Nevada trip permit

Tom Turner · 04-11-2010, 03:15 PM

I talked to the motor carrier enforcement officer from Nevada DOV last week regarding this issue and their intention to stop every dually pickup towing a white box and ask them if they have purchased a permit (let's face it; they are ALL over 10,000lbs combined weight) and he said; "If you race for a living, if the driver of the rig is on company payroll, if the rig is registered to a company or a corp, if the truck, motorhome, or trailer is wrapped in corporate ID or logos, then you need a permit. It seemed that his main peeve had to do with the professional racers with obvious corporate ID all over their rigs travelling thru Nevada claiming to be "Joe hobby racer". on a non apportioned or motorhome license.

All this being said; remember that Nevada has no scales and does their enforcement with rolling units but if your rig has corporate ID all over the sides, don't be shocked if they stop you. I think some of the larger rigs with no lettering may also be targeted (possible paranoia on my part) but the obvious hobby racer is probably safe. It's just another revenue stream for the state in my opinion.

You can go to the NevadaDOV website and look under motor carriers for their point list but if you read it the way that I do, everyone towing a box not registered in Nevada needs a permit. By the way, the permit is good for 24 hours. Nice huh?

04-11-2010, 03:15 PM	#1
Tom Turner Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lake Tapps, Washington Posts: 137 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Nevada trip permit I talked to the motor carrier enforcement officer from Nevada DOV last week regarding this issue and their intention to stop every dually pickup towing a white box and ask them if they have purchased a permit (let's face it; they are ALL over 10,000lbs combined weight) and he said; "If you race for a living, if the driver of the rig is on company payroll, if the rig is registered to a company or a corp, if the truck, motorhome, or trailer is wrapped in corporate ID or logos, then you need a permit. It seemed that his main peeve had to do with the professional racers with obvious corporate ID all over their rigs travelling thru Nevada claiming to be "Joe hobby racer". on a non apportioned or motorhome license. All this being said; remember that Nevada has no scales and does their enforcement with rolling units but if your rig has corporate ID all over the sides, don't be shocked if they stop you. I think some of the larger rigs with no lettering may also be targeted (possible paranoia on my part) but the obvious hobby racer is probably safe. It's just another revenue stream for the state in my opinion. You can go to the NevadaDOV website and look under motor carriers for their point list but if you read it the way that I do, everyone towing a box not registered in Nevada needs a permit. By the way, the permit is good for 24 hours. Nice huh?