State vehicle tag weight ratings

[CUMMINZ]

Are local weight station troopers serious about RVs going thru weigh stations and are you guys purchasing tags enough to cover your entire GVCWs?

 

[klenger]

According to my tags, my truck is rated for exactly 00000 lbs. I do not stop at the scales.

 

[KBalzuweit]

Personal RV'ers are still exempt while on vacation. Toters, persons delivering new RV's from factory to dealer or dealer to dealer, are required to go through as well as have their US DOT certifications in place. If you are towing a trailer that is hauling goods or services for any other business purpose are also required to cross. This is because it is a for hire endeavor. Trailers in excess off 10,001 pounds GVW require a class B drivers license. Hope this helps the confusion I created on my thread. AL

Thats not really correct, some states are just weight specific. If you are over you you should pull in. Do they chase you down if you have an RV not usually but they can. As far as weight of trailer being over 10000 pounds, you do not need a class b. I have a c (26000) my truck is 10500 gvw so I can pull up to a 15500 gvw legally. Now if I ran a med duty with a 26000 gvw I can not go over a 10000 gvw trailer. Now private rv's are exempt from all of this weight stuff. The really stupid one is that a guy can drive a 50000 pound bus style rv with air brakes and have a reg. class d license!!

 

[TRLRTRSH]

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Guys, Just goes to show all states are different in some way, My 03 has a GVW of 9900#, state says I have to license it for 12,000#, just their way of getting more money out of folks.

RV's not required to stop at weigh stations anywhere on the west coast that I'm aware of.

Also in Washington one may drive a 50,000# bus RV with no endorsement on the license, BUT IF YOU WANT TO DRIVE a motorcycle you need an endorsement..... go figure :-{}

 

[RollOver_Pete]

I've been in the process of starting a new "service" in order to service my equipment as well as equipment owned by others. I'll be pulling "my" service trailer with a gvwr of 11. 000lbs. In order to "service" my equipment, I've been made to apply for a motor carrier permit, a C. A. number and join in the B. I. T program which is run by the CHP. I now have to run across any open weigh station while pulling my service trailer. For all of this time and money that has been extorted from me, I'll get a shiny little sticker to put in my windshield every 3 months if I keep my log books up and my brakes good and tight :-laf .

 

[abdiver]

I had a nice excavating company had 2 10 whl dumps and a bobtail 4 backhoes & 3 Dozers and a Septic pumper truck) Septic tank pumping service also one 3/4 ton service truck and 3 3/4 ton pickups. The B. I. T program way the final straw sold half of my equipt parked the rest ( I now use the equipt to make improvements on my property. AND the FEDS and State of Cal don't get any more money from me and I don't have the headaces. Speaking of headaces I also employed 9 people plus helped support the dealerships Insurance companies and my local Bank. Plus now I don't have every local school and non profits asking me for donations every couple of weeks.

 

[GAmes]

I now have to run across any open weigh station while pulling my service trailer.

What are you pulling the trailer with? Every weigh station I see in CA says "NO PICKUPS"

 

[cwsoules]

If you are a RV owner in CA and tow a trailer there are some requirements you must meet if you tow a rig that has a GVWR more than 10K and less than 15K you must have a para 41 endorsement on your drivers license. This means you have to take a special written test like some commercial truck drivers must take. If the GVWR is over 15K I believe that they want you to demonstrate that you can properly tow your RV in addition to taking the test.