Ray,
I think she is just hauling personal horses.

 

I think you are right, Big truck, Big cost to run said Big truck.

 

Evening Bill, Bart, Trav, Dean, Craig, and Amy

-The Great

 

We are supposed to be a low of -17* with a windchill of -30* tonight.... hope everyone stays warm and safe

-THe Great

 

Oh if hauling personal horses, you can use a class 8(big rig)all you have to do is put "Not For Hire" on it and you are good to go. Just a little bit more expensive for reg/ins. There might be an exemption form you might have to file.

 

Howdy az gang. hope everybodys day is going well.
Trav

 

Yup, it's just me and my one horse. And since I don't currently compete (just trailride and foxhunt), there's no commerce.

I might go more than 150 miles or interstate to ride, so I'm trying to make sure I'm 100% compliant.

I do have a USDOT # now, but once I realized I'd have to put my name on the truck, I decided I didn't want to advertise that I'm a woman in a truck. I'm in the middle of registering a business name & then requesting the DOT# be transferred into the business name.

It hasn't been expensive, which is nice. The USDOT# is free. It's $10 to register the business name with the Secretary of State. Then, once I have that in order, it'll be a letter and $14 to get the name changed for the USDOT#.

I'm not sure whether to get magnetic signs that I can swap between the trucks or have vinyl lettering made for each one. Either way, I think the cost is minimal.

It's the log keeping (the horse van is heavy enough to require it), the medical card, and some of the other stuff, seems like a lot of work when it really is just me, with just my horse, in just a 1 ton truck + a small gooseneck trailer, trying to get down the road to have some fun off the farm.

It's been an education!

 

What I've read and been told is that the above is not sufficient. And that it might be a reason to get pulled over for an inspection, and not being "right" could lead to fines.

There's a lot of talk about this in the horse world right now. I would guess many horse professionals don't really have their papers, #s, in order.
My old horseshoer told me once about getting pulled over because he had business signs on his truck but didn't have commercial plates; that could be a real problem, I think the police officer just gave him a warning about the situation.

A lot of this seems to depend on in which state the vehicles are registered, type of truck, weight of trailer, etc.

I didn't realize this, but in CA *all* pickup trucks are registered as Commercial Motor Vehicles! In AZ, only trucks one-ton or larger are registered as CMV.

Insurance hasn't been more (the International has always been registered as a CMV) since they're just personal vehicles, but the registration costs more. The Ford wasn't expensive to register ($75?) but the International is (about $300/yr).

 

Afternoon Craig, Bill, Bart, Ray, Trav, Dean and Amy

-The Great

 

2nd day in a row of negative temps.... I tried throwing water in the air to make it snow... apparently it needs to be like -20* or something like that... so I just made ice on the sidewalk where the water landed....real smart I know.....

-The Great

 

Yikes Clint to cold for me. Although it is only 22 out right now
Trav

 

Good Evening Everyone.

Clint better not let the fire go out. My days of cold are about over. I remember working outside in -5 to -20 with wind, snow etc. Lion hunts with nights below zero sleeping in sleeping bags on the ground. No More.

I believe in Arizona any vehicle can be licensed commercial if it is used for or by a business. Nevada use to be like California etc. Vans & pickups with campers. Not sure anymore.

 

Clint was the water boiling? From what I've seen this is the best way to make instant snow.

 

Howdy az gang hope everybodys day goes well.
Trav

 

Hiya, Trav! Cooler in the valley this am. Feels good.

Hope everyone has a good one!

Jim