RE [MV] Tow Trucks

From: Paul A. Thomas (bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com)
Date: Sat Aug 02 2003 - 12:30:58 PDT


FWIW, I asked this of the fellow who towed my deuce over after buying
it. He stated California requires that you paint ' Not For Hire ' on the
rig, and then don't hire out <g>. You can pull things, just can't charge
people for it. I never checked the official regs, however have seen any
number of tow trucks over the years with ' not for hire ' on them here in
the state.

         Paul

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At 03:53 AM 8/2/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>That might be true but the orginal post was about hauling a truck. Then
>you might have to have the Wrecker Insurance. BUT check your state DOT!!
>If you are hauing a vehicle and it comes loose or you are in a wreck it
>might be hard to get your Ins. to pay off and don't forget about the DOT
>boys, while you standing on the side of the road is not the time to
>convince them that just because "it looks like a duck. and it quacks like
>a duck it's not a duck" Wayne
>
>
>>From: "Jason Frisch" <jenjas@cox.net>
>>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>Subject: Re: [MV] M-809 series questions
>>Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2003 20:59:01 -0500
>>
>>You can own a wrecker and not have to pay wrecker insurance, however, you
>>must make it clear to the insurance company that the wrecker is "not for
>>hire". I own an M816 and I had no problem in getting insurance as a vintage
>>vehicle.
>>
>>Jason
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "David Cole" <DavidCole@tk7.net>
>>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 7:50 PM
>>Subject: Re: [MV] M-809 series questions
>>
>>
>> > If you buy a wrecker, can you actually buy insurance for it and just say
>>"I
>> > won't use the lift to haul anything" and get by with it?
>> >
>> > I thought that if you are going to drive a wrecker on the street, you
>>would
>> > have to buy wrecker insurance, correct or not?
>> >
>> > Dave



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