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traveling thru california with a NON-Carb Compliant HDT


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Where gonna be headed North out of northern Nevada to Portland Oregon in the next 6 months, what are the laws these days with NON-Carb truck, HDT a 1998 with a Detroit Series 60 12.7. ive heard alot of different info on this so i need to figure out my route long before we leave.

 

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1998 Volvo VNL64T610 Detroit Series 60 12.7 470HP/1650TQ Eaton 18spd 228"WB Tandem
2006 40' ToyHauler 3 slides and a 14' Toybox

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CA Carb specifically exempts RV’s.  If your HDT is registered as an RV, you are exempt and will have no problem.  CA Carb also specifically exempts tow vehicles used solely to tow an RV, so if you are registered as a private truck you are also exempt while towing the 5er (or travel trailer).  The only possible hiccup is if you are registered as a private truck and use It bobtail as a daily driver.  There is no exemption for this.

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im registered as a Private Truck out of South Dakota Towing my 40' Toyhauler, doubt i would be bobtailing as were moving to portland. have our other vehicle that the wife is driving.

 

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1998 Volvo VNL64T610 Detroit Series 60 12.7 470HP/1650TQ Eaton 18spd 228"WB Tandem
2006 40' ToyHauler 3 slides and a 14' Toybox

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1 minute ago, 747builder said:

im registered as a Private Truck out of South Dakota Towing my 40' Toyhauler, doubt i would be bobtailing as were moving to portland. have our other vehicle that the wife is driving.

 

Then you should have no problem.  I have a 2000 T2000 registered in CA as a motorhome and have never gotten a second look towing all over the state.  I’ve never gotten a second look running bobtail either, but I don’t do that as often.

2000 Kenworth T2000 w/ Cummins N14 and autoshift
2017 DRV Mobile Suite 40KSSB4 with factory mods, dealer mods and personal mods - now in the RV graveyard
2022 DRV Full House MX450 with customized floor plan
2018 Polaris RZR Turbo S (fits in the garage)
2016 Smart Car (fits in the garage or gets flat towed behind the DRV when the RZR is in the garage)
My First Solar Install Thread
My Second Solar Install Thread & Photos and Documents Related to the build
My MX450's solar, battery and inverter system - my biggest system yet!

chadheiser.com      West Coast HDT Rally Website

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6 minutes ago, Chad Heiser said:

Then you should have no problem.  I have a 2000 T2000 registered in CA as a motorhome and have never gotten a second look towing all over the state.  I’ve never gotten a second look running bobtail either, but I don’t do that as often.

thanks Chad for the info.

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1998 Volvo VNL64T610 Detroit Series 60 12.7 470HP/1650TQ Eaton 18spd 228"WB Tandem
2006 40' ToyHauler 3 slides and a 14' Toybox

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