From: MV (MV@dc9.tzo.com)
Date: Thu Dec 29 2005 - 14:17:45 PST
In Indiana anything commercial over 10K lbs GVWR is suppose to have DOT
numbers. I don't know about Missouri, but as screwy as the regs are I
would not be surprised if things are different down there.
Dave
Jon Shoop wrote:
> I don't have DOT numbers on my rig as I do not engage in interstate
> commerce with my truck.
>
> Got that from the State of Missouri-DOT office.
>
> Jon
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "MV" <MV@dc9.tzo.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 3:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Clarification 2
>
>
>> Sonny,
>>
>> If I were you I would just make sure your paperwork is in order,
>> registration, insurance etc. and drive without worries.
>>
>> Be courteous if someone pulls you over and ask what is wrong, act
>> concerned etc. I don't think they can pin anything on you if you are
>> setup as an RV and not commercial. Just insist that you are a
>> non-commercial vehicle and not much applies.
>>
>> If these other mega rigs being built in Northern Indiana do not need
>> DOT numbers and inspections then why should your rig?
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>> Sonny Heath wrote:
>>
>>> Well, I suspected that when I entered Iowa going north on interstate
>>> 35 the scale house saw me and put him on my tail. He stopped me
>>> about ten or fifteen miles in to the state.
>>>
>>> That would have been fine but why wouldn't he say to me "I stopped
>>> you because it was thought that you had evaded our scales but I see
>>> now that you are an RV". Who knows?
>>>
>>> Thats the only time I've ever been stopped since I built it other
>>> than the time the jerk stopped me in Indianna for no reason other
>>> than my suspicion that he didn't like big trucks so I went to court
>>> and he didn't show up so the judge dropped the case. That was funny.
>>> Anyone want to know the details I'll post them but I don't like
>>> hunting and pecking enough to write individual emails which could
>>> last all day.
>>>
>>> Hope everyone got something MV for Christmas. I'll probably get
>>> socks and hankerchiefs as usual, but just in case of that event I
>>> bought from our good friends at GL an "A" frame with 3 ton hoist and
>>> a grease rack which I picked up a coupla days ago. Anyone with spare
>>> time on their hands can come over and help me unload them from the
>>> trailer and set them up. lol
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sonny
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: <MYDEUCEANDWILLYS@aol.com>
>>> To: <sonny@defuniak.com>; <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 11:51 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [MV] Clarification 2
>>>
>>>
>>>> Sonny i for one agree so much it makes me sick to hear these
>>>> stories, He had
>>>> NO right to pull you over he was just curious, Randy out
>>>>
>>>>
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