mistyrose
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Any one heard of this? I copied this from another forum. The person posting is from OK
"The government in it's infinite wisdom is starting to enforce some of the laws in regards to hauling horse trailers. One of our neighbors was hauling horses in his F-350 Dually with a 22 foot trailer and got stopped, then slammed with a 5K ticket for not having a CDL ~ his rig was seized and they refused to release his horses until someone With a CDL came to get them. I've heard of similar things throughout TX and OK. In many states, there have been laws on the books for years about having a CDL on vehicles used for business (i.e. trucks and trailers), but I've never heard of anyone actually being fined for not having one ~ I've been pulling a 38 footer for years and never had problems. The cop at the local coffee shop said they've specifically been told to target horse rigs with advertising: big ranches and farms in particular. As a result, we may now have to have DOT markings on our rigs, have a CDL, keep a log book, and stop at weigh stations ~ there's a big community meeting with the extension service on the 17th, and we're supposed to be brought up to date on the laws ~ I'll pass along anything new then. Anyway, you might all want to start checking with your state regarding their specific laws. I don't know if this would also apply to trucks with the big photography trailers, but you might check that as well."
This person is from CT
"We went through this last year. A good friend of ours ended up in trouble with the DOT and he said it was downright scary. Federal Agents showed up on his doorstep demanding all sorts of things. Here is a draft horse discussion board where I had posted some of the information I had come up with. The thing is horse people aren't aware of these rules and there is a huge crackdown on this. What it amounts to is a source of money for the government. We now have DOT numbers and my husband went and got his CDL. You do not want to be put out of service with horses on the trailer. These laws apply to anything that has a combination GVWR over 10,000 pounds. This pretty much means any truck pulling a trailer.
http://www.drafthorsevillage.com/phpBB2 ... php?t=2991
Don't forget that you also have to enroll in a random drug testing program as well. The rules are geared towards "truckers" not towards hobby horse people. Although, the hobby horse people are being expected to comply to the same laws. REDICULOUS! Right there with you. We have to do all of this so we can go to 6-8 horse shows a year. If you make even a penny at a horse show via prize money they consider you to be commercial. They also consider it to be commercial because you take your horse to a show and are trying to increase the value of your horse by showing it. It is all just crazy. My gripe is, what about all of these 80+ year old grandma and grandpa's driving these RV's with huge old propane bombs strapped to the back of them. They aren't held to any of these same laws.
Enough of my rant... I agree with you 100%"
"The government in it's infinite wisdom is starting to enforce some of the laws in regards to hauling horse trailers. One of our neighbors was hauling horses in his F-350 Dually with a 22 foot trailer and got stopped, then slammed with a 5K ticket for not having a CDL ~ his rig was seized and they refused to release his horses until someone With a CDL came to get them. I've heard of similar things throughout TX and OK. In many states, there have been laws on the books for years about having a CDL on vehicles used for business (i.e. trucks and trailers), but I've never heard of anyone actually being fined for not having one ~ I've been pulling a 38 footer for years and never had problems. The cop at the local coffee shop said they've specifically been told to target horse rigs with advertising: big ranches and farms in particular. As a result, we may now have to have DOT markings on our rigs, have a CDL, keep a log book, and stop at weigh stations ~ there's a big community meeting with the extension service on the 17th, and we're supposed to be brought up to date on the laws ~ I'll pass along anything new then. Anyway, you might all want to start checking with your state regarding their specific laws. I don't know if this would also apply to trucks with the big photography trailers, but you might check that as well."
This person is from CT
"We went through this last year. A good friend of ours ended up in trouble with the DOT and he said it was downright scary. Federal Agents showed up on his doorstep demanding all sorts of things. Here is a draft horse discussion board where I had posted some of the information I had come up with. The thing is horse people aren't aware of these rules and there is a huge crackdown on this. What it amounts to is a source of money for the government. We now have DOT numbers and my husband went and got his CDL. You do not want to be put out of service with horses on the trailer. These laws apply to anything that has a combination GVWR over 10,000 pounds. This pretty much means any truck pulling a trailer.
http://www.drafthorsevillage.com/phpBB2 ... php?t=2991
Don't forget that you also have to enroll in a random drug testing program as well. The rules are geared towards "truckers" not towards hobby horse people. Although, the hobby horse people are being expected to comply to the same laws. REDICULOUS! Right there with you. We have to do all of this so we can go to 6-8 horse shows a year. If you make even a penny at a horse show via prize money they consider you to be commercial. They also consider it to be commercial because you take your horse to a show and are trying to increase the value of your horse by showing it. It is all just crazy. My gripe is, what about all of these 80+ year old grandma and grandpa's driving these RV's with huge old propane bombs strapped to the back of them. They aren't held to any of these same laws.
Enough of my rant... I agree with you 100%"