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<blockquote data-quote="Tim McCulloch" data-source="post: 15993" data-attributes="member: 67">Re: DOT numbers, Hours of Service, Motor Carrier RegulationsThe Federal Regulation is here: 49CFR Â§ 390.21 Marking of CMVs.&nbsp; In a nutshell, your Ryder guy is both right and wrong (it depends...).&nbsp; If you&#039;re renting for a period of 30 calendar days, their numbers and name on the door, with the rental contract, will suffice.&nbsp; If you rent a truck for more than 30 days, you need signage that says &#039;&#039;Operated by: *registered name* and DOT number.&#039;&#039;&nbsp; Both sides of the &#039;&#039;power unit.&#039;&#039;&nbsp; Removable signage is allowed if all other requirements (visibility etc) are met.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen big, fat permanent marker on white 2&#039;&#039; gaff, I&#039;ve seen magnetic signs (&#039;helped&#039; with gaff), too.You will need to contact your State authority having jurisdiction to determine if there are other regulations you must comply with, but in general, if you operate a vehicle of 10,001 GVW or more (including any towed units) in the pursuit of commerce, you are operating a commercial vehicle.&nbsp; If you operate that vehicle or vehicle/trailer combo more than 100 miles* from your &#039;&#039;home terminal&#039;&#039; intrastate, or interstate to any extent, you will need to keep a Driver&#039;s logbook and keep it correctly.&nbsp; Tuition payments begin at $250/ea for logbook violations, and you can be sidelined 10 hours if your hours of service don&#039;t add up nice and legal.&nbsp; Read more here:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/hos/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/hos/index.htm</a>&nbsp; They have a very good HoS guide in PDF format, too:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/truck/driver/hos/fmcsa-guide-to-hos.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/truck/driver/hos/fmcsa-guide-to-hos.pdf</a>You&#039;ll need a DOT Medical Examiner&#039;s Certificate, too.&nbsp; Around $60 at your local occupational medicine clinic.&nbsp; The cert is good for up to 2 years, examiner&#039;s judgment.&nbsp; Ours takes cash only, but no appointment needed.I&#039;m pretty sure you know most of this, so think of it as building content we can tell n00bs to search for. <img src="http://www.soundforums.net/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Have fun, good luck.Tim Mc* This may be different in each state, but the Federal regs have a &#039;&#039;Non-CDL Short Haul Exemptions&#039;&#039; of various kinds that can change the game considerably.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tim McCulloch, post: 15993, member: 67"] Re: DOT numbers, Hours of Service, Motor Carrier Regulations The Federal Regulation is here: 49CFR Â§ 390.21 Marking of CMVs. In a nutshell, your Ryder guy is both right and wrong (it depends...). If you're renting for a period of 30 calendar days, their numbers and name on the door, with the rental contract, will suffice. If you rent a truck for more than 30 days, you need signage that says ''Operated by: *registered name* and DOT number.'' Both sides of the ''power unit.'' Removable signage is allowed if all other requirements (visibility etc) are met. I've seen big, fat permanent marker on white 2'' gaff, I've seen magnetic signs ('helped' with gaff), too. You will need to contact your State authority having jurisdiction to determine if there are other regulations you must comply with, but in general, if you operate a vehicle of 10,001 GVW or more (including any towed units) in the pursuit of commerce, you are operating a commercial vehicle. If you operate that vehicle or vehicle/trailer combo[b] more than 100 miles[/b]* from your ''home terminal'' [b]intrastate, or interstate[/b] to any extent, you will need to keep a Driver's logbook and keep it correctly. Tuition payments begin at $250/ea for logbook violations, and you can be sidelined 10 hours if your hours of service don't add up nice and legal. Read more here: [url="www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/hos/index.htm"]http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/hos/index.htm[/url] They have a very good HoS guide in PDF format, too: [url="www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/truck/driver/hos/fmcsa-guide-to-hos.pdf"]http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/truck/driver/hos/fmcsa-guide-to-hos.pdf[/url] You'll need a DOT Medical Examiner's Certificate, too. Around $60 at your local occupational medicine clinic. The cert is good for up to 2 years, examiner's judgment. Ours takes cash only, but no appointment needed. I'm pretty sure you know most of this, so think of it as building content we can tell n00bs to search for. [img]http://www.soundforums.net/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif[/img] Have fun, good luck. Tim Mc * This may be different in each state, but the Federal regs have a ''Non-CDL Short Haul Exemptions'' of various kinds that can change the game considerably. [/QUOTE]

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