TXDOT Number Decal (Texas)

It is the old name for Texas intrastate operating authority. TxDMV says staying in Texas, such as local moves and intrastate hauling, requires an intrastate operating authority certificate that was formerly known as a TxDOT number. The name stuck around, so you will still hear it. This decal prints the number. It does not register you, and it does not replace your USDOT lettering.

No. TxDMV calls a USDOT number an identifier, not operating authority. It also says interstate hauling needs an MC number from FMCSA, while intrastate hauling needs the TxDMV certificate, and one does not cover the other. Give each number its own line: the USDOT lettering on a USDOT decal, and the TXDOT line on this one.

Copy it from your TxDMV certificate and type it the way you want it to read. The builder sample is TXDOT 1234567, and the line holds up to 24 characters. The usual mistakes are typing the USDOT number or the MC number on this line, and swapping two digits. We print exactly what you enter, and a mistyped number is not covered by the guarantee.

A tidy layout is the USDOT lettering on top with the TXDOT line under it or beside it on the same door, so each number reads on its own. To avoid two separate decals, the four-line decal at $22.99 lets one line carry TXDOT. Whatever layout you use, keep the USDOT lettering easy to read from a distance.

Start with TxDMV's motor carrier page. TxDMV issues the intrastate certificate through its motor carrier credentialing system, TxMCCS, and the carrier's insurance must be filed electronically before approval. TxDMV also describes a USDOT number as a separate identifier, which comes from FMCSA. Our Texas DOT number guide has more, and fees and timing are TxDMV's to confirm.