Clear As Mud-Towing Legalities

[Doug Blackley]

Originally Posted by sportsfan

Jim Powers is right, the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing! I do have a class A CDL so that is not the issue.My problem is registered weight.I was told by a NJ state trooper that the truck registration had to carry the combined weight (like a commercial vehicle). But when I went to my local DMV office I was told I can't do it that way.

States with OBD-II emissions testing won't allow you to register at a higher gvw than the oem certified it for if it was not already exempt from testing.