[Jeff Teuton]

Nationally 10,000 + makes you subject to DOT regs. If you have a pickup and trailer, I suggest you license the truck to cover the weight of both. That will probably get you out. Over 26000 is another subject, but most aren't that heavy. A dualie has about 11,000 GVW and most two axle trailers are between 10000 and 14000. License for what you weigh, not for combined GVW. That makes you legal as far as weight and it's cheaper. Length is state to state and so the confusion. I carry a copy of the DOT regs that clearly says cars, boats, horses not for commercial use are exempt. Most officers don't know this. The reg book is about 1 1/2 inches thick, and the exemption is one paragraph. 390(F) (3). You can race for money as long as you (if you win any) declare it as ordinary income ususlly a 1099 from where you won it. Most motor home licenses have no weight attached to them, but a motor home titled as ABC Racing, LLC is a commercial vehicle. You have no leg to stand on. Also an issue is that toters (w/fifth wheel) are not recognized in some states. The fifth wheel triggers all sorts of things. Remember, a gray area allows you to drive off. Have enough to create a gray area. Just so you know how screwed up this is, there are three different functions. DOT, Weights and Measures, and CDL. Don't you just love it.