Do you require US DOT numbers? IFTA? - Truck & Trailer Tuesday!

Tractor Time with Tim discusses US DOT vehicle requirements with Indiana Senior Trooper Hoover. If you are using your truck, trailer and tractor for commercial purposes across state lines with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) over 26,000 lbs - what is required? Trooper Hoover educates us on DOT numbers, IFTA (fuel tax), safety requirements and more. Please be sure to check the regulations in your own state as they may be different than Indiana.

Trooper Hoover's Facebook Page: Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division

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[JeremyTVOK]

Good grief. It seems like those who try to work hardest get punished the most.

[marcw]

When you get into trucking you find out real quick evryone wants in your pocket up to their armpits.

[andyzumwalt]

I'm not for hire I just help people and they help pay for the tractor habit.

[thetruckguy]

When you have to deal with the DOT inspections, Your going to be in for a major surprise, I have recently retired for trucking and I can tell you as soon as you put a USDOT and MC number on your P/U you are then open for regs and restrictions like youve never even dreamed of. ELDs or Log books, hours of service, truck maint logs, Your CDL physical ( $200.00 and up ) . You can go through the same inspection port every day and in most cases the Inspections differ depending on who our what there are after that day!!! By the time I retired I was just sick of the government B/S. Ive used great restraint in my comments the best I good lol.

[farmin]

Some of these laws I understand, most however seem a lot like “legal” robbery

[JohnnyRebKy]

They should change DOT numbers to HRN " Highway Robbery Number". Its completely ridiculous to go through all this to operate a pickup truck to haul around a oversized lawn mower. They gotta make sure the little man gets the least amount of money in his pockets as possible.

[rlwdaman]

The look on Tim's face when he finds out all the crap he has to do now to be legal is painful. He's now cursing this whole Truck and Trailer Tuesday deal!

[kenlitherland]

All these regulations means you’ll have to start carrying a table too to be paid under. Great information Tim.

[bradcoddington]

And People wonder why no one wants to drive for a living anymore. I have driven semi's going on 26 years and it just keeps getting worse and worse. I can't wait for the day I can finally get out of the truck. Not because I don't love trucking because I do its all of the government over stepping the boundaries saying its about safety when its getting more and more unsafe out here every day. Its all about revenue and control and disguised as a safety issue.

[jodimiller]

this series with the DOT man is been really informative thanks TTWT for doing this

[denisewildfortune]

Tim, as you grow, I grow! I would not be as ahead as I am now were it not for you! Following you all these years has shortened my tractor learning curve tremendously. I'm very much obliged!

[Ezrider]

ifta is filed quarterly rather than at the end of the year. and not required till 26000lbs. gross combined weight rating.

[legodragonxp]

First time I've heard about a fuse requirement.

[johnweisser]

How dare you try to engage in commerce without a government permission slip!

[Abington]

This guy just admitted that they use the fuse requirement as a “catch” for drivers. Wtf

[mikefortune]

Nice video Tim and Christy maybe you should do a video of the costing of all the stuff you have to do to be legal

[TheZigZiggy]

Since you were non-compliant with the police state rules and regulations, what kind of penalty did you have extorted from your pocketbook? Land of the free is a definitely a myth.

[stefano]

Compliance with all the regulations is great. But, you can still talk your way into a fine and never out of one.

[laneburgess]

This is an awesome video. Please make another explaining log book requirements.

[perez]

I’ve seen this Mr. Hoover a few times on the YouTube.. Thank you Mr. Hoover! You have helped me a ton