I purchased a 115" wide truck from DRMO in Ft.Campbell, Ky. I got permits
and everything to drive truck home, After I got the truck home in cleaning
out the glove compartment I found overwidth permit issued to National Guard
unit in Tenn - good for one year -- if you get one you have to get it for
every trip.
And as far as CDL's -- Tenn. said that if I was not paid to drive truck -
did not get paid for hauling anything - did not carry paying passengers --
The would consider truck to be a RV and I was exempt from CDL -- but I
cannot haul anything for anyone and even accept a cup of coffee as payment.
(truck weights 37000) and normaly anything over 26,000 calls for CDL's
Everette
>From my cold dead hands
___
I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of
freedoms of the people by gradual and silent
encroachment of those in power than by violent
and sudden usurpation's
JAMES MADISON
> Are you reading the specs including the mirrors? I don't think that
mirrors
> count in the width measurement.
>
> In Indiana it is 102" also. I'm pretty sure that is nationwide. 10
tonners
> are definitely overwidth. But the military doesn't need permits, so what
do
> they care? Also if you run an overwidth semi or heavy truck you have to
> have a CDL even if you are a farmer. Now someone should have told a
farmer
> I saw last year this. He decided to carry a combine head down the road
> cross wise on this flatbed truck. I think it was pretty close to 20 feet
> wide and I doubt that he had a permit!
>
> Dave
>
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