ms60ocb Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 There is a good chance I will be entering Texas Friday Nov 30. I'm looking for place to have my 40 foot Fifth wheel inspected before parking it Saturday for 4+ months.. I30 at Texarkana will be the entry point. Pending the time of day the route would continue via I30 or we would drop south to Marshall via Route 59 before heading west towards Tyler. Looking for a place in or near Texarkana lets you get in & out easily . Any suggestion for getting inspection for a combined vehicle length of nearly 60 feet would be appreciated. I have had vehicles inspected in Livingston, Kerrville and Fort Stockton but trying to find a Saturday location hadn't been a good option thus a Friday at Texarkana Clay Clay & Marcie Too old to play in the snow Diesel pusher and previously 2 FW and small Class C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbaraok Posted November 21, 2018 Report Share Posted November 21, 2018 Are you stopping in Tyler? Get it done there. You’ve got three days. Barb & Dave O'Keeffe 2002 Alpine 36 MDDS (Figment II), 2018 Ford C-Max HYBRID Blog: http://www.barbanddave.net SPK# 90761 FMCA #F337834 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblo Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 Would not worry about the 3 days on the DPS site----get it situated for the four months without an inspection (unless you need a new registration for the year). Find a place during the four months, and get it inspected when you are ready to leave. Not suggesting you avoid the rules, but thinking about convenience... We just completed a 7 month trip during which the registration on both truck/car/trailer ran out--got the truck and car online with the stipulation to get the inspection when back in TX...did not get the opportunity for either for about 20 days. Got the trailer later also. The only problem might arise if you were stopped for a traffic violation, then it would be a pretty sad LEO attitude to hang you on that also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whj469 Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 Even if your trailer is due for an inspection because of renewal of registration in Texas, should be done up to 90 days before renewal, do it online and when they ask tell them you will be out of state. They will just renew and tell you about the three days after you get back to Texas. Good Luck PS: How would the LEO know when you got back to Texas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblo Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 whj469 is correct, but this is kind of bending the rules like I suggested--I see nothing wrong with this approach. The TX trailer inspection is just a money grab anyway--$7.50 to look at brake/stop lights. More a hassle to get hitched just for this. Come into TX, get set up in CG, then find a place for when you leave. Don't believe you will need the inspection in the CG.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big5er Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 Dave, since you are trying to do it right, you might want to look here. DPS has a searchable web page to find an inspection station. It will tell you if they do trailer inspections and also give you a phone number so you can verify that your rig will fit. I like all the "hey just break the rules" answers. You could have done that without posting here, right? Safe Travels. PS: How would the LEO know when you got back to Texas? They ask. Honest people tell the truth. Liars, well....... MY PEOPLE SKILLS ARE JUST FINE.~It's my tolerance to idiots that needs work.~ 2005 Volvo 780 VED12 465hp / Freedomline transmission singled mid position / Bed by Larry Herrin2018 customed Mobile Suites 40KSSB3 2014 smart Fortwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjim Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 Off big 5er link , I would go Langdon's, Pratt. or Shady Pines. Exit Hwy 59 south and all are on W.7th. Shady pines rv sale and service is farther out on the the right by miles. Langdon and Pratts are close together. Langdon's is essentially at the southeast corner of 7th and Hwy 59. Go on online maps and look at it in advance to see the best access and to make sure it hasn't changed since I was there last. Shady pines has a campground just a little bit further east than their location. You probably know it isn't too far out to Wright Pattman lake with a COE campground and further south and a little less accessable is Atlanta SP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblo Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 And, of course, you never speed? I would feel a lot more obligated to get an inspection if it meant something--currently in the process of 'following the rules' and obtaining the exempt A license. Funny thing, a lot of the DPS people can't answer the same question with the same answer about their 'exempt' license. But I get your point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms60ocb Posted November 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 Thanks for the reply's Big5er Thanks for the Link. Now the rest of the story. My current plate expires Dec 31 and I wanted to be able to have an inspection before the anticipation parking this weekend in Kerrville TX for 4+ months. I hate to reconnect just to have an inspection so that was my intention of having an inspection Texarkana.. Little did I know that the weather would change out plans. The plans to leave Nov 26 was changed to 44 hours earlier due to pending storm storm in NW Illinois for Nov 26 . The result was I arrived in Texarkana on Wednesday instead of Friday PM so continued to Kerrville to get RV inspection today. Clay. Yes the RV passed inspection . Clay & Marcie Too old to play in the snow Diesel pusher and previously 2 FW and small Class C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bja1234 Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 Fire up the Euchre table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennWest Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 What I found recently is they close at 5:00 and on weekends. 2003 Teton Grand Freedom towed with 2006 Freightliner Century 120 across the beautiful USA welding pipe.https://photos.app.goo.gl/O32ZjgzSzgK7LAyt1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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