1 ton Dually Pickup Owners Question

D and A plus 6 wrote:
I am thinking about upgrading from a f250 to a f350 Dually. I was told it was a federal law that they are treat like a road tractor/semi, and must keep log book, CDL, med card, dot number on side of truck et. My friend was pulling a 5th wheel livestock trailer, got pulled over in a neighboring state and received several tickets because he didn't have any of this.
I've seen several duallies pulling travel trailers and dont see dot numbers on the side of their trucks, What the difference or what do you do not to get bothered?

Thanks for any info?

Your friend must have been hauling for pay (commercial use), in which case, YES, he should have followed all the commercial rules.
I had a one ton dually standard cab long bed Dodge CTD several years ago. I registered it for 14,000 lbs. GVW, and was towing a 32 foot triple slide fifth wheel, through Montana, Idaho, Washington, California, Oregon, Utah, and Nevada. No problems.
I hauled hay locally for our horses with it as well, no problems.
The difference is whether the truck is for hire or not for hire.
Not for hire trucks will not be bothered by the DOT.