Medium Duty Trucks for Tractor Hauling

Just depends on the DOT. I was following a 5ton van in Washington when he passed a 1-man DOT scale. I stopped at the rest area at the scale. The DOT guy closed the scale and ran down the van and was returning to the scales as I passed them. You know that had to cost a few bucks.

My son went to Co. to pick up a 14ft bass boat his Grandfather gave him using his AZ, Ranger pick-up. He's comes past the scales at Cortez, Co and heads south to the Four Corners. Just as he gets to Four corners about 70miles away, he gets pulled over by DOT;

DOT says "Why didn't you scale at Cortez?

Son says "I was unware that trailers under 10,000lbs had to scale. Is this a spot check or something?"

DOT says "No, we help Game and Fish out and find most motor homes have over there limit in game. We noticed in the camera your AZ truck plate and the CO boat plate. You need to return to the Cortez scales, wheres your license"

Son hands his "CDL" license to the DOT officer.

About 10 minutes latter DOT officer comes back really pissed. My son is Federal Marshall and every time he gets stopped or questioned, his supervisor has to be notified. Read this as 4 hrs of paper work for the DOT officer :)

He "let him go" for being a fellow officer but got a chewing out for failing to indenifiy himself.

Another time the son was at the scales on the AZ/NM border when in came a couple good ole boys from Texas in 1-tons pulling trailers and asked if they needed to scale. DOT replied "NO" but since your here pull over there for a full inspection.

From that anything can happen depending on the DOT officers mood.

T_Bone

I think you need to be under 26 to avoid having to get a CDL (if you are traveling more than 200 miles from home). On top of that, I believe you can trail a 10k trailer without any addition license.

I know many states require fuel permits, etc., for trucks, but I think that only pertains to commercial trucks.

As for registering it as a RV, unless it is a RV built by a NOTICED company, don"t do it. The state may register it but no insurance company will look at it, even for liability only. Mine is set up as an RV but not registered that way. It is insured as a farm truck. I don"t have commercial plates(I don"t do anything for hire)so stopping at ports is optional. It depends on where you are located. I spent days with my local DOT and everyday as I talked to different people I got different answers. Myself I usually stop at the ports and have only had any kind of problem one time-in Wyoming.

Bottom line is go for it-I am sure you will like it.