Transporting an out of state used truck purchase?

You get what is called a hunters permit and you might have to get temp fuel permits. I used one from Illinois to Montana to lease onto a outfit once.

 

My answer is based on buying an Illinois truck, from a Washington state dealer, and needing to get it back to Ohio. The correct way to do it is to add the new truck to your IRP account, and just drive it home, no plate but a temp IRP cab card. What I actually did was take the plate from my existing truck and bolted it on and left. I later transferred that plate to my new truck after I got the title. (That is another story)

 

Third party DMV can sell you a 3 day temp. You cant haul "for hire" with it but you can get it home for less than $100. You just need insurance, do NOT get a commercial temp or you will have to pay IFTA in every state (temp reg it at less than 26K). If you have an IFTA account just pay the $10 for the stickers (you will need them eventually anyway) and temp reg as commercial.

 

The only state close to us that will not issue you a temp tag if you have insurance is, Mass. I go and get used trucks and trailers all the time. As long as you have the title you can get the temp with insurance. I haul other peoples trailers that they just bought, go to the local DMV with the title and my insurance card with that vehicles VIN on it and for $10 get a tag. I sooooo would not even think about a unloaded tractor needing an IFTA sticker. When I get stopped I tell them the whole looooong drawn out process of 21 business days to get the stickers sent to me. If it has temp plates and no load or trailer there is no need. I have driven trucks for a whole month in many states east of the Mississippi with no IFTA with not one problem.

 

There was a post just like this on here about a week ago, I can't find it now but the answer is what you are looking for as well, I will look around some more and see if I can find it.

 

Would you have the title in hand at home before you went to texas to get the truck? Just google the DMV in TX and call them. Or if its a dealer in TX ask them if they can issue you a temp tag.