Posted by FC Andy on December 10, 2013 at 13:38:26 from (74.126.84.52):
In Reply to: dot and truckin posted by jon f mn on December 07, 2013 at 13:22:32:
jon f mn said: (quoted from post at 14:22:32 12/07/13) As long as your only hauling your own stuff for personal use you are not under dot reg and they can't do anything to you as far as dot rules go. They can stop you for safety reasons tho just like they can a car if they think your unsafe.
I don't believe that's true. I once went and found Michigan's rules, and printed them off. Michigan's rules are the same as federal rules, and there's a weight limit, like 10,000lb empty or something like that, that automatically makes you a "commercial vehicle", whether or not you're private use, and therefore subject to all of the CMV code. I know that my rig, a 1 ton Ford and gooseneck, are over the weight limit. I'm pretty certain any pickup and gooseneck combo will fall in the "commercial vehicle" category. That being said, I chain stuff down well, drive reasonably, I haven't had a single problem, yet... -Andy
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