Pulled over for a one-ton truck pulling a water pump in CT.

[Jstpssng]

Vermont has a truck plate, not sure what qualifies...I saw a tacoma once with one of those plates, so it sure wasn't GVWR rating

I had a commercial plate on my Ranger and to be legal should have one on my Colorado, but didn't feel like fighting with the town clerk that time. Cutoff here is 6000 lbs. Truck has to be licensed for the weight of the pickup and trailer. With my little dump trailer, that puts me at about 7400. Historically they've let non commercial use slide here, but that can change.

 

[Oaktree]

I had a commercial plate on my Ranger and to be legal should have one on my Colorado, but didn't feel like fighting with the town clerk that time. Cutoff here is 6000 lbs. Truck has to be licensed for the weight of the pickup and trailer. With my little dump trailer, that puts me at about 7400. Historically they've let non commercial use slide here, but that can change.

Wow, that's low. I just looked on the N.H. DMV website, and here commercial plates only apply to vehicles with GVWR over 26,000.

 

[Btown]

If it's not a commercial vehicle, as long as it passes state safety inspection, I would think you are exempt from most of the above. In Mass for a while ALL pickup trucks needed to be registered as commercial vehicles.
Warning devices are probably reflective triangle or road flares.

For a while was back in the 1980’s. He is in CT. So I believe trucks are registered commercial for commercial use but they also have a Combination registration that personal pick ups and SUV are registered under. Stats have different registrations for different vehicles.

 

[plowhog]

I obtained a USDOT number and quickly regretted it.

I have tried to surrender and cancel the DOT number several times without success. Now extending over several years. I never put a commercial truck in service as things changed.

You have to mail in a MCS form to make such requests. Each time I try, the bureaucrats write me back refusing to cancel the DOT number. You cannot do this online, only by mail. A different reason and explanation why they will not cancel the number each time. Last time they cited "new regulations" why my request to cancel was insufficient. I believe that was my third written and mailed request. They happily write back each time.

This reminds me-- its time for, yet another, letter to try to cancel. One of the most fouled up bureaucratic organizations I have ever come across. I regret ever having any contact.

To make matters worse, my phone now constantly get texts from private companies advising me I am "out of compliance." Private companies harvested my personal data from the USDOT site and they are using that to hound me.

 

[Btown]

Greetings,

We have a 3500 GMC one-ton single rear axle with a metal dump box at work. The truck GVWR is 11,100lbs. This is mainly a shop run around truck but do on a rare occasion pull a trailer or travel out of the state of CT pulling a trailer to pick up or drop off equipment or supplies that we have purchased or rented. We are not a commercial hauler or purchaser. The truck was driven 4k miles last year. My boss went to pick up a large diesel rented water pump on a trailer recently and was pulled over and cited for a list of items. The trailer GVWR is 5200lbs

What exactly do I / We need to be in compliance when operating said truck or pulling a trailer. I have done some research on my own with the CT DOT website. Just trying to make sure we are not missing anything.

• Does this truck need to go into weigh stations? Does it need to go into a weigh station when pulling a trailer?
• Do we need a "medical card" to operate said truck. My research said no but we have a citation for this.
• Do we need to have a USDOT number on the truck? If so where, how big etc.
• Do we need a carrier name on the truck?
• UCR fee? We have a failure to pay ticket. What is this?
• Do we need an annual inspection to operate this truck? We had this written twice. I'm assuming the second one is the trailer. Are we obligated to pay a fine for an item which the rental company did not perform?
• Do we need a fire extinguisher in the truck? Where? Citation also states "NO F/E" what is this?
• Citation for "Insufficient warning devices" Not sure even what this is? The truck is a 2023

Are there any other things that we may need that are not listed above?

Also, If we have a lawn mower on a 7x14' single axle trailer is there a minimum of how many tie downs it needs or what weight capacity the tie downs have to be?
Does there have to be specific tie down points that have weighted rate capacity on the trailer?
Would we have to have our 7x14' single axle cargo trailer inspected yearly?

My questions are just to make sure we are in compliance.

Thanks for any assistance.
Sean

Commercial vehicle with a GVW over 10,001 lbs falls under DOT rules. Since the vehicle is used by a company for commercial use it falls under these rules.

 

[Hay Dude]

I obtained a USDOT number and quickly regretted it.

I have tried to surrender and cancel the DOT number several times without success. Now extending over several years. I never put a commercial truck in service as things changed.

You have to mail in a MCS form to make such requests. Each time I try, the bureaucrats write me back refusing to cancel the DOT number. You cannot do this online, only by mail. A different reason and explanation why they will not cancel the number each time. Last time they cited "new regulations" why my request to cancel was insufficient. I believe that was my third written and mailed request. They happily write back each time.

This reminds me-- its time for, yet another, letter to try to cancel. One of the most fouled up bureaucratic organizations I have ever come across. I regret ever having any contact.

To make matters worse, my phone now constantly get texts from private companies advising me I am "out of compliance." Private companies harvested my personal data from the USDOT site and they are using that to hound me.

I get those all the time. They never stop.

Over-regulation has ruined this once great country.

 

[Sean2202]

Thank you all for your replies. Working on the medical card now.

I was talking with my friend in Central NY last weekend that does trucking. He said that he sees 3/4 ton trucks pulling landscape trailers with lawn equipment getting pulled over all the time. Tough to run a business these days.

I guess these regulations are why I am seeing 1/2 ton pickups overloaded with the front wheels almost off the ground pulling landscape trailers recently.

 

[Sean2202]

On another note, I know the dealership is all about the sale but one would think they would at least inform us of these items before we drove the truck off the lot. Truck has been back for service as well. There is no excuse to not be aware of the laws or regulations when your market is selling large GMC trucks.

On the OEM side there should be at least a factory option for a fire extinguisher if that is required for a commercial truck. The truck was built and delivered brand new with a metal fold down dump bed. Single rear wheel.

 

[Sean2202]

So another question is this. Do you need a medical card or any of the above mentioned items when a U haul is rented? Seems U haul rents to anyone. Do U haul have to stop at weigh stations? I have a long time ago and was asked what I was hauling and then waived through.

How about if I went to Home depot to rent their truck or enterprise?

 

[Fixastuff]

It’s why I drive a 10000 truck and 16000 trailer. The f450 was so much better but not legal.