US DOT Numbers

mich800 wrote:

badercubed wrote:

transamz9 wrote:

dodge guy wrote:

mpierce wrote:
1. You are out of state.
2. You have a "ladder rack" on the truck.
3. Sounds like you "carry a ladder to the work site for work"
4. Toolbox in the back.
5. 5th wheel hitch in back.

And, you think the cop is stupid for stopping you? Looks to me like he was doing his job!

Looks to me like you need DOT numbers! Ladder rack, with a ladder used for work, out of state, going to a job.

Sure sounds like a work vehicle to me, EVEN if it is registered as a private vehicle.

The USE of the vehicle is what is important, NOT how it is registered or owned.

It wouldn`t matter if he was collecting ladders for a personal ladder collection. if the truck is registered to a private person and used as transportation it is not commercial.

So some of you are saying that anyone that goes to work with a briefcase and laptop in their car is considered commercial and needs a DOT#....don`t think so!

If that vehicle belongs to the company and has a GVWR of 10,001# or a combo with combined GVWR of 10,001# then yes. The gray area the judge has to decide is if the truck being in his name and not his company's name warrants it to be considered Commercial. IDK how the pro fisherman have their trucks titled but the are commercial trucks because they use them for profit. The OP was possibly using his truck for his company that makes money for it's services.

If our suit and ties at my work were driving an F350 company truck then they would have to have the numbers and all the other stuff even though they just haul pins and laptops.;)

Exactly. We aren't talking about a Ford Fusion, we are talking about a F350.

So pretty much any RV'r that is in a skilled trade is screwed. Hardly seems like the intention unless revenue at all costs is the desired outcome.

Really and truthfully if they (DOT) wanted to push it, the full timers that work out of their RV's would have numbers on their doors.

If you work for a company that goes out of town and you have them pay for your site so you can stay in your RV instead of a hotel then I'm going to say that you may run into a LEO that might cite you. If you own the company then yes you are probably going to get cited.

If you are heading to the campground , family in the truck on vacation then you should be good to go. Now if you have a name or something on the door of the truck while doing this then you may get hassled. There are a lot of gray areas in the commercial world, believe me I deal with them every day in my job.