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driving across the country question?

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Chris Brown

05-17-2005 03:46:12




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I am going to make a trip this summer across the country to Ca. I own an old Uhaul truck with 24' box which I'll be driving. I was wondering if I had to stop at all the weigh stations,and if there are any extra permits I need to buy. This is strictly a personal use truck,I an going to help a brother in law move his son from Ca. to Mo.




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Bob - MI

05-18-2005 12:23:47




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 Re: driving across the country question? in reply to Chris Brown, 05-17-2005 03:46:12  
I drove the route from LA to Michigan with a 24" Penske rental and never had to stop anywhere. That was a couple of years ago but they all treated me like some weekend warrior and looked the other way.

You may want to look at the state websites that you will be traveling through to see if there is any information there.

Best of luck on the adventure.



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dr.sportster

05-17-2005 18:18:40




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 Re: driving across the country question? in reply to Chris Brown, 05-17-2005 03:46:12  
I had a similar thing but it was actually not registered commercial.Every once in a while a road check would get me and Id say" its a camper cmon officer Ill show you the back its got carpeting".Then they would say ok get lost.However one day a friend took a similar set-up non commercial plates into the port and got seven thousand dollars[he said]in fines from the Port Authority police.Try to look like a camper.I dont think my insurance company ever understood what type of truck it was either.Some times guys would look and say" that thing has passenger car plates,what gives"I notice people who tow race cars have a small NOT FOR HIRE sign but I dont know what requires that myself.

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Chris Brown

05-17-2005 15:57:47




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 Re: driving across the country question? in reply to Chris Brown, 05-17-2005 03:46:12  
Thanks guys,maybe I'll find an old tractor or two along the way.



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Tom in TN

05-17-2005 11:16:18




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 Re: driving across the country question? in reply to Chris Brown, 05-17-2005 03:46:12  
Chris,

I haven't been to California in years, but they used to be real touchy about taking plants into or out of the state. They used to have inspection stations where they wanted to look into the back of covered vehicles to see if you were transporting any plants. They had signs up on their ag inspection stops. I never stopped at any because I never transported plants, but I used to see them.

Good luck,

Tom in TN

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Mike (WA)

05-17-2005 08:25:12




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 Re: driving across the country question? in reply to Chris Brown, 05-17-2005 03:46:12  
Watch for signs laying out the "ground rules" for who has to stop at scales, especially when you first enter a state ("Welcome to Kansas, The Prairie Dog State." "Seatbelts required- $101 fine" "Trucks over 16,000 GVW stop at scales". "Meth-heads and hippies just keep on a goin'".)



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Chris Brown

05-18-2005 04:30:57




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 Re: driving across the country question? in reply to Mike (WA), 05-17-2005 08:25:12  
That sounded like a sideways slam, "meth heads and hippies"..Ha. everybodys got to be remembered for something,right. Misouri used to be known as the show me state,now we need "meth capital of the world "on our liscense plates. California the cereal state, home of fruits,nuts and flakes.



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Sam (MO)

05-17-2005 08:04:47




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 Re: driving across the country question? in reply to Chris Brown, 05-17-2005 03:46:12  
You should not have to stop at any wieght station. You are doing this as a personal move and not getting paid. But, like in the other post when in doubt pull in, they (DOT) will run you out of there if they don't want to mess with ya.



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Nebraska Cowman

05-17-2005 04:04:00




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 Re: driving across the country question? in reply to Chris Brown, 05-17-2005 03:46:12  
I think most states if the sign says stop, you better stop. Most of the time the light will stay green and you just roll on through. They ain't got time to check everybody. More and more scales have by-pass lanes and you don't even run over the scale.



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