Going out of state without a DOT number

Yes you need a DOT number. There are very few states that don't require it and your home state is one of those.

Oh and if that truck has a GVWR over 26K it requires a CDL to drive it. The license requirement is based on the factory GVWR. NOT what you register it for.

Same with the trailer.

Right. I guess I am stuck needing a DOT number. Are those hard to get?

No, actually , the sticker on the door says 25,650 lbs. I registered it for 26k.

Not really, just paperwork. You can do it right from the site I linked. Either online or with paper.

Must be one of the lighter versions. What does it scale empty?

Nope, really easy if you follow the link. You can register online. If I have your business plan correct you will be FMCSA classed as an Interstate Motor Carrier & For-hire Property Carrier.

Once your in the system they will set up an appointment to come inspect your vehicles and records. Then they will track you for about 3-4 months or so. If you do OK during that time period they will leave you pretty much alone after that. Just make sure you have EVERYTHING ready before they inspect. That can be a PIA if your missing a piece of paperwork.

Must be one of the lighter duty trucks then. What does it scale empty with you in the seat and full of fuel? Not that it really matters, once it has a DOT number and it's being operated under a business heading it will need a CDL driver anyway.

Thanks, I think that I should get started.

It is a 1996 GMC Topkick dump truck, empty weight about 12,500 with the fuel and driver. 25,650 GVWR. So that gives me about 13k actual weight capacity.

Yes.

You mean, like, registrations and insurances and safety stickers?

Yeah. 12,500 empty with driver and fuel. 13k cargo capacity.

I do not have a CDL, but I employ a person with a CDL who knows how to operate that stuff.

Plus license copies, medical certificate copies, drug test clearances, business paperwork showing all the insurance and ownership details. If you have employees they will want to see the payroll records to make sure you're in compliance with all the federal regulations for all employees and not hiding someone from them. Follow that link and it will show you all you need to know and what you need to have on file for compliance.

What happened to you getting your CDL? Just remember as the owner of the company YOU are responsible regardless of who is operating the equipment.

Lots of transport companies are owned by people with no CDL

True. I was just asking if he was still working on his or decided to become a business owner.

Either way he is still the responsible party for operational requirements under the law.

On 6/4/2012 6:51 PM, Steve W. wrote: ...

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He already was (a business, that is) and one doesn't preclude the other.

Guessing, while it's fun to play and clearly he does, it's become apparent to Iggy his time is more valuable in admin and policy role as opposed to labor. (And, if he's going to make a real business, that's probably the way it should be. The local equivalent here in the scrap business has become quite successful and altho he still works (at somewhere between 70 and 75) at the dirty end because he enjoys doing it and doesn't know different, the help are the ones who spend all day w/ the torches over the winter while he's either in the cabin or delivering. He does have CDL and does do a lot of driving still as he makes a lot of deals on the road, though. But, there's not a local large market here as where Iggy is located--100 miles is just the next little farm town out here and it's 300 or so to the markets, not just down the street.

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The driver is the final authority - and ultimately the one responsible for "operating" the vehicle -HE gets charged for running without permit, running overloaded, running without insurance, whatever, just like HE is the one that gets nailed for speeding, missing a stop sign, or whatever.

I failed the driving test. Right now I have a CDL driver, and I have not yet found time to go for another test.

Yeah that happens. Did they tell you what you did wrong? Get in more practice.

Yes, I went over the red line in the parking lot. Entirely my fault.