(remedy) Private Vehicles - Excempt From Registration and Licensing

[Frozin]

Many have obtained a US DOT number, http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registratio...escription.htm
to display while DRIVING. (YES, you may freely travel!) Although the number is not required for private driving, it is used to help indicate and express lawful PRIVATE status.

Obtaining a number is free. (A credit card is required for expediting the process in order to obtain a US DOT number immediately but the card is not charged. It is only verified as a valid card. Otherwise the form may be printed out and sent in.)

Put the number on your own custom plate or paint it directly on the vehicle, like truckers do.



The same number may be displayed on ALL your vehicles.
(One should remove their STATE plates while driving privately. It is debatable whether or not one should cancel the STATE registration on the vehicle) Local and state agencies DO NOT have jurisdiction to stop someone for vehicle code violations while displaying ONLY this number. Meaning that NO DRIVER'S LICENSE OR REGISTRATION is required for someone DRIVING a VEHICLE in "private".

Your current plate is saying your vehicle is for commercial use, when you use a private plate that means your vehicle is not operating in commerce and not subject to statutes within your state or provinces vehicle code. Your PRIVATE.

[B4Time]

Page Not Found.Would be sweet.

[mastermg]

I think I dug the site out http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration-lice...description.htm

[yeti]

Every vehicle (with the exception of tractors, etc.) driven on a public road in Ontario must be plated (annually) and insured or be subject to huge fines. No DOT number will exempt you.

You might get away with it once if at the mercy of a nice judge, but you'll never get away with it twice - they'll make a very expensive example of you.

[bubbazan68]

think you got it backwards bud


Companies that operate commercial vehicles transporting passengers or hauling cargo in interstate commerce must be registered with the FMCSA and must have a USDOT Number. Also, commercial intrastate hazardous materials carriers who haul quantities requiring a safety permit must register for a USDOT Number. The USDOT Number serves as a unique identifier when collecting and monitoring a company’s safety information acquired during audits, compliance reviews, crash investigations, and inspections.

[Frozin]

Afraid not. You can choose to be a private vehicle that hauls personal property.

HERE IS THE APP:

A. Asks for your current USDOT # if applicable


B. Type of business : (May select more than 1)
Motor Carrier
Broker
Freight Forwarder
Hazardous Materials Shipper
Cargo Tank Facility
Vehicle Registrant, but not a Motor Carrier

C. Location of business HQ : (May select only 1)

D. Type of Operation : (May select more than 1)
For-Hire
For-Hire (Exempt Commodities)
Private

E. Maximum Extent of Operation in U.S. : (May select only 1)
Interstate
Intrastate
Commercial Zone Only
Not Applicable

F. Hazardous Materials : (May select only 1)
Yes, I carry hazardous materials
No, I do not carry hazardous materials
Not Applicable

H. Type of Vehicle(s) to be Operated (if any) : (May select more than 1)
All trucks with a GVWR of less than 10,000 pounds.
One or more trucks with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or more.
Passenger vehicles carrying 1-8 passengers (including driver)
Passenger vehicles carrying 9-15 passengers (including driver)
Passenger vehicles carrying 16 or more passengers (including driver)

I. Maximum Extent of Operation in U.S. : (May select only 1)
Interstate
Intrastate
Not Applicable

Hit SUBMIT

This is your Registration Tracking Number and Personal Identifier (PIN).
Please write them down in case you need to come back and finish this process at a later time (within 30 days).
NOTE: The registration tracking number and PIN are to be used specifically for the registration process only and no other purpose.
Registration Tracking Number: ****** Personal Identifier: ******

File Electronically and get your USDOT NUMBER and pay for a plate to be made.

Only thing illegal would be to have a private plate on your vehicle while performing commercial activites.