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Almost the same scenario. I have a Freightliner. NO DOT number as I do not have a CDL and am not working for a motor carrier. It says not for hire on the side. Registered at 35k GVW. I pass all the scales and weigh stations. Get stopped crossing into Washington about once ever 3 -4 times as I fly by the scales doing 70. Truck limit is 65. Get stopped, explain I am an RV and not for hire. They ask for my CDL and DOT paperwork.. Explain again that I do not need a CDL for my truck as it is for private use, class 5 or 8, air brakes or not. Often they have to look it up in both the Washington regs and the Montana ones. I now carry the Montana regs with me as well as an affidavit from the consultant that wrote the latest revision. The ONLY state that I WILL get ticketed and not allowed to move the rig is North Carolina where the do not allow Clas 5 or 8 righs without CDL and they do not have any reciprocity.
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