Hi everyone! I have a 2017 Transit 150 LWB Medium Roof that I will be using to transport some small goats every few months up the East Coast of the USA. I have read sooooo many pages about whether or not I need to register a DOT number. I'm leaning towards no, as I am not over 10,000 lbs GVW and I'm not transporting passengers or hazardous material.
HOWEVER, I occasionally see that if you are transporting anything "for hire" over state lines, that you need to have a DOT number. People are paying me to move these goats between farms. I have an LLC and EIN, and I am going to be carrying commercial insurance on the van I think (though it doesn't cover the goats so.. ::shrug::
It is not registered as a commercial vehicle (would also love thoughts if you think it should be!), I am a single person LLC, there are no other employees. I'm just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this. I have an email out to the FMCSA asking them the same, but who knows how long it will take them to get back to me.
Thanks for reading, and happy Monday
HOWEVER, I occasionally see that if you are transporting anything "for hire" over state lines, that you need to have a DOT number. People are paying me to move these goats between farms. I have an LLC and EIN, and I am going to be carrying commercial insurance on the van I think (though it doesn't cover the goats so.. ::shrug::
It is not registered as a commercial vehicle (would also love thoughts if you think it should be!), I am a single person LLC, there are no other employees. I'm just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this. I have an email out to the FMCSA asking them the same, but who knows how long it will take them to get back to me.
Thanks for reading, and happy Monday
