Just in time for the summer travel season.

[gallantwarrior]

For anyone here who travels and takes along their toys, be aware of another government overreach problem. Left to their own devices, the public servants responsible for enforcing these regulations are simply making a blanket interpretation that might just land a regular guy going to a car show in some pretty hot water. This article gives a couple ofl tips to help avoid falling into this trap.

Hobbyists, trailering their car, horse or boat to an event, are being stopped on the roads by enforcement officers all across the country and told they need a DOT number. The hobbyists are simply taking their hobby vehicle to a show or race event. They are on the road perhaps five or six times a year with their vehicles, in summer weather usually, and often towing some of their most valued possessions. To hold hobbyists to the same commercial standards as commercial transporters simply does not make sense. And the lawmakers obviously agreed - which is why they specifically wrote certain applicability requirements into the exceptions of the regulation.

DOT Numbering Requirements