Box Truck Height Decal

We are not citing any rule that requires one, and we do not give legal advice. Owners add a height decal as a reminder for drivers and for whoever is loading. The marking the federal rule asks of a covered box truck is the carrier's name and USDOT number, which our box truck decals page and the USDOT display rules explain.

Use feet and inches with an apostrophe and a quote mark, as in the builder sample HEIGHT 13' 6". The line holds up to 24 characters, so the word HEIGHT, the numbers and the symbols all fit. If you prefer other wording, such as CLEARANCE, type it that way, because we print exactly what you enter.

Re-measure and order a new decal if the number is no longer true. A height decal that understates the truck is worse than none, so round up when you measure, and never copy the figure from a different truck. A wrongly typed number is not covered by the guarantee, so read the preview before you pay.

Yes, if you build a custom set. The Make-Your-Own 5-Line decal at $45 takes five free lines, so one could be HEIGHT and another a unit number. The Trailer / Unit Number pair at $18.99 has a unit number and a GVWR line instead. If you only need the height, this $12.99 decal does that one job.

Pick a pair that reads clearly from the cab. The sample uses red lettering on a white background, and black on yellow or white on black are other plain combinations. Red or blue lettering adds $2 in the builder. The decal is a solid rectangle, so your truck's paint color does not change how it reads.