Vehicle marking/Identification - Wisconsin

Intrastate

Wisconsin has adopted §390.21 of the Federal Regulations for the marking of intrastate vehicles. Intrastate carriers operating vehicles in Wisconsin meeting the definition of CMV found in §390.5 must be marked with 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.

Qualifying Commercial motor vehicle includes any self-propelled motor vehicle used on a highway in interstate or intrastate commerce to transport passengers or property when the vehicle —

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 MC number or city/state to be displayed on the vehicle.