Vehicle marking/Identification - Alabama

Federal regulations

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Department of Public Safety has adopted Sec. 390.21 of the Federal Regulations.

Applicability

Under the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Department of Public Safety adoption, Sec. 390.21 applies to intrastate commercial motor vehicles 26,001 pounds or more, or vehicles of any size which transport a placardable amount of hazardous materials.

Public Service Commission requirements

The Public Service Commision also has requirements for marking of vehicles.

Interstate

All commercial motor carriers (for-hire and private) operating interstate are subject to the marking requirements of 49 CFR 390.21 which requires all CMVs to display, on both sides of the power unit, the US DOT number and the legal name of the business entity that owns or controls the motor carrier operation, or the “doing business as” (DBA) name, as it appears on the Form MCS-150.

Any new or used commercial vehicles added to a motor carrier’s fleet must be identified with the US DOT number and single trade name before being put into service.

The regulations do not require the city, state, or MC number to be displayed on the vehicle.