[AT] OT: Truck USDOT number

[Jeff & Ginny Pomije]

One other interesting part is the definition of 'Commercial'.  For 
example, say my buddy wants to buy a tractor from a guy across the state 
line.  He does not have a vehicle large enough to haul the tractor home 
so he asks me if I'll do it and he'll pay my gas.  The paying my gas or 
any exchange of money makes it a commercial trip.  I would need a DOT 
number and everything that goes along with it to stay legal.

Jeff Pomije

On 10/19/2013 2:23 PM, Mike wrote:
> Welcome to US politics Tom, everyone needs to have their hand in the
> cookie jar. Efficiency be damned.
>
> Mike M
>
> On 10/18/2013 7:34 PM, Tom wrote:
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Steve W. <swilliams268 at frontier.com>
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Cc:
>>> Sent: Saturday, 19 October 2013 11:54 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] OT: Truck USDOT number
>>>
>>> T om 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.
>>>
>> "The DOT number will be used to track citations for unsafe vehicles,
>> traffic violations, and accidents" No plates in Washington State! :-)
>>
>> One wonders at the existence of state laws in this regard, uniformity through
>> federal law would have to be better, of course state revenue gathering would
>> take a hit, and that would never do.:-(
>>
>> Tom
>>
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