anyone apply for the USDOT #'s yet (Michigan)

[whiterocket5.9]

last tiem i got pulled over i got a warning for no inspection sticker and was told to keep it at 55 or under because i have d plates i did get the ticket for 78 in a 55.....98 bucks. thats been about the 3-4th tiem ived been pulled over with this truck and he was the only cop that said anything like that. 55mph hell i hardly do 65......just another way for them to get money from us.

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[Buck08]

In Iowa If truck is over 10001gvw and trailer is over 26000 you have to have a class A cdl. I got mine with a 92 dually and a dual tandem gooseneck. Legally the same as a 18 wheeler. If truck is over 10001 gvw you have to have identafication on truck, dot #, fire ext, annual inspection, safety triangles, all for most duallys personal or not!! A bunch of bull---- if you ask me. Thats why we have no more duallys.

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[IC-Smoke]

Originally Posted by I-6DZL

What a crock of sh!t. I personally don't want my truck covered with a ton of stickers unless they're my choice. Where'd ya have to go and how much $$ we talkin ? What if a person already has a CDL we still need 'em ?

To sign up for your # I called the state police (the number they gave on the letter from "State of Michigan Traffic Safety Devision" and got my MICHIGAN DOT # then they are going to mail a pin # that I have to go to a website (listed below) to sign up and make my Michigan # a USDOT#..... just a bunch of crap!

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Go To: safersys.org and click on "FMCSA Registration & Updates"

Originally Posted by Oldfart

I told Brian this was coming,it will soon be anything with dual's on the back. The wife and i are just starting to shop for a new trailer. 36-48FT gooseneck inclosed car trailer with living quators(camper) and my understanding we will have to have the DOT stickers.Just another way for the man to steal from the U.S. worker. I wish i was born a mexican,id have it made here.

Oh yeah you'll need one! because your going to a Race/horse show/dyno etc... you have the potential to make money and gain profit youre just like a big rig (not exactly but you get the point)

Im not sure about the Duallies but you go off the door sticker on your truck. My 2006 (Std cab long bed) has a GVWR of 9000lbs so you guys with the 6 wheels will be over the 10,001 GVWR for sure

Im just going to run the DOT# and "NOT FOR HIRE" at the bottom of the doors.

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1990 W350 LE 4x4 std cab auto Project Restoration
2001 2500 4x4 3rd gen head, Twin Turbo, DTT trans, Monster pump
2006 2500 4x4 Smarty JR, H2's B&W, AFE stage 1, 5" FBD exhaust

[I-6DZL]

Originally Posted by IC-Smoke

To sign up for your # I called the state police (the number they gave on the letter from "State of Michigan Traffic Safety Devision" and got my MICHIGAN DOT # then they are going to mail a pin # that I have to go to a website (listed below) to sign up and make my Michigan # a USDOT#..... just a bunch of crap!

No cost
Go To: safersys.org and click on "FMCSA Registration & Updates"




Oh yeah you'll need one! because your going to a Race/horse show/dyno etc... you have the potential to make money and gain profit youre just like a big rig (not exactly but you get the point)

Im not sure about the Duallies but you go off the door sticker on your truck. My 2006 (Std cab long bed) has a GVWR of 9000lbs so you guys with the 6 wheels will be over the 10,001 GVWR for sure

Im just going to run the DOT# and "NOT FOR HIRE" at the bottom of the doors.

Does the "not for hire" have to be of a certain size? Get it as small as possible and green in color on your truck Ian LOL

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[IC-Smoke]

haha I wish, I wont put em on the green truck only the silver and our two others that apply with the rules.

they have to be visible from 50' away and on the drivers/passenger doors

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1990 W350 LE 4x4 std cab auto Project Restoration
2001 2500 4x4 3rd gen head, Twin Turbo, DTT trans, Monster pump
2006 2500 4x4 Smarty JR, H2's B&W, AFE stage 1, 5" FBD exhaust

[I-6DZL]

Originally Posted by IC-Smoke

haha I wish, I wont put em on the green truck only the silver and our two others that apply with the rules.

they have to be visible from 50' away and on the drivers/passenger doors

Them bastards ruin everything

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[Ern2124]

My truck is licensed for 20k combination weight. I have B plates on it. But yet to hear anything about usdot #'s on it in wv.

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[busyfixin]

they told us last year, that we only needed the dot numbers,name,hometown, when hauling produce, or tractors/shakers/forklift/etc for farm use. if hauling a personal truck/jeep/lumber/whatever else we dont need the stickers. all the farmers up here just have them on magnets that go on when hauling farm specific stuff.

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1998 ext. cab, long box, 4x4,12v, south bend FE, #100 plate, twins, 6" stacks, 325 toyo MT's, leveling spacers

[dieseltracks]

Don't mean to in, but I don't believe you need them (DOT #'s)if ur not hauling commercially (ie, for hire, getting paid, or hauling for profit) even though you are over 10,000 #'s. If you have it registered as a company/commercial vehicle, or are for hire, then YES. If it's ur personal vehicle, the NO. Maybe this will help. Registration & Assistance: USDOT Number/Operating Authority - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Go to the Help me Register box and click on the Step-by-Step Registration Guide

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[IC-Smoke]

Originally Posted by dieseltracks

Don't mean to in, but I don't believe you need them (DOT #'s)if ur not hauling commercially (ie, for hire, getting paid, or hauling for profit) even though you are over 10,000 #'s. If you have it registered as a company/commercial vehicle, or are for hire, then YES. If it's ur personal vehicle, the NO. Maybe this will help. Registration & Assistance: USDOT Number/Operating Authority - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Go to the Help me Register box and click on the Step-by-Step Registration Guide

the new kick is if there is potential for gain you need the numbers. so horse /cattle pullers need em, in my situation I could win money for a truck pull or whatever.... but your right you can fight it if your hauling for yourself.

we have a non profit organization and it effects our 15 passenger van as well as the dump truck and my 06 2500.

I recieved the PIN number to sign up for the USDOT # so Im good to go, I just need to letter up the vehicles.

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1990 W350 LE 4x4 std cab auto Project Restoration
2001 2500 4x4 3rd gen head, Twin Turbo, DTT trans, Monster pump
2006 2500 4x4 Smarty JR, H2's B&W, AFE stage 1, 5" FBD exhaust

[dieseltracks]

the new kick is if there is potential for gain you need the numbers. so horse /cattle pullers need em, in my situation I could win money for a truck pull or whatever.... but your right you can fight it if your hauling for yourself.

Yeah, that's the bad part about it, sometimes it's just the officer's interpatation (sp?) of the law. They're trying to crack down on guys hauling their race cars around here. They say if you win money when you race, then you are considered a Commercial Carrier. I almost got throwed in jail in Ohio over the race car haulin deal one night by arguing with the so called officer.

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[busyfixin]

thats absurd. i havent heard of any naziism like that around here. only if you are hauling commercial. or if its for monetary gain, like ian said. when we haul a tractor to a dealer for repair, we are doing it to gain a better crop which in turn makes money. so basically anything business related we need the numbers. when we arent hauling fruit and such, we hang the magnets in the shop.

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