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wrvond
Feb 16, 2018Explorer II
Federal law prohibits the removal of emissions systems. It does not prohibit owning a vehicle in which the emissions devices have been removed. State and local authorities where the vehicle is registered enforce emissions standards.
I pull RVs professionally and usually get waved off at weigh stations. When I'm not waved off, the inspectors want to see my logs and verify that I am licensed appropriately for the GVWR I am pulling. In other words, a non-CDL puller cannot pull the same GVWR as a CDL class A regardless of the capabilities of the truck.
Once I remove the company DOT placards from my truck, I am free to pull anything I want, and have never pulled into a weigh station.
That being said, there are still safety laws that can be enforced, such as safety chains for gooseneck trailers, brakes on campers and trailers, working lights, etc. that cover everybody and should be complied with.
I pull RVs professionally and usually get waved off at weigh stations. When I'm not waved off, the inspectors want to see my logs and verify that I am licensed appropriately for the GVWR I am pulling. In other words, a non-CDL puller cannot pull the same GVWR as a CDL class A regardless of the capabilities of the truck.
Once I remove the company DOT placards from my truck, I am free to pull anything I want, and have never pulled into a weigh station.
That being said, there are still safety laws that can be enforced, such as safety chains for gooseneck trailers, brakes on campers and trailers, working lights, etc. that cover everybody and should be complied with.
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