Pickup rental?

soren wrote:

I strongly disagree with your claim regarding the "way it works when you are pulled over in PA." In fact, I would argue that that pretty much the opposite of the way it works, since most LEOs don't know how to determine, or give a rat's butt hair about, what your Fifth weighs, and if your pickup is rated appropriately. As for your concerns about being "impounded" Seriously......... this is a rural state with a limited police coverage. You can't be serious?


Not mean to be offensive in the least, just the facts.

Not sure where I limited this risk to just getting pulled over in PA.

What I stated was that PA law requires a non-com Class A if combined GROSS weight of truck and trailer exceeds 26,001lbs.

My home state laws carry over to wherever I travel in the US.

I could be cruising down I95 in South Carolina, exceeding the speed limit, and get pulled over by a state trooper.

That state trooper then checks the stickers on my truck and trailer, sees that I am over 26,001lbs Gross Combined Rating, and am holding a Class C PA license with no endorsements. The trooper has every right to then impound my vehicles for driving unlicensed. Me and my family are then sitting at the side of the road.

Or: I am cruising the PA turnpike and get in an accident. When the insurance adjuster sees that I was not holding a Class A and my GCWR exceeded 26,001lbs, they're most likely not going to pay out. Further, when the police do their investigation, they have every right to criminally prosecute me for driving unlicensed. And anyone injured in the crash can sue me for negligence.

Not to sound offensive, but everything I described above is real. Your tolerance for risk is higher than mine by choosing to decide it won't happen to you.

I have a lot to lose should any of the above scenarios happen to me.