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commander, I have 4 750+ mile trips on my deuce towing a load right at 10,000 lbs behind the truck. I have three trip report posted: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?9073-Atlanta-Ga-to-PA-2007 http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?4361-Deuce-Trailer-Dingo-Atl-Ga-gt-FIG-Pa...

Commander, I think you'll be over the weight of what the truck can comfortably pull. My own move with the Dingo on a trailer behind was 26,200 lbs as it turns out. That was still slow but not badly so. Think about your total capacity and what you're licensed for as well. You're talking mid...

So if NY doesn't like another state's license they refuse to recognize it? How's that work again? The whole point of a unified licensing scheme under the FMCSR's minimum standards is that other states CANNOT require you to get a license there to be legal (plus I believe it violates the full...

Reviewing my paperwork from my manila folder of FMCSA letters, I reviewed part 383.3 Applicability. The rules of this part apply to every person who operates a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate, foreign, or intrastate commerce, to all employers of such persons and to all States...

I'm addressing the differentiation between joe blow using a private vehicle and Joe Trucker using a CMV. There are Class B rated Motor Coaches out there that weigh more than a loaded 5 ton and a number of states exempt them on the basis of equipment. How does NYS license an RV in the Class A...

Laws that aren't applicable aren't loopholes. They're what they're intended or not intended for. The FMCSA regulates interestate commerciual use of Commercial Motor Vehicles. Where it gets interesting is where it trenches on states like New York or the like that excempt vehicles based on...

Don, I have a letter, on official letter head from the FMCSA examiner for Georgia. He specifically cites that Commerce is business purpses. Look at the definitions section and the other sections of the. I have discussed this ad nausium with him and with the legislative and state compliance...

Don, as I've posted before, unless you're hauling in relation to a business or for some sort of renumeration (prize winnings are NOT renumeration), the FMCSA does not care if you've got a car or a 80,000 Gross Combined weight tractor/trailer setup. The relevant sections are 390.3 (f)(3). The...

Bear in mind that I believe that the 2320-209 manuals state 10,000 towed load. The 361 manuals de-rate that to 6000 lbs, which is basically a 1.5 ton trailer plus some extra weight. Good brakes on a trailer are a must. My Deuce does well with the dingo properly loaded on the trailer. 26,200...