Just making sure, dot rules for pulling my m59

[DIRTROAD]

Don't forget:

federal annual inspection
spare fuses

 

[wallace]

You won't need a log book but you will need either a post or pre trip inspection book.

 

[rswyan]

But I do know there is no cdl, log book here for under 26k.

Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) for truck and trailer total less than 26,000 ?

 

[rswyan]

Don't forget:

federal annual inspection
spare fuses

... and spare bulbs/lamps ...... :thumbsup:

 

[saltbranch]

Medical card, triangles, dot numbers, and machine is under 10k so two straps plus the back bucket. What am I missing? Dot pulls everybody over here. I do have farm tags and will get farm tags for trailer. I own 5 businesses and one is a farm. Sch f filed. This truck is my daily driver too. I know dot loves busting construction guys with farm tags. I pull buggies full of soy with this truck so I won't get new tags. Any suggestions? Oh, I have a plumbing business that requires me to haul this m59 around.

The truck and equipment is used to make money for hire or in the furtherence of business, in the other 4 business's you own I am guessing,really does not matter if its 4 or 1, therefore farm tags are useless if the vehicle is used otherwise.Farm use does not out weigh the commercial use in the states eyes, period. My suggestion would be lie like a politician at election time if you get caught going to a paying job instead the farm. It really depends on your home states definition of a commercial vehicle for intrastate commerce. For example, Texas is 26k(my home state) as long as I am under 26k in registration or actual weight...read registration weight here, this is where the DOT will get you...add truck gvw with trailer gvw, if thats over 26k, then you need txdot #'s, farm plates are at 54k if I remember correctly.Now if you cross state lines the threshold drops to 10k for commercial use.
Your commercial business use of the vehicles will outweigh the farm tags use, the burden of proof will be on you in court after the ticket is issued, really no way around that.

 

[saltbranch]

You won't need a log book but you will need either a post or pre trip inspection book.

How do you explain this? The only way you dont need a log book and need a post trip, which is required by law, not a pre trip. is if you operate on the 100 mile air radius rule.Even then you are required to log time and out on a non grapgh log book that should match your time card.

 

[travis potter]

I have a small farm in Texas and a farm truck but for the differance in price I have regular plates just not worth the hassel if the cop wonts to stop me.

 

[clemsonfor]

... and spare bulbs/lamps ...... :thumbsup:

And extra oil, transmission fluid, antifreeze, spare filters, ps fluid. All your tools and on and on...

 

[Hersheyfarm]

I'll need to pull a second trailer just to carry all the stuff needed

But I did get my medical card. That's an instant $160 fine. Most everything else is a 30 day to fix warning.

 

[tommu56]

I just read the pa law and am confused

A hypothetical question

I have a class B cdl with endorsements I need for work (no trailers)

Now I want to drive a class a pusher motor home > 30,000lbs and tow a trailer with 12,000lb trailer at the same time.

I need a class B CDL and an class A non CDL

figure that out ??????????????????????????????