DOT police going to Charlotte

HR9121 · 04-19-2011, 12:51 PM

We are loggers here in nc so we deal with this crap every day. In this state the tow vehicle must be registered with weighted tags to the combined weight of the tow vehicle and trailer. You can get weighted tags as heavy as you want to pay for but if they are more than the gvwr of the vehicle you will be ticketed to the gvwr. Also I have noticed a couple in the past having 2 or 3 drums of gas stowed inside their trailers, according to federal law if you have the capacity of more than 119 gallons you must have cdl license with a hazmat endorsement and the trailer must be placarded on 4 sides. This one you should be aware of it doesn't matter if the drums are empty you would tickets and put out of service. NC is broke like many other states and have stepped up their DOT enforcement over the last several years including ticketing offshore fishermen with the really nice boats for not having oversize load permits( anything over 8.5 feet wide). This is our state's way of adding to you guys enhancements. James

04-19-2011, 12:51 PM	#26
HR9121 Live Reporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 3,467 Likes: 146 Liked 3,363 Times in 731 Posts	Re: DOT police going to Charlotte We are loggers here in nc so we deal with this crap every day. In this state the tow vehicle must be registered with weighted tags to the combined weight of the tow vehicle and trailer. You can get weighted tags as heavy as you want to pay for but if they are more than the gvwr of the vehicle you will be ticketed to the gvwr. Also I have noticed a couple in the past having 2 or 3 drums of gas stowed inside their trailers, according to federal law if you have the capacity of more than 119 gallons you must have cdl license with a hazmat endorsement and the trailer must be placarded on 4 sides. This one you should be aware of it doesn't matter if the drums are empty you would tickets and put out of service. NC is broke like many other states and have stepped up their DOT enforcement over the last several years including ticketing offshore fishermen with the really nice boats for not having oversize load permits( anything over 8.5 feet wide). This is our state's way of adding to you guys enhancements. James