NOT NEED A CDL.
2. does your truck and trailer combined have a gvwr of 26,001 or more ( add both your truck sticker, and trailer sticker together) (if you Trailer DOES NOT HAVE A STICKER - THEY WILL GO OFF YOUR AXLE RATINGS, IF YOU AXLES DONT HAVE A RATING OR THEY CANT VERIFY, THEY WILL GO OFF YOUR TIRES RATINGS COMBINED, AND THEN YOUR ACTUAL WEIGHT!!.)
if you said YES- You need a CDL Class A
if you said NO- You do not need a CDL
3. in some states like California if you have a Trailer rated at 10,001 lbs or more, they Require a CDL CLASS A no matter what your truck is rated for! even if its under 26k lbs rated or weight on the scale!!
in short THINK OF 26K LBS AS A MAGICAL BUDGET!
EXAMPLE OF GVWR
TRUCK GVWR TRAILER GVWR TOTAL GVWR
14K LBS 12KLBS = 26K LBS
16K LBS 10K LBS= 26K LBS
12K LBS 14K LBS= 26K LBS
YOU CAN NEVER EXCEED 26K LBS OR YOU ARE REQUIRED FEDERALLY TO HAVE A CLASS A CDL!!!
AGAIN IN SOME STATES ie... CALIFORNIA YOUR TRAILER CAN NOT EXCEED 10K LBS GVWR OR ACTUAL WEIGHT WITH LOAD OR WITHOUT NO MATTER WHAT OR THEY REQUIRE A CLASS A CDL.
IF YOU DO NOT GET IRP APPORTIONED PLATES- understand there are so many uninformed, ill informed, and just plain idiot cops or dot guys that "Think they know the law" and if you go to a weight station they "just like a traffic cop"" can give you a ticket for not havinng apportioned plates, or put you out of service unless you pay their fee for not having irp or trip permit. i have heard of this happening. and guys take it to court and win. in the meen time you will be out that money and time do to their ignorance off the actual LAW.
SIDE NOTE 1- some states have different weight limits and regulations for their requirements of who needs a trip permit or not. IRP apportioned plates can spare you this trouble in some states.
SIDE NOTE 2- Some states (oregon, new mexico & others) dont give a flying F about apportioned plates or not. you need a seperate type of registration to even drive through their states. this is done by filing for permits for each individual state that has those type of laws for your company to drive their.
NON CDL also does not require the drug testing stuff.

Conclusion- YES YOU CAN HAVE A SUCCESFUL NON-CDL HOTSHOT BIZ.
BUT YOU ARE LIMITING YOUR BUSINESS. so immediatly start working on getting your CDL A to expand your business and possibillities.
when you do get your CDL A and want to take largeer loads over the limits above. you will need IRP plates and IFTA & Drug testing stuff and some other goodies!

if anyone has something to add or correct about this. PLEASE POST THE ACTUAL PROOF OR LINK TO WHERE IT CAN BE FOUND.
NO- my cousin timmy's, sister kimmy's, boyfriend tommy's niece said kinda stuff.
too much mis-information is already availible everywhere. we dont need another place for it.
i have a new Non-CDL HOTSHOT biz and this is the fruit of my research
Click to expand...

KK63 · Feb 5, 2021

I just got through the process of getting my ClassA with restrictions and my commercial plates in the used to be great state of Nevada. What a nightmare. But after 3 months, and lots of trips to the Donovan office... not to mention that EVERY new authority has to go through the Carson commercial DMV program, I wish you much success and patience.

Log in or Sign up

Forums

Find Trucking Jobs

WAY TOO MUCH MISINFORMATION! HOTSHOT UNDER 26K

WeBeTruckin Bobtail Member

Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

Wait, employers can't reach you!

KK63 Bobtail Member

KK63 Bobtail Member

Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

Wait, employers can't reach you!

Log in or Sign up

Useful Searches

Find Trucking Jobs

WAY TOO MUCH MISINFORMATION! HOTSHOT UNDER 26K

WeBeTruckin Bobtail Member

Wait, employers can't reach you!

KK63 Bobtail Member

KK63 Bobtail Member

Wait, employers can't reach you!