From: MV (MV@dc9.tzo.com)
Date: Wed Jan 11 2006 - 22:56:11 PST
5 Bucks!!!!
Gawd! How does Indiana get away with this crap.
Something else crazy is that although you can buy trailer plates in
various weight classes like 7000, 14000, up to 50,000 or so, when you go
to a semi rig, the trailer plates have no weight rating. The tractor
plate weight rating must cover the entire rig.
But... since the Indiana law is pretty vague, commercial guys who haul
Does any of this make sense?
Tennessee, hmmmmm my wife has relatives there......
Dave
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Everette wrote:
for instance big 10,000 lb travel trailers are required by most
companies to license their truck at or above the maximum gross combined
weight of the entire rig. So in Indiana you will sometimes see 1 ton
trucks with 20,000 lb plates. They do that to avoid getting crap in
other states. Go figure.
> trailer tags in Tennessee are $5.00 - be it 6 ft two wheel trailer to
> haul lawn mower or 64 wheel lowboy trailer to haul bulldozer - catch
> is that towing vehicle must have tags with load rating high enough to
> cover truck and trailer
>
> E
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <timothy.smith1@att.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 7:00 PM
> Subject: [MV] Registering elsewhere
>
>
>> Have you ever wondered why so many semi trailers are sporting Maine
>> trailer plates? Well, it seems that Maine (as small as it is) had
>> found a way to generate a great deal of revenue. Maine residents
>> "sponsor" the folks who want to register their trailers there (at
>> bargain basement prices) by lending their addresses to the
>> registrant/applicant. You can bet most of those trailers will never
>> see Maine asphalt. Now, I don't know if they also do this for "motor
>> vehicles" or only trailers, but here is an example of a state who
>> doesn't care WHERE you're from, so long as your money is green. It's
>> like the Mafia...no principals involved, it's just business.
>>
>> In any case, provided you aren't required to violate an oath that you
>> live in a particular place, there is no reason why you can't spend
>> your money there, or elsewhere, unless there is some specific
>> prohibition by law.
>>
>> As I am often involved in vehicle crime investigations, I can say that
>> we sometimes see stolen or salvaged vehicles which have had "clean"
>> titles issued in states where this can be done without too much scrutiny.
>>
>> Knowing that getting a title for a former military vehicle is often
>> full of pitfalls, I have discussed this topic at length with our
>> investigators and the consensus (at least around here) is this...if
>> the guy has difficulty getting a title HERE, but HE's legitimate, and
>> the VEHICLE is legitimate, and his POSSESSION of the vehicle is
>> legitimate, and he's only making an administrative "end run" then so
>> far as we're concerned it's "no harm, no foul" because there is no
>> intent to defraud or harm anyone...he's just seeking smooth sailing
>> elsewhere.
>>
>> Getting it titled in your name should be your first concern.
>> Obviously transferring a previous and existing registration from
>> another state (now in your name) to your real state of residence would
>> serve to sooth the savage breast of most DMV types, particularly if
>> the innocuous word "car" appears on that registration.
>>
>> "Truck" implies a cargo-carrying ability, which, like a half-track (by
>> definition, a car because it is not designed to haul stuff), the
>> Ferret does not have a space for cargo.
>>
>> On the other hand, if the gross vehicle weight is abnormally high for
>> a "car", you might find yourself playing 20-questions with the nice
>> old lady at the DMV all over again. Tread lightly.
>>
>> What I find surprising is the simplest question I can think of which
>> is.... Excluding the problems they have with issuing license plates,
>> WHY won't they at LEAST issue a title? Krikey!...It must be a Kansas
>> thang...
>>
>> TJ
>>
>> ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
>> To unsubscribe, send e-mail to <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
>> To reach a human, contact <ackyle@gmail.com>
>> Visit the searchable archives at http://www.mil-veh.org/archives/
>>
>
>
> ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===
> To unsubscribe, send e-mail to <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org>
> To reach a human, contact <ackyle@gmail.com>
> Visit the searchable archives at http://www.mil-veh.org/archives/
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.4 : Tue Jul 18 2006 - 21:39:25 PDT