JIMNLIN wrote:
(quote=jmramiller)
A direct quote from 10 ton's post " In the case of a private use pickup, it can only be registered for it's Fed label". This is not the only time he contridicts himself in the post. He also states that an insurance claim can be denied for being "overweight" which is absolutely incorrect.
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Texas 502 registration regs
(quote)Sec. 502.055. DETERMINATION OF WEIGHT. (a) The weight, net weight, or gross weight of a vehicle, as determined by the department, is the correct weight for registration purposes, regardless of any other purported weight of the vehicle.
(b) The department may require an applicant for registration under this chapter to provide the department with evidence of:
(1) the manufacturer's rated carrying capacity for the vehicle;
(2) the nominal tonnage rating of the vehicle;
(3) the gross weight rating of the vehicle; or
(4) any combination of information described in Subdivisions (1)-(3).
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 625, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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10 ton was correct just as he was about buying more weight for commercial use and private pickup. looks like you need some input from casper or some one that is familiar with your own state of TX registration regs as your knowledge is .... zero. If you knew anything about "commercial insurance" you would know that a violation of FMCSRs can and will lead to insurance dening coverage in case of a accident involving overweight issues. Like I told wadcutter if you want to trash talk I'll respond in kind. Your choice.
Your still blowing smoke trying to discreadit 10 tons comments and ingnoring the fed reg I posted about "missing GVWR placard". The 390.5 reg just proves the legality of the door tag which is what this thread is about.
Fed regs regarding door tag and how your/my state enforces those regs for a combined combo would be a better thread topic as too many are clueless about their owns state enforcement of those fed regs involving door tag issues and a combined combo. Also some, as you and others think, that my state enforces door tag as your state. Not so. I certainly wouldn't take someone claiming to be a LEO on a RV web advice over what your own state LEO.
The door tag GVWR in my state is used for commercial combined plates above 26k and axle capacity not covered in our max axle loads allowed/bridge law. Door tag GVWR is not used on the non commercial side in OK, which includes RVs, for a combined combo. In fact their is no gvwr on a oklahoma registration unless its for commercial purposes.
Door tag GAWRs/tire caps apply in my state for commercial combined combo. They also apply for non commercial combined combo which include RVs.
Notice the word "may". It does not say "must" or "can not" anywhere in the regs you qouted. When I registered my private truck I asked how much weight I could register for and the answer was as much as I am willing to pay for - period. If you can register your truck above the "Fed Label" (which they allowed in my case and have allowed as a practice for many years) then 10 Ton is wrong. 10 Ton did not say you "may" have to provide documentation proving the weight you are requesting does not exceed the Fed label. What he did say was "it can only be registered for it's Fed label". If he is referring to the sticker on the inside of the door then he is wrong. The fact is Texas will allow you to register above that number or below it for that matter.
As far as the "Fed Label" goes - it states on the sticker that the listed weights are valid only for the truck as it was shipped from the maker. The very first mod done to the truck makes the sticker obsolete. In my case the "label" on my truck reflects a SRW configuration. My truck is no longer a SRW truck. The Sticker on my truck no longer in any way reflects (not that is ever did) my trucks capabilities.
Again you would like us to believe that every professional expert on this forum is wrong and you alone are correct. You must really love that fantasy world you live in.
My father always told me that only an idiot argues with an idiot. I believe by his definition continuing this dialoge would make me an idiot.
