Re: [RC] Flatbed trucks and Weigh Stations - Jeanne Slominski
Dyane,
Usually a 'commercial vehicle' is a vehicle used for commercial purposes,
as in owned by a business. A vehicle with commercial plates, but not used for
commercial purposes, isn't the same thing. Any pickup in CA has to have
commercial plates; that doesn't make it a 'commercial' vehicle. If you put a
permanent camper or shell on it, you could register it as a 'house
car'.
I have a one ton van. Because of the weight, I have to have commercial
plates. It is not a 'commercial' vehicle and I don't have to have a
different class of driver's license nor have to keep a log - I'm not a
business.
I would think that replacing the pickup bed with a flatbed would be the
same thing. It would now be registered as a 'flatbed' truck. You will need to
get commercial plates, but that's it. Not sure about having to stop at the weigh
station. You would probably be waved through, especially when hauling your horse
trailer, because you are not a business.
