Delivery of a motorhome is a commercial activity.

  On 1/12/2019 at 6:18 AM, docj said:

With all due respect that thread didn't reach any real conclusion than have any of the dozens of similar thread over the past several years.  

As someone who lived and owned RV's in Maryland for many years and who still goes back to visit family, I can say that I've never stopped at a MD weigh station nor have I ever seen any RV stop there.  No one has every bothered me about not having stopped.

I think the MD law is poorly written but that doesn't make the MD folks responsible for enforcing it any more interested in weighing RV's than those in other states.

I agree Docj,, it's akin to jaywalking laws, they are legal, however not normally enforced. The possibility does exist for a MH driver to be stopped for speeding, gets lippy_and a ticket for bypassing a weigh station. Would that be selective enforcement- yes, however staying around for court dates and expense of a lawyer would be a consideration.

Edited January 14 by Ray,IN

I live In MD.  The weigh stations are posted that ALL vehicles over 5 ton must enter the weigh station.  

I have spoken to DOT officers and they agree that they do not expect RV's to pass through the scale and they would not chase one down either.  If the rv did enter the scale, then they would bypass them.

With that being said, MD registers vehicles by VIN, so a VIN'd class F tractor is exactly that.  Mine is registered to me as a private owner.  I dont have a hauler bed, so my truck looks like a fancy commercial truck.  The appearance when I drive past the scale bobtail is that I just avoided the scale.  Realistically, I am not subject to logs or DOT inspection.  However, when I am bobtail, I will pass through the scale for appearance sake.  I can tell you that I have always been bypassed (bobtail) in every state that I have been through except for Florida where they have me sit on the scale until they run my tag and find out it's a private vehicle, then I am green lighted without issue.

These DOT officers have a job to do and they are not interested in you, but a little respect goes a long way to ensuring our ability to use the luxury conveyance that we chose.

When I have my rv 5th wheel connected,  I never stop at the scales

Edited January 30 by Dbl0svn

  On 1/13/2019 at 11:22 PM, Kirk W said:

What I find interesting is that a friend who drives motorhomes to deliver them from manufacturer to dealer and from one dealer location to another has told me that most states do require the "in transit" motorhomes and trailers for sale to stop at the port of entry. She got a ticket for not having done so in two different states. 

Your friend could drive their privately owned motorhome to work there and not have to stop at a scale house on the way because they are operating an "RV".  Then your friend could climb in one of the companies motorhomes and take off to deliver it to a customer or another dealer and when he/she passes the same scale house would be required to stop.  Think of it as "for hire" or "not for hire", "commercial" or "private".  Just like I can drive my 48,000 pound rig all over with my regular Florida DL because it is an RV.  Now if North Trail pays me to drive one of their motorhomes to an RV show then I have to have a CDL.  

The term "in transit" really doesn't determine anything.

Hah, yeah, that silly distinction was something I learned long ago.  I got into a gig of occasionally moving rental cars and motorhomes between two cities.  I was quickly advised to never say I was doing it for pay, just act like it's a normal rental.  

no rvs in scales here in Californian. but ALL rental trucks must stop, yes that includes that u-haul pick-up truck.

privet party use, but the truck, and its tags, and reg papers say it is a commercial truck for hire.

if they chase you down or not depends.