Texas/New Mexico Stateline | Here if it is over 119 gallons, the trailer must have placards and all the DOT reflective requirements/lights/brakes. Farmers are NOT required to have CDL or Hazmat as long as they are moving the fuel for their own farm's use. May have to have shipping papers. Basically a document in plain view in drivers area stating gallons and what is in the tank. Specs. etc. Nobody is getting tickets though. Kid gloves around here so far, but a few warnings have been given.
We had a big meeting with the New Mexico DOT a couple winters ago and they basically said keep your trailers in good condition with placards and they will leave us alone concerning the fuel trailers. Somebody higher up had talked to them and they really laid off causing problems after that fiasco. |
DOT regs on fuel transport tanks in pickups and trailers???
