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DOT numbers in Washington state?

lonegunman

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I'm sure this topic is discussed somewhere, but I cannot seem to find it. I am registering my truck for the first time since the new draconian socialist laws took effect. Apparently if it is over 16,001 pounds and a truck it is a commerical truck in Washington state with no regard given to military type trucks. Things changed in June 2012, my tabs are from May to May so I missed the start of the fun.

I have explained over and over again it is not a commerical truck, it is a truck. A got the "free" DOT number and now I am getting phone calls from every loser group tied in with the fed trying to sell me trucker services of some sort.

Apparently, I need to keep driving records and CDL physicals or some such crap. Does anyone stop at weigh stations? I don't know of any near me but apparently they have, "plans".

They (the FMCSA) called to threaten me if I drove my army truck out of state. Apparently, to drive out of state is an additional 250 bucks in permits for an "intrastate" truck. I live 20 miles from Idaho and going to Cabela's in an army truck is apparently a crime. There is a weigh station on the border, but with the threats of hundreds of dollars in required permits to drive my truck near the state line, I won't see it for a while.

I have insurance and nothing is broke, what's the deal? I have a k-pot and a uniform shirt, do I just pretend to go back on active duty everytime I need to take the truck out for a spin?
 
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Sounds like you may need to work this out with your DMV. Wearing the Kevlar and shirt and pretending may just get you into trouble with the State until you're completely legal. Someone from Washington should chime-in and give you the correct scoop.
 

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