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When it comes to USDOT Lettering, there are many options to displaying your US DOT & other important regulation numbers such as MC, KYU, CA & GVWR. In this short blog, we’ll go over the basics of each.

Vinyl Lettering

Vinyl lettering is great since it’s easy to place, it looks professional and it’s customizable. Vinyl lettering will also last a long time and will withstand all of the elements. You don’t have to worry about your important regulation numbers falling off and failing a USDOT inspection. Another great feature is that when you are ready to sell your commercial vehicle or go out of business you can easily take off the vinyl lettering and the vehicle will look like before. It won’t damage the paint and it will not leave any residue behind.

Magnets

Magnets are another method of displaying your regulation numbers. This method is a bit riskier since your magnets can be easily stolen (yes this happens quite often) or your magnets tend to fall off at high speeds (60 MPH +). A lot of truckers have been fined heavily when they have lost their magnets. Let’s say you are doing business and you get stopped at a truck scale by a DOT officer and your magnets are nowhere to be found. Do you think the DOT officer will believe you? No! It is your responsibility to display all of your lettering on your cabin at all times. Magnets are good for individuals who use their personal vehicle for business and vice versa. In our opinion, magnets do not look very professional. Do you ever see law enforcement vehicles displaying magnets? Never!

Spray Paint Lettering

We have seen hundreds of people display their US DOT regulation lettering with spray paint (stencils). This is by far the worst thing you can do as it will damage the paint and it will not look very professional. This is an immediate solution, but we recommend against this method. Getting spray paint off vehicle paint is extremely difficult and will hurt the value of the commercial vehicle.

Pen & Paper Method

We’ve seen hundreds of carriers displaying their regulation numbers on a piece of computer paper taped on their cabin. While this is technically compliant, we strongly recommend against this method. Rain will destroy the paper and you’ll be out of compliance immediately. Besides, it’s your business, would you really want to display your carrier name and USDOT on a piece of paper?

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There are many variables when it comes to pricing custom vinyl lettering. The biggest factor is the quality of the vinyl and the custom design. All of our orders are reviewed by certified graphic designers and then sent to our customers for approval. We have thousands of custom templates that are carefully curated for our customers. We can modify any design or create any idea, essentially you are the designer. We have many custom templates that have USDOT, MC & GVW lettering integrated for USDOT compliance. All of our products are handmade to fit your specifications. Our prices are higher than our competitors because we have the talent and customer support. Truck decals is an art, and we are the best.



Are you USDOT Regulation Number Compliant?

Displaying your US DOT numbers correctly on your commercial vehicle is very important to DOT compliance and avoiding any troubles. We always recommend displaying all of the information that is applicable to your business. Super truckers tend to display extra information since they spend most of their time on the road. The more information you display, the easier it will be crossing state lines, at truck scales or when you get stopped by DOT officers. We always recommend to get your numbers professionally done to avoid any troubles. We've had hundreds of customers who have been fined because their magnets kept falling off. Below is an example of places where you can display all of your essential trucking usdot number information. As long as your numbers are visible on both sides and are visible from at least 50 feet you will be ok. If you have any questions, our customer service specialist will be more than happy to help