How To Register A 10000 Gvw Pickup Truck In Massachusetts For Private Use

business vehicle plates under commercial insurance The Massachusetts Department of Transportation/Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) states that if your vehicle is divers as a "commercial vehicle" then that vehicle must be registered with commercial plates (aka truck plates). The RMV defines commercial vehicles as the following:

"ANY MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH IS NOT A PRIVATE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE, Antique MOTOR Car, Motorbike, TRAILER, SEMI-TRAILER, AUTO HOME, HOUSE TRAILER, TAXICAB, AMBULANCE, HEARSE, LIVERY VEHICLE, Motorcoach, SCHOOL Bus OR Pupil Send VEHICLE."

This includes:

Whatever vehicle which has a vehicle weight of more 6,000 pounds unless information technology is a sport utility vehicle, passenger van, pickup truck or cargo van meeting the definition of a private passenger vehicle
Any vehicle which has five or more wheels (i.e.; a dually)
Any pickup truck or cargo van, endemic by a partnership, trust or corporation, unless the vehicle meets the definition of a private passenger vehicle
Whatsoever pickup truck or cargo van if on the bed, roof or sides of the vehicle tools, equipment, supplies and materials are transported to or from a job site (personal projects without compensation are not considered a job site)
A vehicle which has business lettering, markings and/or advertisements on it
A vehicle used for hire to plough
A vehicle used for hire to transport or store appurtenances or trade (unless the vehicle is endemic past an individual, the maximum carrying chapters is one,000 pounds or less, and it is just used on a office-time basis)
A vehicle used to transport or shop appurtenances or merchandise intended for auction in the operator'south business (unless the vehicle is endemic by an individual, the maximum carrying capacity is 1,000 pounds or less, and information technology is only used on a part-time footing)

As you can see from above, you must know what the definition of a Private Motorcoach is in order to determine if the vehicle is defined as a Commercial vehicle. The definition of a Individual Passenger vehicle is

A) Any vehicle which has a weight rating of 6,000 pounds or less or is a sport utility vehicle or passenger van, or which is a pickup truck or cargo van of the ½ ton, ¾ ton or ane ton class (per the manufacturer), or a vehicle used solely for official concern by a college or university police department

B) A pickup truck or cargo van that is registered or leased to an private and is used exclusively for personal, recreational or commuting purpose

C) Any vehicle not described elsewhere past the Mass DOT/RMV rules, 540 CMR

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