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['DOT marking identification']
['DOT marking identification']
11/10/2025
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DOT marking identification - New Jersey
New Jersey has adopted 390.21 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs), including all amendments.
Section 390.21 applies to an intrastate vehicle with a gross vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight rating, gross combination weight, gross combination weight rating, or registered weight of 10,001 pounds or more, or a vehicle of any size transporting a placardable amount of hazardous materials.
| Additional Requirements | Every vehicle used for commercial purposes must display the:
The sign or name plate must be in plain view and not less than three inches high. In the case of a combination of two vehicles, the requirements are met when either unit of the combination complies with the above identification requirements. Passenger automobiles and vehicles owned or leased by a pharmacy and utilized for the transportation or delivery of drugs are not subject to the marking requirements. Franchised public utilities and operators of fleets of 50 or more commercial vehicles, are exempt from displaying the name of the municipality, provided these vehicles display a corporate identification number. A franchised public utility means a public utility, as defined by New Jersey Statute, with a defined geographical service territory approved by the Board of Public Utilities. GVWR display: Commercial motor vehicles with a GVWR or a combined GVWR ≥ 26,001 lbs. and registered or principally garaged in New Jersey must display the GVWR for the vehicle in plain view with numbers not less than three inches high. |
['DOT marking identification']
['DOT marking identification']
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