DOT marking identification - New York

New York has adopted 390.21 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs), revised as of October 1, 2022.

Section 390.21 applies to intrastate and interstate operations when the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating, gross combination weight rating, gross vehicle weight, or gross combination weight of 10,001 pounds or more, or is of any size transporting a placardable amount of hazardous materials.

Exception: Motor carriers who are duly licensed as NYSDMV Inspection/Repair facilities and dealers may operate a commercial motor vehicle that they do not own and that contains no cargo solely for the purpose of conducting a road test in furtherance of repairs to the commercial motor vehicle without having a USDOT registration.