or a avalanche,escalade,expedition,hummer 1 & 2, any limo or 15 pass van... There isnt a lot they can do about it. "if the people lead,the leaders will follow". The law was revised a few years back because of the overwhelming crying of pickup truck owners.So the they got cute and put a 5k weight limit on the law.Well SUV craze was just starting up and now you got 8000lbs SUV's cruising the parkways. The cops know the law is obsolete & they wont bother you. Just don't go on there with a trailer

 

Just to let you know , when I bought my F 250 SD ext cab about 3 months ago I tranferd my plates off my F150 supercrew and every thing was fine, I was wrong I recieved a letter from Albany DMV stating that type truck was A work truck and it was over the rating for pass plates, they gave me 30 days to change my plates and if I did'nt they were going to revoke my pass plates..Just maybe I was one of the unluckys .Now If you can get away with tru DMV don't get caught hauling or towing more than A F150 can or you will pay in fines $$$$.

 

I can't imagine living in place like this. You can't drive your pick-up truck on certain highways????? If your pick-up truck truck can haul a large boat or camper you have to have commercial plates???

Do you guys need a special driver's license as well?? Just curious.

This is crazy.

 

nyco, did you fill out the section that states you have the sealed bed and extra seats? I found a document on the DMV website and it states no matter what the weight, if you have the seats in the bed and a cover or tarp (yes they used the word tarp), the truck was considered a camper, and must be registered as a passenger car. I wrote down "second row of seats with seat belts and tonneau cover," which technically I have with a crew cab. Like mentioned prior, its an old law, so if you need to drive on the parkways, give it another shot, with the revised paper work. I live off the Meadowbrook Parkway, with the Southern State just north of me, so it would be a real pain in the tail if I couldn't get on the parkways. I do use it for pleasure only. I was next to a trooper today, with a Hemi crew cab next to both of us, we towered over the trooper, both of us had an open bed, and the trooper didn't respond.

 

I live in CT and plan to buy a F350 CC soon to tow my camper, Since the truck is 11,000GVWR, I hope I'm not forced to register it commercial.

Anybody know or find what the CT regulations say about trucks being considered a camper? I've search the DMV-CT website and cannot find anything. I like "Paddy Whacker" suggestion of calling it a second row seat.