Can you use Magnetic Sign for USDOT Number?

I had a friend that had magnetic signs made, and the only problem he had was that they would not stick to the side of his fiberglass and aluminum truck.

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Shouldn't b a problem--company I work with will occasionallypick up a Penske truck or two when real busy--boss didn't like the grease pencil temp way they do it so he had a couple sets of nice looking magnetic signs with all info--never had a problem

 

Running magnetic signs will not get you pulled over, necessarily.

Running a rental truck without markings sure will.

 

I would think some good quality metal signs would sure beat some of the barely-legible handwritten ones I see from time to time!

 

Magnetics are perfectly legal, that is what local DOT told me to do on my rental. Just made a set to send out on a truck that we had on an extended rental...then found out the door was fiberglass!...oops.

 

I had one tell me it was borderline illegal, if it fell off or was took off. Officer also said it could open up fraud when a truck is stolen and magnetic sign used to hide the original markings.

It is legal

 

Way back I worked for a small petroleum hauler. We carried [5] different bills of lading and our company Brockways had sets of magnetic signs stuck to the inside rear of the cab to use as needed.