MC# on Trucks??

Only need US DOT # on truck. Depending on where you run, having last 6 of VIN makes life easy for CO as that is what they pull you up by.

 

Thought it was the last 8 of VIN they wanted to see. Not being particular, but they can be.

I put everything on the outside of the truck I could think of. MC-DOT-IL ICC VIN & Weight. At the very worst, they will all just be confused.

 

Colorado does require the last 8.

 

You are sh itting me. All my trucks have 6. But at least it is "would like" and not "require". I guess my drivers and I are just pissing them off.

 

They will just make you come inside every time and check your registration and suggest you put eight on.

 

I only run the last six of my VIN and have never had that problem in CO. Once every six months they pull you in to update you in their system, but that is all.

 

Although it's not required legally, There is nothing to lose by including your company name and MC#.


Brokers will dispatch a load, then call the shipper and tell them not to load the truck unless the name/MC# matches. There have been a lot of freight scams, especially with cargo that can be easily fenced- copper, scrap aluminum, etc.

It doesn't cost that much more to add them, and it eliminates confusion in situations like this.

 

§390.21 Marking of self-propelled CMVs and intermodal equipment


General. Every self-propelled CMV subject to subchapter B of this chapter must be marked as specified in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this section, and each unit of intermodal equipment interchanged or offered for interchange to a motor carrier by an intermodal equipment provider subject to subchapter B of this chapter must be marked as specified in paragraph (g) of this section.

(b) Nature of marking. The marking must display the following information:

(b)(1) The legal name or a single trade name of the motor carrier operating the self-propelled CMV, as listed on the motor carrier identification report (Form MCS-150) and submitted in accordance with §390.19.

(b)(2) The identification number issued by FMCSA to the motor carrier or intermodal equipment provider, preceded by the letters ''USDOT.''

(b)(3) If the name of any person other than the operating carrier appears on the CMV, the name of the operating carrier must be followed by the information required by paragraphs (b)(1), and (2) of this section, and be preceded by the words "operated by."

(b)(4) Other identifying information may be displayed on the vehicle if it is not inconsistent with the information required by this paragraph.

(b)(5) Each motor carrier shall meet the following requirements pertaining to its operation:

(b)(5)(i) All CMVs that are part of a motor carrier's existing fleet on July 3, 2000, and which are marked with an ICCMC number must come into compliance with paragraph (b)(2) of this section by July 3, 2002.

(b)(5)(ii) All CMVs that are part of a motor carrier's existing fleet on July 3, 2000, and which are not marked with the legal name or a single trade name on both sides of their CMVs, as shown on the Motor Carrier Identification Report, Form MCS-150, must come into compliance with paragraph (b)(1) of this section by July 5, 2005.

(b)(5)(iii) All CMVs added to a motor carrier's fleet on or after July 3, 2000, must meet the requirements of this section before being put into service and operating on public ways


And from Colorado's statute:

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, city, or state to be displayed on the vehicle.

All power units must have the last 8 digits of the vehicle's serial number painted on the passenger side of the cab, in a contrasting color, at eye level, large enough to be read from a distance of fifty feet. This enables units to clear the ports and weigh stations electronically, rather than being required to stop and present permits.