DOT & State Nuances of a 4500-5500?.
I don’t see Class A’s having to pull into the scales, but have noticed a few heavier than 14k GVWR ‘pickups’ with a DOT number posted on front doors... Oregon is even considering smog checks on visiti...
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mr_andyj wrote:
If a vehicle is owned by a business, not an individual, then it is a commercial vehicle where I live and you must go through the weigh station, even for a Honda Accord, DOT numbers on the side or not, doesn't matter.
I drove quite a bit in Georgia and did not see any weight stations?
Check the maps and seems you guys have 8 stations in whole state and all of them are placed on secondary roads, so driving main roads I could never see them. I can only wonder what is the purpose?
In California you will not be able to enter any bigger city without crossing DOT station and quite often they set temporary stations even on farmers roads.
Do they put different lettering on plates for private and commercial use?
