Trip permit, or not?

[radios1]

right to travel. The Right to Travel

| U.S. Constitution Annotated | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute it should not be constitutional to require a "trip permit" as the right to travel is already guaranteed in the constitution!..

 

[TMGT]

right to travel. The Right to Travel

| U.S. Constitution Annotated | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute it should not be constitutional to require a "trip permit" as the right to travel is already guaranteed in the constitution!..

Hay dude has the right to freely travel, however the trailer does not have the constitutional right to travel without papers.

 

[tookielee]

sovereign citizen?

 

[Ford850]

The trailer manufacturer has buyers picking up trailers every day. They should be well versed in the requirements for driving a new trailer off their property. I'd ask them what they recommend. When I bought mine, although from a dealer and only an hour from home, they gave me options. I chose a 30 day tag they sold there and only took a couple minutes to complete. I could have driven away with my bill of sale and no plates, but then I would have needed a separate trip to the DMV for plates before using it and I wanted to haul with it the next day. Those 30 day tags got me close to my b-day when I renewed my truck tags and got new trailer plates for a year.

 

[fried1765]

The trailer manufacturer has buyers picking up trailers every day. They should be well versed in the requirements for driving a new trailer off their property. I'd ask them what they recommend. When I bought mine, although from a dealer and only an hour from home, they gave me options. I chose a 30 day tag they sold there and only took a couple minutes to complete. I could have driven away with my bill of sale and no plates, but then I would have needed a separate trip to the DMV for plates before using it and I wanted to haul with it the next day. Those 30 day tags got me close to my b-day when I renewed my truck tags and got new trailer plates for a year.

Sure seems like this is the best idea.

 

[Hay Dude]

The trailer manufacturer has buyers picking up trailers every day. They should be well versed in the requirements for driving a new trailer off their property. I'd ask them what they recommend. When I bought mine, although from a dealer and only an hour from home, they gave me options. I chose a 30 day tag they sold there and only took a couple minutes to complete. I could have driven away with my bill of sale and no plates, but then I would have needed a separate trip to the DMV for plates before using it and I wanted to haul with it the next day. Those 30 day tags got me close to my b-day when I renewed my truck tags and got new trailer plates for a year.

I asked about that. Kaufman had no clue about permits. I dont know what the 30 day tag entitles me to.
I called a company called Transceivers. They specialize in trip & fuel permits.
They said I need SIX permits. One fuel and one trip for each of the 3 states. A mere $550. What a bargain.
They insist that since Im tagged over 26,000 (My tag is 43,000) I MUST have permits.
So cocktail napkin math is as follows: Permits $550, fuel $175, tolls (est) $100, hotel room $100. Thats $925. Then theres the wear & tear on driving my RAM 1,000 miles AND Mrs Hay Dude yacking in my ear for an estimated 14 hours of driving! :laughing:
Even without getting ANY permits, Im at $475.
My alternative is to have trailer delivered for $850.

Thinking delivery is looking better with each passing day. One Or more downsides to delivery: Cant inspect trailer there and ask for repairs or tweaks to anything not exactly right and someone I dont know driving my new trailer 500 miles....

So now what....

 

[RickB]

That F350 got a ball in the bed?

 

[ultrarunner]

Can you have it delivered?

I agree about the convenience of Dealer Tags... used one to pick up a vehicle in Virginia and drive it back to California...

Sadly the Dealership closed it's doors after more than 70 years... but it was great perk for sure and it is where I had my first real job washing all the cars on the lot starting at age 12...

 

[5030]

Getting a Kaufmann I take it...

On springs or torsion axles. If it's on springs I suggest you weld on triangular gusset plates on the front are rear spring hangars where the hanger verticals are welded to the frame rails. Reason I say that is because if you haul at capacity like I do and negotiate any off road situations, the hangers will twist. Been there, did that and added gussets.

 

[TMGT]

Whats your time worth? 850 delivered and not having to deal with the hassles is worth it to me. Although I do agree about being able to inspect before taking delivery.

That said, a lot of states have exceptions for transporting vehicles that were just purchased, you shouldn't need fuel permits to bring a just purchased empty trailer to your business from the factory. That seems kinda ridiculous to me.