Big John Son
Tremoraholic
In the truck world its called derating. Its a loop hole truck manufactirers use to get more sales and serve a larger audience with the same truck. Federal Motor Carrier FMCA states any commercially registered truck with a GVWR over 10,000 lbs requires the driver to have a DOT physical every two years and carry the card, they are also subject to keep drivers logs, and stop at weigh stations.
I've seen this before with 33,000 GVWR being derated to 26,000. Same truck, one requires a CDL the other does not.
Keep in mind, although they are technically the same, your payload matters if stopped by the State Police or DOT inspections scale. Everyone here registering non commercial need not worry about a DOT physical but you do not become exempt from exceeding your registered GVWR.
I've seen this before with 33,000 GVWR being derated to 26,000. Same truck, one requires a CDL the other does not.
Keep in mind, although they are technically the same, your payload matters if stopped by the State Police or DOT inspections scale. Everyone here registering non commercial need not worry about a DOT physical but you do not become exempt from exceeding your registered GVWR.
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