[AT] OT: Truck USDOT number

[charlie hill]

I'm not up to date on this so I might be wrong but I think in NC
it is required if you operate "for hire" as opposed to a contractor
or farmer using the truck to move his own materials and equipment
and if you go outside the state.

I owned and operated a tractor trailer for hire for 2 years back in the
70's, sold it and went back to school and never knew I was supposed
to pay federal road use tax until about a year later when I heard some
of my trucker buddies talking.  Never heard a word out of it.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Steve W.
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 6:54 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] OT: Truck USDOT number

Tom wrote:
> Curiosity lead to the site FMCSA where it said:
>
> "Companies that operate commercial vehicles transporting passengers or
> hauling cargo in interstate commerce must be registered with the FMCSA
> and must have a USDOT Number. Also, commercial intrastate hazardous
> materials carriers who haul quantities requiring a safety permit must
> register for a USDOT Number. The USDOT Number serves as a unique
> identifier when collecting and monitoring a company's safety information
>  acquired during audits, compliance reviews, crash investigations, and
> inspections."
>
> You say you're not licensed for interstate so why the DOT #? Do you haul 
> hazardous materials in bulk?
>
> Tom
>





Washington State requires the number not the FMCSA

Types of vehicles that must have a DOT number

If you operate any of the following commercial vehicles within
Washington State, you must get a DOT number and display it on the vehicle:

Commercial motor vehicles with Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of
16,001 pounds or more.

Combinations of commercial motor vehicles including a towed unit with a
GVWR of 10,000 pounds or more and having a total GVWR of 16,001 pounds
or more.

Commercial motor vehicles of any size used in the transportation of
placarded hazardous materials.

Commercial motor vehicles designed to transport 16 or more passengers,
including the driver.

Private school buses of any weight or size.

And what they use it for.

How DOT numbers improve safety:

The DOT number will be used to track citations for unsafe vehicles,
traffic violations, and accidents. The data collected will be used to
establish safety ratings that the Washington State Patrol will use to
perform compliance reviews on businesses identified as higher risk. If a
review is unsatisfactory, the DOT number will be placed out of service
and all the registrations for vehicles listed under that number will be
cancelled.




-- 
Steve W.
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