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In Missouri, you can get different weight class tags. Each weight class has different restrictions on them. Used to be, 18,000 pound tags and up allowed a person to be above the seatbelt laws. Now, it's 24K. (OT I know) In Missouri, any tag that is labeled with a weight class about "normal" only requires the owner to have one tag on the front of the vehicle. It's more of a resource thing than anything else, since the DMV thinks that if you're going to pay the extra amount for the tags, you'll be using the truck to tow with all the time, and thus, your rear tag wont be shown.
I don't keep 18K tags on my truck any more ever since the law changed on the seat belt issue. Actually had to go up to 24K to get around that. ( I don't believe in them, and I'm not going to explain myself in this thread. If you want to flame me for it, then send me a PM)
That's another reason why I don't have tags on the back of my truck. Most people still ask me about why I don't have tags on the back, but that's just because my NHRA plate frame covers up the stamp that says "24,000 Gross Weight".
I don't keep 18K tags on my truck any more ever since the law changed on the seat belt issue. Actually had to go up to 24K to get around that. ( I don't believe in them, and I'm not going to explain myself in this thread. If you want to flame me for it, then send me a PM)
That's another reason why I don't have tags on the back of my truck. Most people still ask me about why I don't have tags on the back, but that's just because my NHRA plate frame covers up the stamp that says "24,000 Gross Weight".
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All vehicles in CA have to run front and rear plates. Sucks. All open pickups are considered commercial vehicles and registration fees are calculated by GVWR. Mine was over $300 last year. My Jeep was less than $100. The only way around it is to have a camper shell or a tonneau cover on it when inspected. If you get caught hauling anything in the bed with non-commercial plates you can be ticketed. You can drive anything up to 39' and 25k pounds with a regular driver's license here. That's why I always give the morons pulling 5th wheels or in U-Haul trucks a lot of room.
I'm sure any straight truck under 25k is a class c. Any straight truck that can tow up to 10,001 is a class B. Any big rig is an A. My dad has a cdl and I might get one as well. I'm looking at class A.
