Truck Tag rating

[TailDragon]

How many people have regular tags on their one ton trucks ? Here in Tennessee the regular tag is only good for 9000 pounds. My 2000 F350 4x4 SRW is rated at 9900 pounds. I ended up getting farm tags for 26000 because of the 12000 rated trailer I have. The next lower rating was 20000.
I did not want to go commercial which was the only other option.
I do have farm property in another state (KY) with in the mileage restriction.

 

[crbr]

How many people have regular tags on their one ton trucks ? Here in Tennessee the regular tag is only good for 9000 pounds. My 2000 F350 4x4 SRW is rated at 9900 pounds. I ended up getting farm tags for 26000 because of the 12000 rated trailer I have. The next lower rating was 20000.
I did not want to go commercial which was the only other option.
I do have farm property in another state (KY) with in the mileage restriction.

I have a 2500HD rated at 9500 lbs. I run regular tags at $24.00 per year. Never been questioned as to the Over 9000 lb. cutoff. Same state as you.

 

[cmyoung2]

In NC, the regular tags, $28, have a weight limit of 4000, grace up to 5000, but if you pull a trailer it's 9000. Depends on how busy local DMV enforcement is whether you get pulled. If you have anything in the bed you could be overweight, just goes in cycles if they are actually looking. I have farm tags, 99 F250 SD 4x4, 16,000lbs tags, $111 I think. Never been pulled for weight, know some who have.

 

[thatguy]

When i had my Dodge/Cummins I ran regular car/passenger vehicle tags at 7500 lbs (max for a passenger vehicle).. They were more expensive than a 'truck' tag, BUT sorta saved headaches with towing trailers if i would have been stopped - If i would have been stopped they would have had to weigh the truck and trailer separately, not as a single unit.

Around here the weigh stations like to catch 1 ton duallys running the same passenger car tag when the empty weight of the truck is greater than the gross on the tag. Easy money

brian

 

[jeffsw6]

I don't understand why you guys are putting huge tags on trucks in order to include the weight of towed trailers. That is not needed in my state AFAIK. My Suburban, for example, has a 7000# tag which is common (really should be 9000# but the BMV cuts 1/2 ton owners a lot of slack) and the truck curb weight is around 5500#. I tow a 10K GVW trailer with it routinely, that has a 9000# trailer tag on it, and I think with the equipment in it right now, the trailer's actual weight is about 6000# to 6500#. If I had to add truck+passengers+cargo+trailer it would be 12K but obviously I don't need 12K tags on a 1/2 ton Suburban.

 

[Diamondpilot]

My 06 F-350 SRW 4x4 Diesel has 11,500# GVWR package and I run regular truck plates. The run around $300 per year. I run the same plate type on my 08 Nissan Titan 4x4 with 6,522# GVWR.

Chris

 

[TailDragon]

The reasons I run the higher rated tags is to cover myself. I still have a CDL with X endorsement which I use on my part time job if I have to transport hazmat. In Tennessee the semi tags on my trailer do not have a weight rating. Semi tags because the trailer is 102 inches wide, one time payment.
What I could find on line indicated prime mover had to be tagged to meet the combined rated weights, not just what you haul.
Count clerk's office indicated the same when I renewed tags.
Did not know other states had lower limits on regular tags.

 

[cmyoung2]

I don't understand why you guys are putting huge tags on trucks in order to include the weight of towed trailers. That is not needed in my state AFAIK. My Suburban, for example, has a 7000# tag which is common (really should be 9000# but the BMV cuts 1/2 ton owners a lot of slack) and the truck curb weight is around 5500#. I tow a 10K GVW trailer with it routinely, that has a 9000# trailer tag on it, and I think with the equipment in it right now, the trailer's actual weight is about 6000# to 6500#. If I had to add truck+passengers+cargo+trailer it would be 12K but obviously I don't need 12K tags on a 1/2 ton Suburban.

In NC and many other states, our truck tags carry the weight, the trailer tag is $19/year or $75 multiyear, but not all trailers have to be tagged. Trailer tags are for registration, no weight attached.

 

[Diamondpilot]

In NC and many other states, our truck tags carry the weight, the trailer tag is $19/year or $75 multiyear, but not all trailers have to be tagged. Trailer tags are for registration, no weight attached.

Here in Indiana we buy trailer tags for the GVWR of the trailer. We have 3,000#,5,000#, 7,000#, 9,000#, 12,000#, 15,000#, ect.

Chris

 

[jeffsw6]

Here in Indiana we buy trailer tags for the GVWR of the trailer. We have 3,000#,5,000#, 7,000#, 9,000#, 12,000#, 15,000#, ect.

Speaking of, I put a 9000# tag on my 10K trailer because I did not want to attract attention with anything bigger. In the event I actually got weighed and was over 9000 but still under 10K do you think I would catch a fine? Just curious. The BMV clerk said I couldn't have a larger tag even if I wanted one, but I am pretty sure she was not very familiar with trailer rules.

 

[ahlkey]

Interesting subject. Here in Wisconsin both trucks and trailers cost me the same based on ratings. It appears similar to what is done in Indiana? I have my F650 truck registrated at 26K (GVWR is 26,000) and a GN trailer rated at 22K but registered at 26K (only options are 20K or 26K). The truck has a GCWR rating of 42K even though if you added the combined trailer & truck loads it would be higher from a registration standpoint. Never had a problem when checked but typically don't pull more than 20K and together with truck my GCWR weight is around 33K. When it comes to GCWR I believe it is figured based on the actual weight of the truck/load plus trailer/load and not the manufactuer vehicle GVWR.

 

[ultrarunner]

Just renewed my 85 Chevrolet G20 Van tags... 6600 gvw

$180 tags + 69.95 emission test + 8.25 certificate + $250 for a new Cat because the the 15 mph dyno Nox was a few ppm over the limit...

Truck tags in California can get very pricey... even after 27 years!

Trailer Tags are one of the few places we get a break... last one was $15 for 5 years.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Speaking of, I put a 9000# tag on my 10K trailer because I did not want to attract attention with anything bigger. In the event I actually got weighed and was over 9000 but still under 10K do you think I would catch a fine? Just curious. The BMV clerk said I couldn't have a larger tag even if I wanted one, but I am pretty sure she was not very familiar with trailer rules.

Yes. What I have been told is they go by the GVWR of the trailer and then the tag must meet or exceed that. With that being said I run a 15,000# tag on my 15,600# boat, so I am 600# over weight but in reality I may not be if weighed on a multi-pad scale because I am sure there is about 1,200# on the trucks ball so there should be no more than 14,400# on the trailers axles. By the way this trailer has 3 6,000# axles so its a 18,000# GVWR trailer.

So yes, you are illegal is loaded above 9,000# but maybe not if you have the right amount of tongue weight. Will you get looked at twice with a 9,000# tag? I dont think so. If you were running a 5,000# then maybe. My buddy has a boat almost identical to mine and has run a 12,000# tag for 11 years and never had a issue.

Chris