You can use a 45" trailer in Missouri without a special permit. Tractor trailers are 60 max. Only thing you have to worry about is weight if you don't have a CDL.
The same bad laws that say a semi is only an “auto transporter” if there is decking attached to the tractor, regardless of the specialty trailer behind it.
Registration law vary depending on state. Here in Texas you can absolutely register a dually for personal use. Now when you are going over the road to do hotshot work like this customer that is a different story. In that case it will need to be registered commercial and will probably need apportioned plates. We don't deal with registration of trucks so I don't know all of the details, but the bed makes a difference on how it's registered. If it has a traditional truck bed or flat bed it is registered as a truck. If you take the bed off and just run fenders and a small bed in front of the hitch you can register it as a tractor. They consider it classified the same as any semi tractor on the road. I admit that it's a small technically, but aren't most laws?
@travis2893 missouri told me I was required to inspect my f450 because it had an Arkansas title in order to title it in my name. I slapped on the slow moving vehicle sign and just happen to be running farm errands after work. It is an implement that I have a bill of sale for and farmers have the same or higher right of way on roads as registered vehicles
Who makes that hotshot bed? I never seen one with steps my short wife would love that! I have a cm flatbed on my ram 5500 with 84in ca and the dia plate is cracked around the headache rack gussets
I got several questions for you. what's the towing capacity on this? And if so why would you do this now you're subject to dot weigh stations and all that once this becomes a commercial vehicle. And also with a commercial truck can't you only run maybe 10:11 hours a day
Don’t see the difference. Except are decks have cabinets on the sides up front and a welder Genset In between said cabinets and we have a total of 6.6’ ft to use as assemblie table and the spare goes up on the top of cab in a bracket our fifth wheel also flips back forward in a hinge so we can again use it’s entirety as work bench We have square receivers for a regular and chain vise on either side of deck for the longest of pipes. And our 5500s also run the largest pickers Hiab makes and we still pull 40 ft goosenecks. And a receiver for both a ball and a pindle hitch. I think that set up sucks dude.
You should get a fifth wheel set up. It'll be easier on your suspension trailer and your body. You won't have as much jerking. Around as you do with a goos neck. I drive a actual semi 53 foot trailer but I worked in the oil field. And hauled a goose necks. They're so damn jerky. They will jerk you around. Every chance they get It would be in your best interest to get a fifth wheel. receiver, you will have a more smoother and comfortable ride.
Besides the obvious comfort, I don't understand the point of doing hotshot when you're pulling over 10,000 and need a CDL. At that point why not use an actual semi? Hauling 7-9 cars instead of 3-4 is obviously a bigger payday.
It’s for a niche market. In my area I could make really good money with a set up like in the video because of connections and proximity to bigger cities without the hassle of hauling bigger loads. If I lived an hour further west then it wouldn’t be worth having the smaller truck.
