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Ohio has adopted Sec. 390.21 of the Federal Regulations.
Section 390.21 applies to vehicles operated by for-hire carriers with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or gross combination weight rating (GCWR), or gross vehicle weight (GVW) or gross combination weight (GCW) of 10,001 pounds or more (whichever is greater).
Section 390.21 applies to vehicles operated by private carriers with a GCWR or GCW of 26,001 pounds or more, whichever is greater, inclusive of a towed unit(s) with a GVWR or GVW of more than 10,000 pounds, or a single vehicle operated by a private carrier with a GVWR or GVW of 26,001 pounds or more.
Section 390.21 also applies to any size vehicle (for-hire or private) transporting a placardable amount of hazardous materials.
All motor carriers operating in intrastate commerce must comply with the marking requirements in Sec. 390.21 except:
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 MC number or city/state to be displayed on the vehicle.