silverthunderroad05
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has anyone heard of it being a law that if your weight of truck and camper exceed 10000 pounds you have to have a usdot sticker..any info would be helpful..
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Wills250psd
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in NC recreational vehicles are exempt, I have a good friend that is a DMV officer
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sch911
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Yes there is such a DOT law. But it's only for commercial vehicles, not for RV's. When we do trailer tow testing for any vehicle that has a GCWR over 10K we must be DOT compliant. So even a little ole Jeep Grand Cherokee trailer tow test requires inspections, log books, etc....
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KenandPamfromMI
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As far as I know, that is for commercial vehicles. I have several company vans/trucks...one of which is a cube over that weight....got hit with a ticket 2 years ago for no DOT numbers....Just to be clear...commercial meaning that if the TOW vehicle has advertising on it...you will be checked, even pulling a TT.
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K Charles
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If you don't have commercial plates DOT doesn't have anything to do with an RV
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silverthunderroad05
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well i was told about it from a man that has a cattle farm and he said he had to get it.....im thinking he did because of making money and his farm is a business
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silverthunderroad05
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thanks the info was helpful..
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Swanny59
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State of CA limits towing a travel trailer to a GVWR of 10,000 lbs and a 5th wheel is limited to a GVWR of 15,000 lbs with a Basic class C license when towing is not for compensation. Trailers and 5th wheels exceeding the above mentioned GVWR's require a Noncommercial Class A License. Also A driver must have a fifth-wheel recreational trailer endorsement added to his/her Class C driver license to pull a fifth-wheel recreational trailer over 10,000 lbs., but not over 15,000 lbs. GVWR, which is not used for hire. This endorsement is not required if the driver has a commercial or noncommercial Class A driver license.
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skipnchar
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State governments will be the governing agency for non commercial vehicles.
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Dennis M M
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Nope, DOT requirements are strictly commercial, privately operated RVs are exempt. Depending on the state and weight you may need a different class of license instead of a normal operators license.
BTW we weigh 38,000 lbs, no DOT ID of any kind and we do not stop at scales.
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