apportion plates

[HullD]

Do I need apportion plates for a 3500 dually with a 3 car trailer registered at but not above 26000 traveling out of state?

 

[HBarlow]

Do I need apportion plates for a 3500 dually with a 3 car trailer registered at but not above 26000 traveling out of state?

No, at weights between 10,000# and 26,000# you are commercial and must keep a log book, follow hours of service rules, stop at scales, have a driver physical, reflectors, fire extinguisher, commercial vehicle inspection sticker, $1 M liability, etc, but apportioned plates are not required.



Harvey

 

[jelag]

HBarlow is correct... ... However you might be asked to purchase a trip permit for each state you travel through.....

Apportioned plates spread around you money based on your travel through those states... based on a per mile bases and the overall mileage you travel a year...

For us... it's less expensive to have apportioned plates on 1 of our smaller trucks than to pay the trip permit costs to travel through those states and Canada..... For example, a trip permit from ID to Edmonton Canada from Spokane WA requires a trip permit for ID, BC, and Alberta..... the apportioned plate and the record keeping over the year is more cost effective than the 24 trip permits... . 2 trips per month x 12 months...

Not all states require trip permits under 26K lbs... but some do... .

Hope this helps... .

 

[HullD]

nys dmv says I need apportion plates not because of weight but because of how many axels.

So I asked if I need aportion plates for my 1500 series pickup pulling my twin axel snowmobile trailer with my lawn mower inside to my house in new jersy and their answer was yes.

 

[MMeier]

HBarlow is correct... ... However you might be asked to purchase a trip permit for each state you travel through.....



Apportioned plates spread around you money based on your travel through those states... based on a per mile bases and the overall mileage you travel a year...



For us... it's less expensive to have apportioned plates on 1 of our smaller trucks than to pay the trip permit costs to travel through those states and Canada..... For example, a trip permit from ID to Edmonton Canada from Spokane WA requires a trip permit for ID, BC, and Alberta..... the apportioned plate and the record keeping over the year is more cost effective than the 24 trip permits... . 2 trips per month x 12 months...



Not all states require trip permits under 26K lbs... but some do... .



Hope this helps... .

Jim, how much are the trip permits and how many miles per trip?

 

[GAmes]

Jim, how much are the trip permits and how many miles per trip?

The only states I've had to buy them in are AZ and NM. NM is a flat rate per mile in the state and AZ goes by weight/mile. I suspect you could find the rates by googling their DOT websites.