Geof, it's not a question of if they come after us, it's when. Apparently racers are already receiving unwanted attention. One of these days Joe Bob and his 1-ton pulling a 40ft 5ver is going to plow into a family on the way to church, and the indignant screams from the general population is going to be too loud for the gov't to ignore. Then they'll be looking at the RV industry to see what went wrong. At that point we either have to convince them that HDT toters are reasonable or watch them put stricter limits on trailers.
I'll bet those guys in the million dollar diesel pushers are every bit as heavy as we are, so they aren't going to judge us on weight. Because there's no way they're going to sit back and get reclassified as commercial. Our problem is that we use trucks, and although we generally weigh in around 30k lbs, we have the capacity to do 80k.
Racers may or may not be RVers. People taking their livestock to competitions (or the fair, or 4H) may or may not be RVers. And the people running to crafts festivals and BBQ competitions may or may not be RVers. But are they commercial? When IRS says no, they get kind of frustrated with DOT says yes.
When I get ready to register my truck I would be happy to have a clear cut set of rules. Even if that means I have to register as a private truck rather than a motorhome.
-lee
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