Something alot of people don't know is if your truck and trailer are over 10,000 lbs you have to have a Class A endorsement on your license not the standard class C. If your truck and trailer is over 6,000 lbs you have to have weighted tags. Most diesel trucks are at 8-9,000 lbs empty. Any you trailer you hook to it and you need a class A endorsement. Your truck tags have to be enough to cover the weight of your truck and your trailer even for recreational use. Over size permits allow you to only tow during the day M-Sat. no towing on Sunday or at night and 12 hours before a holiday or on a holiday. Trailers that are rated for 7,000lbs or higher are supposed to be inspected yearly just like the 18 wheeler trailers (this was a shock to me), I don't think the troopers are enforcing this. Weighted tags for 24,000 = $372 a year plus the oversize permit which is $98 (I think) and you have to get the class A endorsement. Just another way to get money.
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