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<blockquote data-quote="somn" data-source="post: 205749" data-attributes="member: 3721"><p>I will agree with you somewhat the Dot number might work if you just have a card to hand the officer stopping you. But you need to remember the reason for the name and number to be readable from 50 feet is to make passing thru a port of entry and scale stations faster they can read number as you approach the scale. They check your Dot numbers for current operating authority, IFTA and many other things without you ever having to stop. What used to take 20 minutes at a port of entry now takes only as much time as a drive thru. </p><p> Here however is what I disagree with you about a drivers record has never and I doubt that it will ever show any information about unsafe equipment. It is called a drivers record for that reason it describes a persons driving history it is not a vehicle record. The US dot number you are required to get is because of the gross vehicle weight of your vehicle. So it would be my guess from reading your last post you would only need to display US dot number when you are hauling cattle in your trailer. It has been some time since I bought a new pickup but the last time I bought one the manufactures gross vehicle weight was still below 10,000# even on a 3/4 ton. They make some neat little magnetic signs for like 20 dollars you can slap them on when you are pulling the trailer take them off when your not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="somn, post: 205749, member: 3721"] I will agree with you somewhat the Dot number might work if you just have a card to hand the officer stopping you. But you need to remember the reason for the name and number to be readable from 50 feet is to make passing thru a port of entry and scale stations faster they can read number as you approach the scale. They check your Dot numbers for current operating authority, IFTA and many other things without you ever having to stop. What used to take 20 minutes at a port of entry now takes only as much time as a drive thru. Here however is what I disagree with you about a drivers record has never and I doubt that it will ever show any information about unsafe equipment. It is called a drivers record for that reason it describes a persons driving history it is not a vehicle record. The US dot number you are required to get is because of the gross vehicle weight of your vehicle. So it would be my guess from reading your last post you would only need to display US dot number when you are hauling cattle in your trailer. It has been some time since I bought a new pickup but the last time I bought one the manufactures gross vehicle weight was still below 10,000# even on a 3/4 ton. They make some neat little magnetic signs for like 20 dollars you can slap them on when you are pulling the trailer take them off when your not. [/QUOTE]
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