"Not For Hire" Decal

It prints the one line you type, and the sample is NOT FOR HIRE in black on yellow. The line takes up to 24 characters. If an agency or a business partner gives you specific words, type those instead. The text prints as entered and the guarantee does not cover a typo, so proofread the preview before you pay $18.99.

We cannot say, and we make no claim about when this wording is called for or what it means legally. That depends on your vehicle, what it is used for and where it runs. Ask FMCSA through its registration pages, and ask your state's motor carrier or commercial vehicle agency. Confirm before you spend money on lettering.

No. It has only the words you type, with no company name or USDOT number. The marking rule, 49 CFR 390.21, is about the legal name or single trade name and the USDOT number on both sides of a covered vehicle. Our guide on who needs a USDOT number is a good starting point for that question.

Ask FMCSA. Its page on operating authority explains who needs an MC number, including how it describes private carriers and for-hire carriers, and your state agency can tell you what applies at the state level. We only print the words you choose, so we cannot classify your operation or advise on it.

It is a plain rectangle, so any of them works if the panel is clean and flat. Measure the area first, because we do not list door sizes, and choose the width to suit. Whether a given vehicle should show these words is a question for the agency, not the decal. For a name on the same rectangle, the Business Name + Phone Decal ($30.99) puts a name on the rectangle, and the Make-Your-Own 5-Line decal takes any five lines.