Owner reports?
Your thoughts on these?
Forum Discussion
The 26000 lbs. is not the weight it is the GVW. If it is registered as a business vehicle, being used commercially and plastered with advertising it will be considered a commercial vehicle and must follow FMCSA rules. There have been posts in forums from racers who were hassled.
If you operate any of the following types of commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce you must comply with the applicable U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) safety regulations concerning:
•A vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 4,537 kg (10,001 lb) or more, whichever is greater;
•A vehicle designed or used to transport between 9 and 15 passengers (including the driver) for compensation;
•A vehicle designed or used to transport 16 or more passengers;
Commercial motor vehicle means any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in interstate commerce to transport passengers or property when the vehicle—
(1) Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating, or gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight, of 4,536 kg (10,001 pounds) or more, whichever is greater; or
The FMCSA book carried by drivers needs a lawyer to interpret. But what makes a vehicle a commercial vehicle has little to do with the design of the vehicle. It is the usage. Even a PU with a 10,000 lb. gvw towing a travel trailer for the purpose of delivering to an RV dealer is a commercial vehicle. A motorhome that is towing a trailer with commercial goods is a commercial vehicle. There are grey areas. If a motorhome is used as a portable sales office it could be considered a commercial vehicle So having one of those Class 8 truck conversions is NOT a commercial vehicle until it is used commercially.
I did not mention that the driver would be subject to random drug testing. All in all one huge hassle.
Moisheh
If you operate any of the following types of commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce you must comply with the applicable U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) safety regulations concerning:
•A vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 4,537 kg (10,001 lb) or more, whichever is greater;
•A vehicle designed or used to transport between 9 and 15 passengers (including the driver) for compensation;
•A vehicle designed or used to transport 16 or more passengers;
Commercial motor vehicle means any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in interstate commerce to transport passengers or property when the vehicle—
(1) Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating, or gross vehicle weight or gross combination weight, of 4,536 kg (10,001 pounds) or more, whichever is greater; or
The FMCSA book carried by drivers needs a lawyer to interpret. But what makes a vehicle a commercial vehicle has little to do with the design of the vehicle. It is the usage. Even a PU with a 10,000 lb. gvw towing a travel trailer for the purpose of delivering to an RV dealer is a commercial vehicle. A motorhome that is towing a trailer with commercial goods is a commercial vehicle. There are grey areas. If a motorhome is used as a portable sales office it could be considered a commercial vehicle So having one of those Class 8 truck conversions is NOT a commercial vehicle until it is used commercially.
I did not mention that the driver would be subject to random drug testing. All in all one huge hassle.
Moisheh
