I heard that one has to get an inspection for TT's over a certain weight, is that true? Do ya'll in other states have to get an inpection?

Yes it's true and yes it is in Louisiana as well now

If over 4,500 lbs (I think) you have to have current inspection before you can register it. Same as our cars and trucks. New requirement this year to get registration. Inspection has been required for years but not enforced. Now you have no choice. But not much to it. Checked tires, lights, and that it had a breakaway switch (did not check to see if it worked, just that it was there). Did not even check that the brakes worked.

There is an exception to the inspection. If you are living in the trailer and it does not go traveling, you can get a waiver to the inspection. Found that out when I asked them when they started making you get the trailer inspected before you could get the new license tag.

BB_TX wrote:If over 4,500 lbs (I think) you have to have current inspection before you can register it. Same as our cars and trucks. New requirement this year to get registration. Inspection has been required for years but not enforced. Now you have no choice. But not much to it. Checked tires, lights, and that it had a breakaway switch (did not check to see if it worked, just that it was there). Did not even check that the brakes worked.BB_TX,What kind of trailer did you get inspected, where, and how long ago? We had the pre-registration inspection done on our fifth wheel in Polk County, TX, in September. Lights, breakaway mechanism, tires and other equipment were checked... then I had to drive the rig with the inspector in the passenger seat and run it through a brake test on a marked stretch of pavement. The rig had to stop within "X" number of feet from a specified speed (I don't remember the speed or distance).Rob

Mine is a 35' 5er and was inspected in Collin County, TX.

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CavemanCharlie
Explorer III
Dec 21, 2015
Mickey_D wrote:
I got mine done not long after the inspection mess started and it was a little bit of a cluster. Most places do not want to inspect a trailer due to not having the room (and just making $7) but a sticker stop down the road agreed to do it. The inspector checked the lights and tires but no clue how to check the brakes but had me drive around the block to see that it actually would stop (how did she think I got it there without crashing?). I also got my equipment trailer with surge brakes inspected there and they were so confused by then that they just checked the lights and said it was good. I hope it gets smoother as time goes on, but with the way it is structured I don't have a lot of hope. A lot of the shops that used to do inspections are not doing them anymore and the ones that are have long lines. Guess it will end up with a couple of places where you get in line at 5:00 in the morning and hope you get through that day... Gotta love the Texas Legislature mucking things up again.

Trailer would stop without brakes even if they didn't work we long as the tow vehicles brakes worked. Stopping distances would be longer though.
Mickey_D
Explorer
Dec 21, 2015
I got mine done not long after the inspection mess started and it was a little bit of a cluster. Most places do not want to inspect a trailer due to not having the room (and just making $7) but a sticker stop down the road agreed to do it. The inspector checked the lights and tires but no clue how to check the brakes but had me drive around the block to see that it actually would stop (how did she think I got it there without crashing?). I also got my equipment trailer with surge brakes inspected there and they were so confused by then that they just checked the lights and said it was good. I hope it gets smoother as time goes on, but with the way it is structured I don't have a lot of hope. A lot of the shops that used to do inspections are not doing them anymore and the ones that are have long lines. Guess it will end up with a couple of places where you get in line at 5:00 in the morning and hope you get through that day... Gotta love the Texas Legislature mucking things up again.
Atlee
Explorer II
Dec 20, 2015
Annual inspection required in Virginia.

Also in Virginia, one can get a permanent trailer plate or renew it annually. The permanent trailer plate costs roughly 3 times what an annual renewal costs.

If you might be changing trailers within 3 years, it's best to just do it annually. By the forth year, it's cheaper.

Also by the way, one can get a personalized permanent trailer plate also.
coolbreeze01
Explorer
Dec 19, 2015
Texas is an excellent state to check RV's. I wish Boeing Aircraft were checked in Texas.

My fares would be so much cheaper.
CavemanCharlie
Explorer III
Dec 19, 2015
CavemanCharlie wrote:
No inspection in MN except for anything. Except for big trucks weighing over 280000 pounds.

Trailers under 3000 pounds now get a one time sticker and are not even required to have a license plate.

Oops. I got a extra 0 in there. lol
Houston_Remodel
Explorer
Dec 19, 2015
If they transplanted my trailer to a different county a few hunnert miles away, lets wait to see if they get the inspection requirement right this time.
BB_TX
Nomad
Dec 19, 2015
Houston Remodeler wrote:
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Next time I'll do it by mail and skip the inspection.

If the state computer says you have to have inspection, mail (or on-line) will not let you bypass it.
Bigbird65
Explorer
Dec 19, 2015
Houston Remodeler wrote:
The folks at my local DMV office wouldn't let me register my single axle box trailer without inspection. For some reason two of my 5 veehickles came up in different counties so I had to go into the DMV to correct the error and get the true county listed on the registration form. The Texas website wouldn't let me change it. Next time I'll do it by mail and skip the inspection.

The new 2 step one sticker system in Texas started March 1 2015. I can't understand why you had to have an inspection for your trailer. I have a 6' X 10' utility trailer which has a GVWR of 2990 pounds. Single axle, no brakes just like yours. I registered it in July 2015 without needing to get an inspection.
CavemanCharlie
Explorer III
Dec 18, 2015
No inspection in MN except for anything. Except for big trucks weighing over 280000 pounds.

Trailers under 3000 pounds now get a one time sticker and are not even required to have a license plate.
sargetom203
Explorer
Dec 18, 2015
In Pa. there is state inspection of all trailers. It has been a law here for more years than I can remember. Every year we must get the inspection done which covers all aspects of safety (brakes, break-away switch, all lights, tires), and there is a sticker placed on the front left window which is checked in traffic stops,etc. I feel that the propane system should also be checked for leaks, but that has never been discussed.