Order DOT Number Stickers Online: What to Have Ready

To order DOT number stickers from Work Decals, have three things ready: your name exactly as it is listed on your FMCSA registration, your USDOT number, and an MC number only if you want one on the door. Then pick a product, a width, a lettering color, a sticker background and a single decal or a set of 2, check the live preview and pay. A tracking number reaches your email one to two days after you order.

What to have ready

• Your registered name. The federal marking rule asks for the legal name or a single trade name of the operating carrier, as listed on its FMCSA registration on Form MCS-150 (49 CFR 390.21). FMCSA's summary of the rule says the name must match that record (FMCSA). A nickname or a dropped "LLC" is a mismatch, so copy the name from your record letter for letter. Our guide to company names on trucks goes deeper.
• Your USDOT number. The number FMCSA issued to the carrier, shown after the letters USDOT. Not sure of the digits? Look yours up free on SAFER, or read our USDOT number lookup guide.
• An MC number, if you want it. FMCSA says no marking requirement exists for an MC number (FMCSA). It is allowed on the truck, and many carriers add it. More in MC number on a truck.
• Any extra lines. If your state asks for a CA, KYU, TXDOT or GVW line, get the exact wording and digits from that agency first. Our state requirements guide is a place to start.

Pick the product that matches your lines

Prices are per decal.

• USDOT Decal Sticker, $18.99: the USDOT number on its own. The marking rule also asks for the name, so this one suits a truck whose name is already on the door.
• USDOT + MC Two-Line Decal, $22.99: USDOT over MC.
• USDOT, MC, CA and GVW four-line, $28.99: for carriers who need all four lines.
• Custom USDOT Logo, $32: company name, city, USDOT and MC together on one decal.
• Make-Your-Own 5-Line, $51: five lines of text that you type yourself.

To build the lines yourself and watch them appear on a door, use the door builder. In it, extra lines, wider decals and red or blue lettering add to the price, as the truck lettering cost guide shows.

Choose width, lettering color and sticker background

Every lettering product page has the same three choices.

• Width: 12, 18 or 24 inches. These are decal widths, not legal sizes. The marking rule does not set a letter height in inches. Its test is letters readable from 50 feet in daylight while the truck is stopped (49 CFR 390.21).
• Lettering color: Black, White, Red or Blue.
• Sticker background: White, Black, Yellow, Silver, Red or Blue.

Measure a flat part of the door before you pick a width. The truck door decal size guide shows how, and how big USDOT numbers need to be explains the 50-foot test.

The rule asks for letters that contrast sharply with the background they sit on, so choose a pair far apart in lightness and skip close shades. Our fonts and colors guide has pairings. On a product page, width and color choices do not change the price.

Single decal or set of 2

Each lettering product page has a Pack choice. Single decal is one decal at the listed price. Set of 2 is two identical decals, one for each door, at exactly double the price: $37.98 for a $18.99 decal.

The marking rule asks for the name and number on both sides, so a truck you are marking usually needs two. Full-art door sets are already a pair at $189 per set. Custom logo designs are priced per door.

Ordering for a semi, a box truck or a trailer

The marking rule applies to the self-propelled vehicle. For a semi, that means the tractor's doors, not the trailer (Federal Register). Numbers on a trailer are your own system, covered in DOT requirements for trailers.

For trailer lettering, the Trailer / Unit Number decal is a pair at $24.99. Our pages on semi truck door decals and trailer decals show what suits each.

Proofread the preview before you pay

The live preview shows your decal on a truck door. We make every lettering decal exactly as you enter it, so this is the moment to catch errors. Read your name against your registration, then say each digit of the USDOT number aloud against your record. A wrongly typed number is not covered by the guarantee, as our refunds and returns page explains.

If you spot a mistake right after ordering, write to info@workdecals.com at once. If the decal has not been made yet, we will try to correct or cancel the order. Logo designs and door sets work differently: we fit your name and numbers to the design and email a proof to approve before printing.

Checkout, shipping and what arrives

• Shipping is a flat $7.99 per order, and free on orders of $99 or more, counted before discounts. We ship within the United States.
• Promo code 10OFFNOW takes 10% off decals.
• Every decal is made to order, so it cannot go back on a shelf and be sold again. Write to us with questions before you buy.
• A tracking number is emailed one to two days after the order. The carrier sets the delivery date.
• The package holds your decals, a printed instruction sheet and a link to the install video, also on the installation page. Our install guide walks through the steps.

A short check before you click

Name matches your registration. USDOT digits copied from your record, not memory. A pair for both sides. The truck marked, not only the trailer. For made-up examples of right and wrong lettering, see USDOT number examples and mistakes.

We make the decals, and you are responsible for checking the rule, which can change, with FMCSA or your state. Our USDOT number display rules page has the plain-English summary.