I hope you get the answer you need. But, we've all been reading posts like yours for years. Even before DOT numbers. Blusteryknollfarms, the question you ask is almost exactly duplicated 100 times per year here. Usually Farm tags on something going to another state quickly, just to pick up something that has to do with yours or our farm. You will get 50 different answers for your question and of course you'll get responses here from disgruntled professional haulers suggesting you should just pay them & forget about picking up your own XXXX and wanting to bring it home. Forget the fact you haven't even seen what you want to pick up yet.

Why is there no good and final place to get a clear answer, in writing, something that can be produced as "evidence" that you are OK if stopped? Why is it arguable? Even if the DOT folks are wrong, it's quite an inconvenience if they make you (or me) park it & unload. You should just be able to produce evidence that your setup is approved & legal. Probably the best overall answer that I know of & one that's often repeated here......haul your product on Sunday & don't worry about it, just go. Don't stop @ scales on Sunday...just go.

This is an OK deal we have in the USA with the 50 independent states, but driving on a federal highway in PA should be no different than driving on a federal highway in IA.