Are the magnet signs for DOT, MC number and company name legal?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Verdel, Jan 7, 2018.

  1. BlackThought

    BlackThought Medium Load Member

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    I still have paper on my side....been a rough month and half losing everything lmao
     
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  3. 12 ga

    12 ga THE VIEW FROM MY OFFICE

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    FYI, you no longer have to display your MC #.
     
  4. scottied67

    scottied67 Road Train Member

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    Perfectly legal to write your info on cardboard and duct tape it to the sides of the truck if you want to.
     
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  5. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    While it is legal, the question is why would you want to use it.

    If you are thinking of taking them off and running it as a personal vehicle, forget that idea.
     
  6. benthere

    benthere Medium Load Member

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    if they have to get off there ### to see it then they will tell you the letters arnt big enough
     
  7. scottied67

    scottied67 Road Train Member

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    I did it with a Penske rental a couple times. Got pulled into a Montana scale, bring papers in etc, guy says if I plan on having the truck longer than 30 days I have to have the trucking company name and other info on the sides of the truck.
     
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  8. Verdel

    Verdel Medium Load Member

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    No, I am just tired off peeling off the signs of owner operators trucks that decided to go with another company. With the magnet is easy, I will take my signs back and give them to the next guy. No more ordering stickers.
     
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  9. PoleCrusher

    PoleCrusher Road Train Member

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    Maybe make your company better, so O/Os will stay. Problem solved.
     
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  10. Accidental Trucker

    Accidental Trucker Road Train Member

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    I have a set of magnets I put on a straight truck when it goes out of state and needs to have DOT numbers. The rest of the time it's a farm truck. Keeps the blue lights from flashing when tooling around locally.
     
  11. NightWind

    NightWind Road Train Member

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    We used to "trip lease" and take the plastic signs they'd give us and bungee cord them to the stack guards.
     
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