[Jeff Teuton]

According to the DOT official who was teaching the siminar years back where we asked if there was such an animal as 390, he said yes. It does not matter how much, just that if you get a 1099, you claim it personally. I had a big episode two years ago with North Carolina to the point we were sending witness lists and all to have a formal hearing. I wrote the Gov. in NC and my friend I was helping got a call next week and NC agreed to return the whole fine less $22.00 for being 2000 lbs. over on one axle. Also remember DOT, CDL, and Weights and Measures are different animals. Also most motor homes do not have any weight limit associated with it. But you can't be Jeff's Great Racing Team on the registration or something like that. You want to create a gray area and just go on about your business. If stopped and the most likely question is "Are you doing this for Money?", the answer is NO. If the second question is "Is prize money involved in this?", your answer is yes if you win or place, but tht is allowed under DOT Regulation 390.3(f)(3). You are not required to have a tax return in your possession. By very definition you could have a tractor trailer that is yours personally and you are just having fun, might get by. Seems most states from what I have seen isolate on the Fifth Wheel hitch such as a toter as opposed to a motor home. Florida is specific about it in motorsports truck regulations. Or maybe it was North Carolina. In that case their deal was a fifth wheel, its a Commercial Motor Vehicle. Kinda hard to argue. Create the gray area. If you have a pickup truck and race trailer, the easy and cheap way is have the license capacity reflect the GVWR of the truck and trailer. Most dualies are about 11k and a two axle trailer is usually 10k or 12k, less than the 26K necessary for CDL.