OK I just got off the phone with the commercial enforcement officer at the local barracks. He said that only commercial vehicles and trailers need DOT and all that goes with it. Personal is not an issue. Dot is needed if GVWR of truck and trailer is over 17,001lbs. My F250 GVWR is 8800lbs and Trailer is 7500lbs for a total of 16300lbs so I am good there. Overloading is another issue pertains to to both private as well as commercial max load on trailer is 5295lbs which I am under, Although he said that they are not so worried about overloading with the small truck and trailer. So it looks like I am all legal
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