If this is in fact the latest law then it far exceeds the federal
definition. Not a good sign for folks trying to make a living.
RM
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Harrison Phillips <
Harrison@harrisonphillips.com> wrote:
>
>
> Someone found this in the Arizona DOT website:
>
> "If you generate revenue through the transportation of your own property,
> property of others (for-hire), perform a service that is a part of your
> business or have a personal hobby that involves the use of a vehicle or
> combination of vehicles that has a gross vehicle weight (GVW) of more than
> 10,000 lbs, you meet the definition of a Motor Carrier and must obtain a US
> DOT number."
>
> Interesting.
>
> Harrison
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: lightcapturephoto
> To: artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 10:01 AM
> Subject: [artshow_photo] Commercial Vehicle Status
>
> I have just experienced a nightmare of a situation. I have been doing art
> shows for the past five years and up until this point I have never been
> pulled over by the highway patrol. Yesterday I arrived in the Phoenix Metro
> area to do the Fountain Hills show. As I was driving down I-17 I get pulled
> over by the Arizona Highway Patrol. The officer asks me if I could show him
> my driver's log book. I replied that I am not a commercial vehicle. He says
> that my Ford F-250 and my Wells Cargo 6 X 12 trailer is over the 10,000
> pound threshold (by 600lbs) and that I need to have a drivers log, a US DOT
> number displayed on my truck, fire extinguisher and three reflecting
> triangles, I can only drive 10 hours per day then have to rest for 8 hours.
> The officer then does a complete commercial vehicle inspection on both my
> truck and my trailer, and then tells me that I am out of service.
>
> I arrive in Fountain Hills drop my trailer and drive over to my cousins
> house (he is a real commercial truck driver). My cousin tells me that in
> Arizona they have just passed a law that states that if you are driving
> and/or pulling a trailer and that vehicle or combination of vehicles is over
> 10,000 pounds and you do not have a drivers log book you are breaking the
> law in Arizona and it is a federal offense. According to my cousin this not
> only applies to us as art show vendors but also applies to Uncle Bob pulling
> an RV with a F-250 from Alberta.
>
> Has anyone else dealt with a situation like this? I would like to know
> before I go out and register my F-250 and my trailer as a commercial
> vehicle. Also since I am from Washington State I am going to call the DOT
> and or licensing department.
>
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>
>
>
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