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DOT numbers / US DOT numbers / USDOT numbers are issued by the United States Department of Transportation

Commercial Vehicles used in your business or by your company required to have DOT numbers / US DOT numbers / USDOT numbers are pickup trucks, vans, straight trucks, semi-tractors or vehicles transporting passengers. Weight requirements for vans, trucks and semi-tractors, or the number of people transported on passenger vehicles are described below.

Commercial Motor Vehicles requiring DOT numbers / US DOT numbers / USDOT numbers as described by the FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations Part 390.5 for the purpose of compliance with USDOT Marking Requirements 390.21 for DOT numbers / US DOT numbers / USDOT numbers are as follows:

A Commercial Motor Vehicle implies that any self-propelled motor vehicle, or towed vehicle used on public roads and highways in interstate commerce to transport property or passengers when the vehicle

• has a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or Gross Combination Weight Ratings of 10,001-lbs or more  
• is designed to transport 8 or more people (icluding driver) for compensation
• is designed to transport 16 or more people (including driver), and is not used to transport passengers for compensation
• is transporting hazardous materials in quantities requiring the vehicle to be placarded. With hazardous materials, there are no weight stipulations regarding placarded vehicles (the vehicle can be at any weight when transporting materials in quantities requiring placarding) and the regulations apply to both intra-state (in-state) and interstate (vehicles crossing state lines) operations. 

Commercial Vehicles Remaining In-State that require DOT numbers / US DOT numbers / USDOT numbers: Certain states require commercial vehicles used by you or your company that remain in-state without crossing state lines to be registered for DOT numbers / US DOT numbers / USDOT numbers. This includes vehicles used to transport only your own equipment, or your own products, and Not For Hire (you are considered a Private Carrier) as well as vehicles designed to transport items or commodities or people on a For-Hire basis (you get paid to transport these commodities, items or people within the state). You will not be crossing state lines at any time while operating commercially. If you are traveling into another state (other than yours) to operate within that state on a commercial basis, you will be considered as Crossing State Lines and will be required to register for DOT numbers / US DOT numbers / USDOT numbers when the GVWR or GCWR is 10,001-lbs or more, or for certain vehicles transporting passengers (look at the Commercial Vehicles Crossing State Lines paragraph below). The following states require you to have DOT numbers / US DOT numbers / USDOT numbers while oprating on a commercial basis within these states. Click on the appropriate state you need to check on for DOT numbers / US DOT numbers / USDOT numbers: Alabama, Arizona,