dot compliance

Chris1529 · 12-06-2009, 08:31 AM

If you put a DOT# on your pickup, how much do you think you should up your liability insurance?

What if you have that DOT# on there and get in a wreck? Then an ambulance chasing attorney is going to jump right and say you are a commercial vehicle and try to treat you like a semi truck. this could happen if you are towing, or just taking your tow vehicle out to get a gallon of milk!

i read the rules for the 10,001# trailer the way rob petrie does. if the gvw of the towed vehicle is 10,001 or more, you need a class a cdl.

but my feeling is that if no one is paying you to haul the vehicle, you aren't commercial.
you could be taking you dually out to the local casino with the possibility of winnning money also. do you need to stop at a weigh station on the way there too?

12-06-2009, 08:31 AM	#15
Chris1529 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,366 Likes: 6 Liked 70 Times in 29 Posts	Re: dot compliance If you put a DOT# on your pickup, how much do you think you should up your liability insurance? What if you have that DOT# on there and get in a wreck? Then an ambulance chasing attorney is going to jump right and say you are a commercial vehicle and try to treat you like a semi truck. this could happen if you are towing, or just taking your tow vehicle out to get a gallon of milk! i read the rules for the 10,001# trailer the way rob petrie does. if the gvw of the towed vehicle is 10,001 or more, you need a class a cdl. but my feeling is that if no one is paying you to haul the vehicle, you aren't commercial. you could be taking you dually out to the local casino with the possibility of winnning money also. do you need to stop at a weigh station on the way there too? __________________ Chris Bowman The Mountain State Mustang 1984 Mustang GT350