A friend just got back from a trip around the west coast,
ok his truck was just DOT inspected less then 2 months ago, and no one said any thing about rule changes up coming

he had stop in sac for the night and saw an add for a trailer that he called on and made arrangement to buy it on his return trip from reno the next day, whic he did he picked up a heavy car hauler trailer 25 feet long.

while sitting in the hotel room he saw an add from a person looking to move a tractor from Fresno ca to Roseburg Oregon so he called the person and talked with him and the story was he had just bought it and wanted it moved from the farm it was at, to his place just outside rose burg, he was on his way home and it would help off set the fuel cost back home.

He drove to Fresno and had a meeting with the people then followed them to the farm. at which point they started asking him about several thing he had never heard about then they gave him a ticket.

it seems now any truck hauling has to have commercial plates on it and it has to be inspected and rated at 28000 lb ie we can no longer run light truck tires we have to buy different tires, it also seem there are now other states the require you to stop and get trip permits to cross there states any one know any thing about these changes the company we work for has just heard of them also but not a lot of information

who gave him the ticket and what infractions were listed, including the code/article/paragraph numbers

the ticket was given to his attorent this am
they have about 5 listed number none of which we could locate this am ticket was issued by chp i think

When you start hauling for money you are a business/commercial vehicle,whole different set of rules and regulations. You also are required to fill out your daily log book and keep copies for 7 years. He should of just said he was a private vehicle doing a friend a favor,should also be able to prove the vehicle isn't stolen. In CA. 5 commercial vehicle violations will most likely cost him a grand.The rules are not new they have been in place for quite a while.I do a lot of miles in CA. believe me i know.

A friend just got back from a trip around the west coast,
ok his truck was just DOT inspected less then 2 months ago, and no one said any thing about rule changes up coming

he had stop in sac for the night and saw an add for a trailer that he called on and made arrangement to buy it on his return trip from reno the next day, whic he did he picked up a heavy car hauler trailer 25 feet long.

while sitting in the hotel room he saw an add from a person looking to move a tractor from Fresno ca to Roseburg Oregon so he called the person and talked with him and the story was he had just bought it and wanted it moved from the farm it was at, to his place just outside rose burg, he was on his way home and it would help off set the fuel cost back home.

He drove to Fresno and had a meeting with the people then followed them to the farm. at which point they started asking him about several thing he had never heard about then they gave him a ticket.

it seems now any truck hauling has to have commercial plates on it and it has to be inspected and rated at 28000 lb ie we can no longer run light truck tires we have to buy different tires, it also seem there are now other states the require you to stop and get trip permits to cross there states any one know any thing about these changes the company we work for has just heard of them also but not a lot of information


Are you saying the add he saw was a trap?
Was it CHP or DOT that gave him the ticket?
My guess is DOT.
In CA things are getting bad, they are hiring a lot of cops now and making it a business.
Technically it's true if you are hauling for money it's business and then you have to follow all he rules Jim Mentionned:
Log book, permits, commercial insurance etc...
I wouldn't trust an add I find in a hotel, especially if I was trying to do business on the side with no proper permits.
I am considering doing this for guys here on Pirate and if I get screwed, they do too :D