USDOT + CA Number Two-Line Decal

A two-line decal for a California truck: USDOT on top and your CA number on the line below, printed as one solid rectangle. The CA number is the carrier identification number the California Highway Patrol issues, and the DMV uses it as the Motor Carrier Permit number. This product is for carriers that show a USDOT number and a CA number but no MC line. Type both numbers and preview the pair on a truck door before you order.

California has its own order of steps, and the CHP sets it out. The CHP's FAQ lists a USDOT number from FMCSA first, then the CA number from the CHP, then the Motor Carrier Permit from the DMV. The CHP also says a motor carrier of property may display a valid USDOT, PUC or Cal-T number in place of the CA number, and that an interstate carrier must display a USDOT number. Putting both numbers on one decal is therefore a choice about what the truck shows, and the statute and the CHP's FAQ decide what each truck needs. For placement, the Caltrans CA number page says the number goes on both sides of each covered vehicle.

Keep the CA number apart from the DMV's weight decal, because the two are easy to mix up. Commercial vehicles registered under the Commercial Vehicle Registration Act with a declared weight of 10,001 pounds or more get DMV weight decals, and California requires those decals on the right and left sides of the vehicle. The state issues that decal, and it shows the declared weight. Our decal prints a number you already hold, so it does not stand in for the DMV decal. For a weight line on a decal, see the weight stickers guide.

Start with USDOT and your federal digits on the first line, then CA and your CA number on the second. The builder sample is USDOT 1234567 over CA 512345, and each line takes up to 24 characters. The California statute does not set a letter height in inches and does not require a CA prefix, so the CA label is there for readers. Pick a width of 12, 18 or 24 inches, a background from six colors (White, Black, Yellow, Silver, Red or Blue), and lettering in Black, White, Red or Blue. The decal is $22.99, or $45.98 for a Set of 2, one for each door. An optional Contour cut adds $5 per decal and cuts each line close around its own lettering as its own piece. A tracking email arrives one to two days after the order, and the printed sheet and install video come in the box.