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Are Your Decals Printed?

No! All of our products are cut from color vinyl rolls bought from our suppliers. Our products are not injected with any ink which means they will last a very long time against the elements! Whenever you inject ink into any surface, the ink will fade with time, such as an old tattoo. Since we cut our vinyl’s out of colors, they are guaranteed to last 10 years!

How Are USDOT Decal Stickers Cut?

Our Vinyl USDOT products are produced from a computer driven plotter with a very sharp blade that precisely cuts through the vinyl film. Excess material is removed so you are only left with the die cut characters and designs on a wax back paper. To finish, a transfer paper is placed on top of the cut design. This makes it very easy for our customers to apply their products on their commercial vehicle and have a professional finish.

Does The USDOT Come With A Background?

Nope! All of our products are die cut to give you that professional appearance.

I Want You To Design A Custom Design For Me Using A Fancy Font, Can You Do This?

Yes! We thrive on creating new designs for our customers! We can even create a new font that is exclusive to your business! We have thousands of custom design templates to not only be up to code but give your business an aesthetic appearance! We have a big staff of designers ready to help you with your next design!

Interstate Commerceis any trade, traffic or transportation of commodities or persons in the United States where the transit between the points of origin and termination does not occur entirely within the borders of the State of origin.

Examples : Transit between a place in a state and place outside of such state (including a place outside of the U.S. ). Transit between two places in a state through another state or a place outside of the U.S. Transit between two places in a state as part of trade, traffic or transportation originating or terminating outside the state or the U.S.

Intrastate Commerceis any trade, traffic or transportation of commodities or persons in the United States where the transit between the points of origin and termination occurs entirely within the borders of the State of origin.

Examples : A tour bus company that provided vacationers with tours of the city. A car dealer shifting inventory from one location to another close by. An armored car company transporting money from one location to another for a local bank.

The business entity, individual, partnership, corporation, or religious organization responsible for the transportation of the goods, property or people. A motor carrier is the legal entity that directs and controls the operation of one or more commercial vehicles. A motor carrier can be a trucking company, a bus company or any entity that uses vehicles for commercial purposes.

Motor carrier companies are either for hire or private. Motor carriers are either Intrastate or Interstate

For Hire Motor Carrier means: An entity engaged in the transportation of goods or passengers for direct compensation for that activity. In other words, its business is hauling persons or property. Examples include companies such as Swift and Any Bus Service.

Private Motor Carrier means: An entity that provides transportation of property or passengers, by commercial motor vehicle, but is not a “for hire” motor carrier. Examples include Amazon delivering products to its stores in vehicles it owns and operates for this purpose or a Hilton hotel providing complimentary airport shuttle bus service for its guests.

Displaying your USDOT number and other regulation numbers that are applicable to you are very important when engaging in business. The FMCSA has the authority to fine and sanction unsafe interstate truck and bus companies. USDOT & other regulation numbers are used to identify potentially unsafe motor carriers when analyzing crash sites. The identification numbers (found on each side of the power unit, assigned by the USDOT & By The State) is a key element in the FMCSA database for both carrier safety and the regulatory process. In the image below, you can see that the semi-truck is destroyed, but the USDOT number is clearly visible for authorities to run an investigation and issue fines.