magic number of 10,001

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Some rules you might need to comply with with that magic number of 10,001

From all the cracked windshields, hide-away-spares, lights out and many other obvious. vehicle infractions I see every time I'm on the road, I think DOT should be able to run everyone through the scales/inspection stations, not just commercial vehicles.  And Yes, any vehicle with a company logo is technically a commercial vehicle.  

This link is directly from NYS DMV.  The part about non-CMV varies from state to state, but the CDL requirements are the same for every state.

Edited by WF owner - 02 Apr 2021 at 8:36pm

As I am just transitioning into the ‘sales’ side of the business this spring, I don’t know if the ‘claiming mileage’ is still in the tax code. I have written down the miles.

My KW, will be used for hauling a RV Trailer, HOWEVER will be licensed at 54,000BL(MO Beyond Local good ALL States just NOT Apportioned) and be considered CMV but NOT For Hire, labeled as such so does not require a DOT Number.  So I can with my Class A drive it anywhere I choose to, will be susceptible to DOT inspection(Do NOT Care) and must weigh at scales,(AGAIN, Do NOT care).

Edited by DMiller - 03 Apr 2021 at 5:38pm

Never heard of that before !!  

Years ago I had to get a class D license. It covers the 10001 to 24999 weight limits. I don't have to do the D&A tests or do the physical. Been stopped and waved on thru. Its that simple.

while we are on the subject, last evening i had to run an errand, which had me travel a few miles on a interstate spur, 376. opposite lane (oncoming) had a big Dodge PU with what looked like it had been a full sized camper trailer scattered all over the road. Hard to say what happened, but PU was about 165 degrees from his original direction of travel, mostly still on the pavement, front wheels on the berm, still connected to the tongue of the trailer, or whatever he was towing. doesn't look like the PU rolled, but there wasn't much left of the trailer bigger than 3x4. I don't know if it rolled, or he got sideways and something else hit it or what, but it was a mess. didn't appear to be injuries, judging by the lack of much activity on the part of cops, firemen, and medical staff present as I rolled by.

What gets me, are these rental companies like Sunbelt Rentals that pull a fuel trailer behind a pickup. 8 or 10 individual tanks that hold just under 101 gallons each. Bolted on a tandem axle trailer, bumber pull with a pintel hook or ball hitch. But, all the tanks are piped into a common manifold, with one 12 volt pump. Here’s the kicker: driver does not need a CDL , or hazmat endorsement. No placards in sight.

If all the tanks are plumbed together and same materials then the total quantity is too high for no DL or Placards
Is not based on single container quantity but total volume of a chemical as the placard requirement.
Battery haulers have to be placarded for acid, each battery has far less than the required quantity for placarding yet the placard is required to Total volume carried.

DOT only enforces what is on the list for any given day. Some people think that just because they have never been caught for many years think that they are fine to continue what they've been doing. 

It really IS Cut and Dried Fact