D.O.T. in Illinois

FED 387 · 06-03-2014, 11:20 AM

my understanding is that the Federal DOT standards are the minimum acceptable regulations for all 50 states--- each state can make their regulations more stringent but they must at least be at the minumim Federal standards level. Problem I see here is that a 15,000 pound CARGO trailer might have a license tag of say $150 and a 15,000 pound RV trailer might be paying a tag of say $30--- the states all need money so they might be splitting hairs on how they interpret your trailer . Is it an RV or are you a cargo trailer? Big difference in licensing fees . If everybody did it they would be loosing out on lots of money. Isn't that what its all about anyway? FED 387

06-03-2014, 11:20 AM	#16
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,425 Likes: 550 Liked 334 Times in 181 Posts	Re: D.O.T. in Illinois my understanding is that the Federal DOT standards are the minimum acceptable regulations for all 50 states--- each state can make their regulations more stringent but they must at least be at the minumim Federal standards level. Problem I see here is that a 15,000 pound CARGO trailer might have a license tag of say $150 and a 15,000 pound RV trailer might be paying a tag of say $30--- the states all need money so they might be splitting hairs on how they interpret your trailer . Is it an RV or are you a cargo trailer? Big difference in licensing fees . If everybody did it they would be loosing out on lots of money. Isn't that what its all about anyway? FED 387