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['DOT marking identification']
['DOT marking identification']
11/10/2025
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DOT marking identification - Rhode Island
Rhode Island has adopted 390.21 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs).
Section 390.21 applies to any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in intrastate and interstate commerce 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.
| Additional Requirements | Every motor truck and every truck-tractor with a GVW or GCW > 10,000 lbs. must be identified with the name, trade name or company identifying logo and the city and state of the owner and operating carrier, or individual transporting property, when the transportation is for the furtherance of any commercial enterprise. In lieu of the city and state, one of the following may be displayed on the vehicle:
The identification must be in letters that contrast with the background and are legible from 50 feet. Removable devices are allowed. |
['DOT marking identification']
['DOT marking identification']
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