Re: OT- USDOT Number

Posted by trucker 40 on May 07, 2010 at 18:38:34 from (69.152.35.130):

In Reply to: Re: OT- USDOT Number posted by Traditional Farmer on May 07, 2010 at 04:42:08:

Any Commercial vehicle.Sorry you still are confusing Commercial law with the rest of it.Also you can call FMSCA or OOIDA and they are still going to tell you its a Commercial law.I cant possibly know about those states,and I dont want or need to know about those states because Im probably not going to drive in them.But for your information you should find out.Dont even believe what you read on the internet.Also another good source for some COMMERCIAL law information is the front of an Atlas in case you are crossing a state line after business hours and want to read that information.What you need to find out is what is Commercial and what isnt.

If you consider yourself commercial then go ahead and buy the commercial plates,pay road use tax,file your state fuel taxes,pay commercial insurance rates,have a log book,get your physical card and your drug screen.SEE?If you want to do all of that,and comply to every other thing they say you might as well get a CDL and drive over the road.Haul a semi load while you are at it.The last year I bought my COMMERCIAL license plates I went to Jefferson City Missouri,spent all day,Had to go get a reciept from the IRS where I paid my road use tax of 550 dollars,and paid 2200 dollars just for my apportioned Semi plates.I think just a basic plate for surrounding states was 900 dollars.So your ton truck plates would be guessing for a Commercial plate about 300 dollars.Insurance would be higher,dont know how much,and that filing of road use tax and state fuel tax plus I dont even remember all of it.Seems like you have to have a special permit for West Virginia.You would also need a CDL I just dont know what endorsements,and you would need a Physical and drug screen which then you have to register with a group and take random tests at about 80-100 dollars a time.I had to take that test 3 times in 2 months at one company.They put your name in a hat and draw it out they claim.I told them the last time to put somebody elses name in the hat besides mine because it was costing me a fortune.

You do not say if you consider yourself Commercial or if you think you are Commercial by the law.Now if you have to do all of that commercial stuff wouldnt you think it would be absurd to occasionally cross a state line in a ton truck?I would.Surely you wouldnt need to do all of that stuff,but it would still be a nightmare to do any of it.So I would call somebody that knows before I got on the internet and said all of this stuff.

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